Organizers of the third annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day will host their event November 1st at the AAR Corporation hangar on Will Rogers World Airport. Tickets to the occasion sold out in three weeks to a crowd of 500 aviation and aerospace professionals and students. The public luncheon, reserved for aviation and […]
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Daher Announces Completion of Quest Aircraft Company’s Acquisition
Daher Group has announced the acquisition completion of the Sandpoint, Idaho-based Quest Aircraft Company, marking a major milestone in the French corporation’s growth of its North American operations. With the acquisition of Quest, the Daher Group is now able to deploy its full range of activities in North America: aircraft manufacturing; the production of systems […]
Boom Supersonic Adds 29-Year Industry Exec to Drive Global Sales
Boom Supersonic has announced the hiring of Ryan Scott as Senior Vice President of Global Sales to drive world-wide airline adoption of Overture, Boom’s flagship supersonic passenger jet. By hiring a senior sales leader of this caliber, Boom is signaling to the aviation market that Overture is entering a new phase of development. “Ryan Scott […]
Pittsburgh International Airport Unveils First-of-Its-Kind Microgrid to Power Entire Facility
Pittsburgh International Airport is redefining how airports of the future will be powered. For the first time in the U.S., a major airport will be completely powered by its own microgrid with the use of its own on-site natural gas wells and solar panels. The first-of-its kind model will increase reliability and public safety while […]
Piper Aircraft Launches New Website
Piper Aircraft Inc. announced today the launch of a completely redesigned website – www.piper.com. The website, a highly-anticipated project for both Piper customers and dealers, has been designed to offer the ultimate user-friendly experience with improved navigation and functionality while allowing customers to see the full product line up that Piper offers. “Our primary goal […]
Kona Community Hospital, Hawaii Life Flight Renew Five-Year Preferred Provider Agreement
Kona Community Hospital and Hawaii Life Flight have renewed their five-year preferred provider agreement. The agreement confirms the hospital will call Hawaii Life Flight first for all air medical patient transports within the scope of the air medical provider’s services. “Hawaii Life Flight is honored to partner with Kona Community Hospital to serve the needs […]
Lee County Port Authority Holds Grand Opening for New Multi-Use Hangar at Page Field
The Lee County Port Authority, Board of Port Commissioners, business partners and Florida Department of Transportation held a grand opening for the new Multi-Use Hangar at Page Field (FMY) in Fort Myers, Fla., on Oct. 10, 2019. The new Multi-Use Hangar is 24,000 square feet with four crew offices. The project also included 58,000 square […]
Southwest Florida International Airport Reports Record-Breaking September
During September, 460,869 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla., an increase of 10.2 percent compared to September 2018. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 8.5 percent compared to last year. The traffic leader in September was Delta Air Lines with 105,797 passengers traveling to and from Fort Myers. Rounding out the […]
Williston Basin International Airport Opens; Burns & McDonnell Completes Multiple Design & Construction Projects
The Williston Basin International Airport (XWA) in North Dakota is open with flights beginning on Oct. 10. Burns & McDonnell served as the designer of record and on-site construction representative for several projects for the ground-up construction of the airport, which was constructed to serve increased commercial aircraft traffic and support the growing economy. The […]
Piper Appoints Former NASA Astronaut, Winston Scott to the Board of Directors
Piper Aircraft has announced that is has appointed former NASA Astronaut and Aeronautical Engineer, Captain Winston Scott to its Board of Directors effective October 10, 2019. “We are pleased to welcome Captain Scott to the Piper board and especially value his aviation experience and expertise”, said Simon Caldecott, President and CEO of Piper Aircraft, Inc. […]
