The Massachusetts Airport Management Association (MAMA) has awarded the 2015 Massachusetts Aviation Hall of Fame Award to Sherman W. “Whip” Saltmarsh, Jr. at MAMA’s annual Fall Conference, which took place this year from September 28 â 29 at the Ocean Edge Resort and Golf Club in Brewster, MA. ‘Whip’ Saltmarsh (shown at right with Bob […]
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Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Finalizes $68M Airport CIP
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission recently finalized its statewide airport Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for fiscal years 2016 through 2018 which will result in increased construction activities for the next three years at two dozen Oklahoma public airports. Under the program, $68 million in improvements are planned at airports across the state. “Ensuring that Oklahoma public […]
ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FIRST TO ADOPT FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY AT BORDER
Orlando International Airport has upgraded its automated passport control (APC) kiosks to include facial recognition for arriving passengers. Supplied by SITA, the technology is part of a new requirement from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This requires that APC kiosks authenticate identity by matching people’s faces to the biometric record in their e-passport. […]
Duncan Aviation Announces Move to a New Florida Location
Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce the move of its Fort Lauderdale operations to a new location. The Duncan Aviation avionics satellite shop and engine Rapid Response teams now occupy a 31,000-square-foot facility located on the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. The building boasts more than 23,000 square feet of hangar space, a lobby with direct […]
Airbus Helicopters Inc. names Ralph Crosby III Executive Director for Corporate and VIP sales
Airbus Helicopters Inc. has named Ralph Crosby III Executive Director of Corporate and VIP sales. Crosby, who has more than a decade of experience in aircraft sales, will lead the company’s efforts to develop this growing market in the United States, and will also assist Airbus Helicopters Canada. He will report to Doug Carriger, Senior […]
Vickers Aircraft selects Continental Motors for the Wave™ Amphibian
Continental Motors Group Ltd, an AVIC International Holding Corporation company, announced today that Vickers Aircraft has selected the Titan IO-340CC to power its Wave™ Amphibian. “We are extremely proud to have been selected as the engine provider for the Vickers Wave™. This innovative new amphibian two seat ASTM LSA needed a real aviation engine that […]
17 New Mexico True Adventures You Need to Experience During Balloon Fiesta
The New Mexico Tourism Department has created a list of 17 things for visitors to do during Balloon Fiesta week, encouraging an extended stay for the hundreds of thousands of visitors that travel to see New Mexico’s sky burst with color in early October. The list, titled “17 New Mexico True Adventures You Need to […]
AOPA Says Medical Reform Closer than Ever Before
As support for the Pilots Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2) continues to grow, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) has taken to the Senate floor to explain key provisions of the measure. As of Sept. 25, 67 senators and 140 members of the House from both parties had signed on to cosponsor PBR2. Since July, when the […]
Innovation and Opportunities Abound for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Tremendous opportunities exist for innovation and research with unmanned aircraft systems and the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Lone Star UAS Center (LSUASC) of Excellence and Innovation is ready to help businesses develop those. In a public meeting held Friday, on the A&M-CC campus, LSUASC officials and representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration gave an update […]
Mississippi State hosts UAS alliance, FAA
The Mississippi State-led Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) and the Federal Aviation Administration met Tuesday [Sept. 15] for a press conference and public meeting, and officials are excited about the future of unmanned aerial systems. (Photo at right: FAA Southern Region Administrator Dennis Roberts was at Mississippi State Tuesday [Sept. […]
