North Dakota’s commercial service airports finished calendar year 2022 with a statewide total of 1,028,159 airline passenger boardings. This is a growth of 141,350 passengers and a 16% overall increase from calendar year 2021. All eight commercial service airports were able to provide services to more passengers in 2022 than they did in the previous […]
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SAJ Launches New Video Series; First Up, Colorado’s David Ulane
The State Aviation Journal has introduced an exciting new video series this week, in Focus. This week’s Video Focus features an interview with David Ulane, Colorado Division of Aeronautics Director and 2022/2023 NASAO Board Chair. The video is being brought to you by Applied Pavement Technology. Check it out here!
McFarland Johnson Welcomes Jeffrey Mishler, PE as Senior Project Manager, Aviation
McFarland Johnson (MJ) has announced that Jeff Mishler, PE has joined the firm as Senior Project Manager in the firm’s Aviation Division. Mishler will serve as a technical lead for aviation planning projects throughout North America and will be based in the Houston, Texas area. He brings with him, more than 39 years of experience […]
The Embraer Foundation awards the NAHF $20,000
Photo above – Monica Newman McCluney, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and the Embraer Foundation, presents the award to NAHF outgoing CEO Amy Spowart, and interim President and CEO Aimee Maruyama at the Embraer facility in Melbourne, FL. The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) is honored to share that Embraer Foundation has awarded the […]
ACSF Deeply Saddened by Passing of Aviation Safety Expert, Russ Lawton
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is deeply saddened by the passing of Russ Lawton, who held key roles within aviation safety organizations for more than 40 years, including most recently as the Foundation’s Vice President of Operations. After a prolonged illness, he died on January 14th at the age of 70. “It would be […]
Vance-Granville Community College Selected for FAA Training Program
Vance-Granville Community College in Henderson, NC has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected its Aviation program for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Initiative program, or the UAS-CTI. “I’m happy for VGCC to have been recognized by the FAA as UAS-CTI partner,” says James Brown Jr., Customized Training Director at Vance-Granville’s South Campus. […]
Jack Sammons Reappointed to Memphis Airport Authority Board
The Memphis City Council has confirmed the reappointment of Jack Sammons to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) board of commissioners. Sammons was nominated by City of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland. Sammons previously served on the MSCAA board from 2010 until May 2015 and was the chairman of the board from January 2013-May 2015. He […]
Chapman Freeborn announces the appointment of Alex Rincker as Senior Vice President, ACMI – Americas
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has appointed Alex Rincker as its new Senior Vice President, ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) at its North American headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “We are delighted to welcome Alex to the Chapman Freeborn Americas family,” stated David McCown, President – Americas, Chapman Freeborn. “We see significant growth opportunities in the […]
Berry Aviation Names Vice President of Unmanned Aerial Systems Division
Berry Aviation, Inc. has announced the expansion of their executive leadership team by welcoming Tom Ballenger as Vice President of its Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) group. Ballenger is responsible for the oversight, management, and execution of Berry Aviation’s UAS contracts, delivering warfighter capability and customer support excellence. Additionally, he will spearhead capability development in UAS, […]
Colorado’s Hetty Carlson Inspiring Our Future Aviation Workforce
Photo above – Supporting Colorado’s aviation community is an important component of Hetty Carlson and Colorado Division of Aeronautics outreach. Here Hetty provides a new aeronautical chart to a pilot at the EAA Chapter 1267 regional fly-at Emily Warner Field (KGNB). (Penny Hamilton Photo) By Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D. Hetty Carlson is the latest addition […]
