The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) presented the 2019 year-end aircraft billing and shipment numbers, during its annual State of the Industry press conference. In 2019, aircraft deliveries reached a value of $26.8 billion, an increase compared to $24.3 billion in 2018. The number of piston airplane deliveries experienced the largest growth among the segments […]
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RTCA, Inc. and SAE International Announce Signing of MOU
Photo above – Terry McVenes, RTCA President & CEO, left, and Raman Venkatesh, SAE Executive Vice President & COO. RTCA, Inc. and SAE International have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate, exchange information, and cooperate in areas of mutual interest ensuring the best use of resources to meet the demands […]
Cirrus Aircraft Delivers Record Year Fueled by Vision Jet Growth
Cirrus Aircraft announced a record year of growth and expansion in 2019, marked by the award-winning Vision Jet™ becoming the world’s best-selling jet in general aviation. Deliveries of the Vision Jet surpassed 80 aircraft in 2019, representing a 29% increase over the prior year, while consistent growth in SR Series deliveries resulted in a combined […]
North Carolina Announces Winners of 2020 Aviation Art Contest
Photo above – 1st Place Intermediate Category – Daniel Kim The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation announced today the winners of this year’s Aviation Art Contest, an annual competition among students across North Carolina. NCDOT received more than 2,400 entries carrying this year’s contest theme “Flying Yesterday and Tomorrow.” After weeks of judging […]
Duncan Aviation Expands Honeywell Service Capabilities
Duncan Aviation has announced that Honeywell has recently granted the company approval to facilitate repairs, overhauls, and exchanges on all Honeywell Line replaceable components and parts on behalf of its customers. This agreement immediately expands Duncan Aviation’s service capabilities and establishes the company as a one-stop-shop for customers needing repairs, overhauls, and exchanges for the […]
Wilderness Pilot Movie Puts Vets in Front Of and Behind Camera
The Spirit of Flight Foundation has begun working with the Veterans Institute of Film and Media (VIFM) in Dallas Texas to help put veterans to work on an upcoming feature film, entitled THE WILDERNESS PILOT, which is currently in development in Colorado. VIFM will be supplying the production team with trained crew who will work […]
Condor Starts U.S. Seasonal Service Early in April Including Phoenix to Frankfurt
Condor, Germany’s leading leisure airline, who has been serving the North American market since the 1970’s with seasonal summer service has announced that for the first time that they will begin flights in the spring with their first non-stop flight, three times a week from Phoenix to Frankfurt on April 4th followed by non-stop flights […]
Spirit Airlines Announces New $11 Million Operational Control Center in Greater Nashville Area
Spirit Airlines is expanding behind the scenes to support its growing operation and set the stage for future expansion. The airline says it will bolster network resiliency and reduce hurricane and tropical storm risk by bringing more than 240 Team Members from its Operational Control Center (OCC) in Miramar, Fla., to a nearly 49,000-square-foot facility […]
Idaho Division of Aeronautics Invites Kids To Help Illustrate “Flight Through History”
Kids age 5-18 are invited to participate in the Idaho Division of Aeronautics’ annual Aviation Art Contest through April 1st. “Idaho has a rich aviation history, and this year we encourage our young artists to find their inspiration by exploring that history,” explained Tim Steffen, Safety Education Manager with the Idaho Division of Aeronautics. Learn […]
KDOT Certifies Employees as Drone Operators
Kansas Department of Transportation employees across the state are being certified as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) commercial drone operators. Cooperative efforts between KDOT and members of the Kansas Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Joint Task Force continue to improve partnership efforts between state agencies in Kansas. Drones represent a number of opportunities for the transportation industry […]
