A special license plate recognizing aviation could be a new option for Washington state vehicle owners if a proposal for the plate is approved by the state Legislature. The Washington State Aviation License Plate, sponsored by the Washington State Department of Transportation‘s Aviation Division, is a collaborative effort by several aviation organizations represented by the […]
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JBA Aviation Names Jon Taylor as New President
JB&A Aviation (JBA), a leading full-service aircraft brokerage firm, has announced the appointment of Jon Taylor to President of JBA Aviation, Inc. Formerly the Vice President at JBA, Mr. Taylor will begin his new role as Jerry Smith becomes Chairman Emeritus after leading the company as President since 1997. A graduate of Texas A&M University, […]
UND Receives First Piper Archer to Upgrade Training Fleet
Piper Aircraft, Inc. delivered the first of 100 new Piper Aircraft trainers to the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, which placed the unprecedented order for 80 Archer TXs and 20 Piper Seminoles in April of this year. “The first delivery to the University of North Dakota is part of […]
Armstrong Takes Top Arizona Engineering Award for Navajo Airport Project
Armstrong Consultants is a Grand Award winner in the 2016 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Award program for their work with the Navajo Nation. The Armstrong team joins nine other firms that were recognized with Grand Awards for engineering excellence in the state. “This award is a wonderful recognition addressing the improvements […]
City of Mesa Falcon Field Honored as One of ENR’s Best Projects in the Southwest
The City of Mesa Falcon Field Airport Terminal Upgrades project has been selected as the Best Project in the Renovation/Restoration category for the 2016 Engineering News-Record (ENR) Regional Best Projects awards competition for the Southwest region. The annual awards program is dedicated to honoring the best construction projects and companies in the U.S. and Puerto […]
American Airlines Safety Department Partners with Vaisala AviCast® Lightning Alert System for Real-Time Data and Alerts
Vaisala, recently announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract by American Airlines to supply lightning alerts, using its Vaisala AviCast Lightning Alert System. The technology will be deployed at 26 maintenance locations and 25 regional airport locations at which American Airlines conducts flight operations. Fifty of these sites are in the continental U.S. […]
Flying Salukis Earn Ticket to Nationals
The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Flying Salukis utilized depth to turn in another dominating performance for the team’s sixth straight National Intercollegiate Flying Association Region VIII title Saturday, Oct. 29. Senior Bradley C. Smith earned top pilot honors and six other Flying Salukis finished among the top 10 overall scorers as SIU won a ninth […]
Panther Expands Aviation Division, Names Basonic State Aviation Project Manager
Panther International LLC, a grant management software company based in Tampa Bay, announced that Tim Basonic will join the company as State Aviation Project Manager. Basonic has more than 25 years of project management, software security, database design, network administration, information architecture, application development, database deployment and management experience while serving in the military as […]
EAA, Sporty’s Open Doors to Aviation for More Than 40,000 Young People
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and Sporty’s Pilot Shop are doing their part to ensure the next generation of aviation thrives, as more than 40,000 young people have now enrolled in the Sporty’s Learn to Fly online course as a follow-up to their flights in the EAA Young Eagles program, which introduces youth to aviation […]
2nd Annual AOPA High School Aviation STEM Symposium Coming to Seattle
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will host the second annual AOPA High School Aviation STEM Symposium at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, November 6 and 7. Nearly 200 aviation educators and administrators from around the country who are dedicated to building and strengthening aviation STEM programs in high schools will attend […]
