The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced that senior Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) executive Christopher J. Rocheleau has been named the association’s new chief operating officer, overseeing NBAA’s activities relating to aircraft and flight department operations, as well as the administrative, financial and human resources functions. Rocheleau will join NBAA in June, succeeding Steve […]
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American Airlines and OSU-Tulsa host Girls in Aviation Day
American Airlines and Oklahoma State University-Tulsa (OSU) joined together to host the first Girls in Aviation Day this past weekend. Held at American Airlines Hangar 80, located at the airline’s Base Maintenance facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Women in Aviation International event focuses on introducing young girls to the exciting field of aviation, educating them […]
Hartzell Propeller Adds Mitch Heaton to Lead Technology Initiatives for Advanced Air Mobility
Hartzell Propeller has appointed Mitch Heaton as director, Business Development and New Technology to further the company’s programs involving advanced air mobility (AAM). His focus will be on developing propellers for eVTOL, eSTOL, electric, hybrid and hydrogen powered aircraft. Using an innovative blend of sophisticated engineering analytics, certification skills and world-class manufacturing technologies, Hartzell is […]
Piper Aircraft Adds Two New Brand Ambassadors at the University of North Dakota
Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced today the selection of two new brand ambassadors at the University of North Dakota. The new Piper brand ambassadors will replace recently graduated seniors, Carly Shukiar and Mike Trost. The brand ambassador program is a collaborative initiative between Piper Aircraft and its flight school customers that is designed to increase awareness […]
National Air and Space Museum Receives $25 Million Gift from Raytheon Technologies
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has received a $25 million gift from Raytheon Technologies to support the creation of its new “Living in the Space Age” exhibition. The exhibition is located in one of the museum’s three main halls and will show visitors how innovations in space technology have transformed their lives, and […]
Base Operations at Page Field Voted Among the Best FBOs in the Americas
Base Operations at Page Field has been ranked in the top 5 percent of fixed-base operators in an international survey conducted by Aviation International News (AIN). This is the 10th consecutive year Base Operations at Page Field has been named a top fixed-base operator by AIN. Base Operations ranked first in the Fort Myers/Naples area […]
SC Aviation Association Announces 2022 – 2023 Executive Committee, New Directors
South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA) has announced its new directors and executive committee. Executive Committee members include President Terry Connorton, Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport Director; Vice President Kevin Howell, Senior Vice President/COO of Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport; and Secretary-Treasurer Ryan Hounshell, Operations Manager at Holt Consulting Company. This is the second year of the Executive Committee’s […]
First Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 Enters Service Following FAA Certification
Textron Aviation is celebrating the first delivery of the Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 light jet, following the completion of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification. Elite Team Offices, headquartered in Clovis, California, recently took delivery of the first production Citation M2 Gen2. The milestone comes less than six months after Textron Aviation announced the latest […]
Salina Airport Authority Encouraged by Air Service Update
Salina Regional Airport leaders and advisers are hard at work securing a future for scheduled air service in north-central Kansas. Aware of vital steps necessary in coming days and weeks, Salina Airport Authority board members gathered in a special meeting Thursday morning, mulling over relatively few options in the wake of actions last month that […]
GAMA Announces Staff Additions
Today, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced two additions to its staff: Joan Serra as Regulatory Affairs Manager – Europe, and Megan Brien as Manager of Meetings and Member Engagement. “We are proud to welcome both Joan and Megan to the GAMA team. They are both filling newly created positions to help us better […]
