Located near the last place on the East Coast going north that palm trees grow naturally, the Cape Fear Regional Jetport, Howie Franklin Field, has grown steadily over the last 25 years to become a general aviation airport of note in North Carolina. The fourth busiest in the state, the airport has seven golf courses […]
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Piper Aircraft Launches Brand Ambassador Program with UND Aerospace
Piper Aircraft and the University of North Dakota (UND) Aerospace announced the launch of a new brand ambassador program. The platform is designed to increase awareness of the programs offered by UND Aerospace as well as showcase the Piper training product line in use at one of the largest collegiate flight schools in the world. […]
FDOT Aviation Office Awards Southwest Florida International Airport with Top Award
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) honored the Lee County Port Authority with the 2020 Commercial Service Airport of the Year Award for Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW). This is the seventh time RSW has received this prestigious honor. “I am very proud that Southwest Florida International Airport was recognized by the Florida Department of […]
Ware Malcomb Announces Completion of Airspace Technologies Offices in Carlsbad
Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced construction is complete on the new offices of Airspace Technologies located at 5909 Sea Otter Place, Suite 200 in Carlsbad, Calif. Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design services for the project. The new Airspace Technologies offices are located within the Atlas at Carlsbad campus, for […]
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission names new State Director of Aeronautics
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission has named Grayson Ardies as its new State Director of Aeronautics. The appointment was confirmed at the Commission’s Oct. 14 meeting and his tenure as director officially began Nov. 1. Ardies, 33, started as an Airport & Aerospace Industry Development Intern in 2009 and has moved up the ranks with his […]
New Website Showcases Aviation Industry’s Economic Impact on Nebraska
Results of Nebraska Aviation Counts!, a study of the aviation industry’s economic impact on Nebraska, are showcased on NDOT’s Aeronautics Division’s new website, available at https://www.nebraskaaviationcounts.com/. The study, funded by the Federal Aviation Administration and the State of Nebraska, at a cost of around $400,000, analyzes aviation’s overall role in the state’s economy to help […]
Mesa Air Group Enters Into a $200 Million Secured Loan Facility Under CARES Act
Mesa Air Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MESA) today announced that it has entered into a five-year Loan and Guarantee Agreement on October 30, 2020, with the U.S. Treasury Department which provides Mesa Airlines with a secured term loan facility to borrow up to $200 million under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). […]
Groundbreaking Drone Work to Continue at NCDOT
The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to continue working with its federal partners to find new and innovative ways to use drones for critical transportation needs. The Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday that NCDOT will be one of the participants in BEYOND, the FAA’s new drone program that replaces the Integration Pilot Program, or IPP, […]
North Dakota Announces Vantis as Statewide UAS BVLOS Network
Already a thriving ecosystem of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in public and private use, North Dakota takes the next step in UAS advancement, commercialization and development by introducing Vantis, the nation’s first statewide UAS beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) network. Vantis will be overseen by the Northern Plains UAS Test Site (NPUASTS), which has served as the state’s […]
Mente Group Names Vince Restivo as New COO Responsible for Day-To-Day Operations
Mente Group has appointed Vince Restivo to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), responsible for day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the broad-based aviation consulting firm. Restivo, formerly Vice President of Program Management, will continue to report to Mente Group President and CEO Brian Proctor, who will focus more of his efforts […]
