MSP Airport Noise Classification System Receives U.S. Patent

The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has earned a U.S. patent for new sound imaging classification technology developed to support the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) noise program. Using machine learning, the Airport Noise Classification Method and System identifies sounds captured via nearly 40 sound-monitoring devices located around MSP and under common flight paths. The program […]

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Massachusetts Awarded $4 Million in U.S. DOT SMART Grants

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced it has received $4 million total from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant Program.  The money will support the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Aeronautics and Rail and Transit Division’s clean energy grid and climate-related initiatives. The MassDOT Aeronautics Division received a […]

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‘Airports Leading the Way In Economic Development,’ Theme of NCAA Annual Conference in Pinehurst

By Scotty Malta The beautiful Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, NC was the venue of the 2023 annual North Carolina Airports Association (NCAA) Conference. The sold-out event with 473 delegates, 41 exhibitors, and 56 sponsors was themed “Airports – Leading the Way in Economic Development”. The conference committee, led by Conference Chair Edwin (Eddie) H. Madden, […]

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AeroX Takes Major Steps Toward Building an Unmanned Aviation Ecosystem, Annual Report Shows

North Carolina-based nonprofit AeroX has taken major steps toward building a regional advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystem since forming in 2021, including launching the development of what business and community leaders expect to become the nation’s first urban unmanned air traffic management system (UTM). These and other results are captured in the organization’s first annual […]

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K-State Salina Names New Residence Hall After Kansas Aviator Amelia Earhart

Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus has named its third on-campus residence hall Earhart Hall in honor of Kansas aviator and female trailblazer Amelia Earhart. Earhart Hall will open later this year, and the facility’s name recognizes the campus’s history of teaching future aeronauts. “Providing a strong campus community helps students succeed both […]

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