As part of Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin’s State of the Commonwealth Budget Address on January 26th was the announcement that his budget protects the Jet Fuel surcharge tax revenues from being “swept” to other uses and adds $10 million from the Road Fund to be used specifically for aviation infrastructure improvements. The Kentucky Aviation Association […]
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Fred Adams and Gary Ness to be inducted into North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame
The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame committee announces the names of two individuals that were recently selected to be inducted in the ND Aviation Hall of Fame. The induction will take place on March 8th at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium banquet in Bismarck, ND. Fred Adams (left) and Gary Ness (at right) will […]
Duncan Aviation Receives STC for Integrated Challenger 601 3A/3R CPDLC/FANS 1/A+ Solution
Duncan Aviation announced it recently completed an industry-first Controller Pilot Data Link Communications/Future Air Navigation System (CPDLC/FANS) 1/A+ installation. The Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) was recently issued by the FAA and covers the Challenger 601. The installation features the upgraded NZ-2000 Honeywell Flight Management System (FMS), which integrates with current Challenger 601 Original Equipment Manager […]
COPPERSTATE Fly-In Moving to Mesa, AZ Falcon Field
COPPERSTATE Fly-In, Inc., which hosts the third-largest aircraft fly-in in the U.S., has announced that it will hold its next event at the Mesa, AZ Falcon Field (FFZ) Airport on Friday & Saturday, October 28-29, 2016. The event, which is open to the general public, attracts recreational & general aviation enthusiasts from across the southwest […]
Bell Helicopter and Air Methods Celebrate Historic Bell 407GXP Delivery
Bell Helicopter has announced the delivery of the Bell 407GXP configured for Helicopter Emergency Medical Services to Air Methods. As revealed in March 2015, this is the first of many Bell 407GXPs expected over the next ten years. Bell Helicopter and Air Methods commemorated the delivery at a special ceremony at Air Methods headquarters in […]
Governor McAuliffe Announces Multi-Year Contract for Commercial Space Flight in Virginia
Governor Terry McAuliffe along with U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced earlier in January that NASA awarded a new multiyear contract to Orbital ATK, a Virginia based company, to deliver cargo and supplies to the International Space Station from spaceports, including the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) located at Wallops Island. The collaboration of […]
Red Bull Air Race Championship Picks Hartzell Propeller for 3rd Year
For the third consecutive year, Hartzell Propeller will be the propeller technical partner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in 2016. Hartzell will provide its three-blade structural composite propeller known as “The Claw,” carbon fiber composite spinners, and lightweight governors to every Red Bull Air Race team. (Balazs Gardi photo courtesy Red Bull […]
California law enforcement adds enhanced airborne capabilities with new Airbus Helicopters H125s
Four California law enforcement agencies have bolstered their crime fighting and public service capabilities by taking delivery of new Airbus Helicopters H125 AStars, the highest performance, best-selling helicopter for airborne crime-fighting and rescue work. Airbus Helicopters Inc. recently delivered six H125s, including two each to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, […]
MWAA Names Treadaway VP for Business Outreach
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced last week that Vice President for Air Service Planning and Development, Mark Treadaway, has been named to the new position of Vice President for Business Outreach, to help advance and promote regional economic development, with emphasis on the growing tourism industry. In his new role, Treadaway will be the […]
Yuma Arizona Airport Awards Construction Project to Local Company
Yuma International Airport (Yuma, AZ) officials announced during its regular monthly board of directors meeting the award of a $2.1M project to local contractor, DPE Construction, Inc. for the rehabilitation of an existing asphalt apron located in the Southwest portion of the airport’s Defense Contractor Complex adjacent to Taxiway F and the airport’s jet blast […]
