At this time, all state-owned airports across Alaska will remain open and fully operational. Airports are a critical lifeline across Alaska and provide essential life, health, commerce and safety access. DOT&PF continues to monitor conditions closely, and should situations warrant, will coordinate any requests to close an airport with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). As […]
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Passero Associates Welcomes Zina Lagonegro, Director of Entitlements & Permitting
Passero welcomes Zina Lagonegro, EIT, AICP, who joins the Passero Associates Civil Department as Director of Entitlements & Permitting. Zina provides experience and knowledge of land use regulations, including the facilitation of land use permitting and of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA); urban planning and design; site development, site plan review, and subdivision […]
California Flight Schools Remaining Open
On Thursday, March 19, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom of California issued an Executive Order (N-33-20) issuing a stay-at-home decree and the shuttering of all non-essential businesses in California. There are many questions from flight schools within California and elsewhere about the California Executive Order and how it affects whether a flight school can remain open. […]
NJDOT Awards $4.8 Million in Airport Improvement Program Grants
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has announced the awarding of 12 Airport Improvement Program grants totaling more than $4.8 million in state funds to support airport safety and improvement projects. These grants, which leverage federal funding and airport contributions, will support a total of $31.4 million worth of work. “New Jersey’s public-use airports […]
NCDOT Postpones Monroe Drone Workshop
Out of concern for the health and safety of attendees during the COVID-19 outbreak, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation is postponing the Drone Workshop scheduled for April 9 in Monroe. No makeup date has been set at this time. NCDOT will continue to work with the venue, South Piedmont Community College, to […]
Fly Washington Passport Program Holds First Awards Ceremony
The first “Fly Washington Passport Program” awards ceremony was held at the 37th Annual NW Aviation Conference and Trade Show in Puyallup, WA on February 22, 2020. “The Fly WA Passport Program commenced April 1, 2019 and the excitement and level of participation it has generated has exceeded our expectations,” noted Warren Hendrickson, a Fly […]
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Updates Five-Year Airport Plan, Rule Changes Adopted
An updated $132 million plan for airport infrastructure projects across the state is taking shape, and state military airspace rules are further protected following the March meeting of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission. At its meeting on Wednesday, March 11, the Commission heard details about the latest version of the Airport Construction Program for Fiscal Years […]
KDOT Partners with Tech Companies to Grow Kansas Aviation
The Kansas Department of Transportation announced the addition of UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), Vigilent and Lemasters Group Consulting Services as the newest members of the Kansas Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) during Aviation Day at the Capitol on March 12. “UPS Flight Forward has a very positive relationship with KDOT Aviation, and […]
Lara Kaufmann Appointed to South Carolina Aeronautics Commission
Recently, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed off on the appointment of Lara Kaufmann, Associate Director of Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), to the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission. Kaufmann is District 4 Commissioner serving Greenville and Spartanburg Counties. She is the first woman in South Carolina to hold this title. Kaufmann has been with GMU for […]
Guardian Flight to Open Helicopter Base in Kenai, Alaska
Guardian Flight, a Global Medical Response (GMR) critical care air transport company, will open its first rotor wing base in Alaska at Kenai Municipal Airport this spring. The Airbus H125 helicopter will serve Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula’s hospitals including South Peninsula Hospital in Homer, Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna and Providence Seward Medical Center in Seward. […]
