Photo above – A deer grazes just feet from the runway at First Flight Airport in Kill Devil Hills. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation is helping host a series of wildlife hazard trainings to increase safety at North Carolina’s public airports. Wildlife incursions on airfields is one of the top dangers to […]
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American Airlines and British Airways to Unify Operations at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport
American Airlines, British Airways, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) have announced future plans to co-locate their operations in New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 8. Moving under the same roof will allow American and British Airways to offer enhanced service between […]
Adam Beach to Represent Paint/Interior Sales and Support at Duncan Aviation’s Provo Facility
Duncan Aviation has announced that an 18-year veteran of the company, Adam Beach, has accepted the position of Sales Representative for the Paint and Interior Sales team at its new Provo, Utah, facility. Although leadership and the technical side of the business are nothing new to Beach as he’s fulfilled various leadership and technical roles […]
Duncan Aviation’s Battle Creek Facility Welcomes New Avionics Install/Line Department Manager
Duncan Aviation has announced that the company recently welcomed new Manager of Avionics Install/Line Services Department Mark Kahle to its full-service facility in Battle Creek, Michigan. When he started at Duncan Aviation in 1998, Kahle served as a wiring apprentice in the Installation department, transitioning to Team Leader several years later. During the last several […]
Airbus Helicopters and Helisim break ground on expanded North American training center
Photo above – Left to right are Laurent Vautherin, Airbus Helicopters Head of Training; Anthony Baker, Vice President of Customer Support, Airbus Helicopters Inc.; Jean Charles de Troy, Managing Director of Helisim LLC, Grand Prairie; Ron Jensen, Mayor of Grand Prairie; Chris Emerson, President of Airbus Helicopters Inc.; Christian Cochini, CEO of Helisim. Photo © […]
Celebrity Judges Convene for Oklahoma State Aviation Art Contest
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC) hosted “celebrities” from the Oklahoma aviation and aerospace community judge the 2019 Aeronautics Commission Aviation & Aerospace Art Contest. The state-level art contest, sponsored by the OAC, encourages youth, ages 6 to 17, to reflect on aviation by designing a piece of art based on the year’s chosen theme. This […]
American Airlines Announces Extension of New Phoenix London Service
America’s Friendliest Airport® says they are making it even more convenient for travelers to fly nonstop to Europe from Phoenix. American Airlines previously announced last August that it will be offering nonstop service from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to London Heathrow Airport beginning March 31 and running through October 26. Today, American Airlines has […]
Brian Rau to Be Inducted into North Dakota’s Aviation Hall of Fame
The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame committee has announced that Brian Rau has been selected for induction into the state’s Aviation Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place on the evening of March 5th, at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium banquet in Bismarck, ND. Brian Rau will join the prestigious aviation hall […]
Red Bull Air Race Championship Selects Hartzell Propeller Again
Photo above – Mike Goulian and Team “Kiss the Bricks” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Where They Won in 2018. Hartzell Propeller will be the 2019 propeller technical partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship for yet another year. It is the sixth year in a row that Hartzell Propeller will be supporting the […]
Duncan Aviation Welcomes Ryan Blake to its Provo Airframe Sales Team
Duncan Aviation is pleased to welcome Ryan Blake to its Provo, Utah, facility as the new Gulfstream Airframe Sales and Services Representative. The new facility in Provo is ramping up to provide access to Duncan Aviation’s full range of services to West Coast customers and beyond. Currently, one of the new 43,000- square-foot hangars is […]
