North Dakota has aspirations as big as the sky – and is poised to attain them. The state is developing the nation’s first network for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). After an intensive request-for-proposal process, the Northern Plains UAS Test Site, which leads the initiative, selected Greteman Group to create […]
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GTCC Aviation Instructor Honored with FAA Award
Photo above: Program Director for the Aviation Electronics Technology Program at Guilford Technical Community College, Larry Belton, with the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award. Larry Belton says it was a “mistake” he ever became involved with aviation. That “mistake” more than 50 years ago forever changed the life of the Program Director for the Aviation […]
National Campaign to Fund WWII Stearman Restoration, Honor “Rosie the Riveters”
A World War II Stearman training plane is among 12 aircraft selected this year for the annual Commemorative Air Force (CAF) fundraising campaign, “Twelve Planes of Christmas.” The CAF Dixie Wing in Peachtree City, Ga., is restoring the Stearman and dedicating it to all WWII Rosie the Riveters, the women who were instrumental in staffing […]
NASAO Announces Jessica Nagasako as Government Affairs Director
The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) has announced the appointment of Jessica Nagasako as Director of Government Affairs. This newly created position is responsible for the development and delivery of ongoing advocacy and communications to Federal policymakers and other aviation stakeholders about the concerns and needs of state aviation as part of our […]
AOPA’S Air Safety Institute Releases New Real Pilot Story
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute (ASI) released a new episode in its popular Real Pilot Story video series about a transatlantic ferry flight from Wichita, Kansas, to Paris, France. In Real Pilot Story: Pressure Over the Atlantic, the Air Safety Institute talks with international ferry pilot Kerry McCauley about his […]
Aviation Groups Call for Halt of FCC Spectrum Auction Affecting Radar Altimeters
Today, a group of 15 aviation associations sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expressing concern over frequency spectrum relocation affecting radar altimeters, a critical flight safety tool. The group requested that the FCC suspend Auction 107, scheduled to begin Dec. 8, which offers new flexibleâuse overlay licenses for spectrum in the 3.7–3.98 […]
Coastal Carolina Regional Engages LHWH for Marketing and Branding
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN), in New Bern, North Carolina has engaged LHWH Advertising & Public Relations as its agency of record (AOR) to handle various marketing services, including branding, digital media, website design & production, public & community relations, and multi-channel advertising campaigns. For more than three decades, LHWH Advertising & PR has been […]
Auburn Department of Aviation Flying High, Poised for Great Future Despite Pandemic
By Neal Reid The COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered businesses, curbed progress in countless areas and stunted growth across the globe, but Auburn University’s Department of Aviation has weathered the storm and is flying high as another semester comes to a close on the Plains. With a record number of approximately 160 students joining the storied […]
Piper Aircraft Opens Application for 2021 Apprenticeship Program
Piper Aircraft announced that it has opened the application period for the 2021 Apprenticeship Program. The 2021 group, which will begin in August, will be the third apprenticeship class to begin at Piper Aircraft’s world headquarters in Vero Beach, FL. The two-year program includes a combination of on-the-job training as well as classroom instruction designed […]
FlightAware Welcomes Dave Diulus as Director of Sales Enablement
FlightAware announced its appointment of Dave Diulus as Director of Sales Enablement. Mr. Diulus comes from UViar Fuel where he served as President from 2016 to March 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Diulus was the Chief Operating Officer Universal Weather and Aviation. His 32-year tenure at UWA helped expand its growth running various lines of […]
