By Mark Schauer Escorted by YPG Commander Col. Ross Poppenberger, Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark Esper visited the proving ground on November 29, seeing a variety of YPG assets that support six of the Army Futures Command’s Cross Functional Teams building the Army’s future force. His visit was particularly focused on observing a test […]
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San Antonio Aviation & Aerospace Hall of Fame Announces 2019 Honorees
The Dee Howard Foundation Chairman and President, Wayne I. Fagan, announced the 2019 San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame honorees. The Class of 2019 consists of brothers Earl and Tom Slick, Lt. Col. Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, and Gen. (Ret.) Mark A. Welsh III. “The mission of The Dee Howard Foundation is to […]
Mesa Air Group Announces New Vice President of Maintenance
Mesa Air Group, Inc. recently announced Douglas “Doug” Shockey as its Vice President of Maintenance. An A&P mechanic himself, Shockey brings over 30 years of airline experience to Mesa, with more than 25 years in senior airline management roles. Doug has been an important figure in the airline industry for many years, and has held […]
Mente Group Promotes Dan Dunn to EVP, Transactions
Mente Group, a leading global business aircraft brokerage and consulting company, has promoted 23-year business aviation executive Dan Dunn to Executive Vice President, Transactions. He was previously Vice President, Transactions. Specializing in aircraft transactions including sales, acquisitions and leasing, Dunn also has a strong discipline in transaction structure, finance, leasing and management. He leads the […]
Deborah McElroy to Retire from ACI-NA
Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) announced that longtime Executive Vice President Deborah C. McElroy will retire from the organization, effective December 31, 2018. Following her retirement, McElroy will continue to serve ACI-NA in an advisory capacity for special projects. “Everyone at ACI-NA – including me – has greatly benefited from Debby’s guidance on […]
Minnesota Looks to Decommission Winona VOR
The Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of Aeronautics intends to decommission the Winona VOR. This action is being taken at the request of the airport sponsor to allow for further development on the airport. The Winona VOR is a terminal VOR owned and operated by the State of Minnesota and is not used for any […]
Graves Elected Republican Leader of T&I Committee
On Friday, November 30th, U.S. Representative Sam Graves was elected by members of the House Republican Conference to lead the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as Ranking Member. “I am honored to be chosen by my colleagues to lead this important Committee at such a critical time for our nation’s infrastructure,” said Graves. “Infrastructure seems to […]
Louisiana DOTD Aviation Director Awarded Dunbar Award and NASAO Chairman’s Award
By Phil Jones Brad Brandt’s career is flying high in the government aviation career field. He was recently announced as a State’s Civil Service League Charles Dunbar Award winner. As the director of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s Aviation Section, he also recently received the Chairman’s Award from Ronnie Mitchell, Chairman of the […]
American Airlines Celebrates Unveiling of New Concourse at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
American Airlines recently joined New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo; Rick Cotton, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; representatives from LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) team members to celebrate the unveiling of a new concourse at LGA’s Terminal B. American will begin operating flights out of […]
Airbus Inaugurates First Level D-Qualified A320neo Simulator in the Americas
Photo above -Â Airbus has added the first A320neo full flight simulator (FFS) in the Americas to its training center in Denver. The simulator, produced by L3 Commercial Aviation, has achieved FAA Level D certification – the highest level of FFS certification currently available. Airbus’ newest training center in Denver is now home to the first […]
