Governor Terry McAuliffe unveiled last week a new “Welcome to Virginia” sign at Dulles International Airport (IAD), welcoming travelers to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Dulles, located 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. in Loudoun and Fairfax Counties, is a major hub for domestic and international travel, servicing about 22 million travelers a year traveling […]
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Dorcey Takes Helm of SAFE as Interim E.D.
Charter member John Dorcey of Oshkosh, Wisconsin took the helm of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) last week as interim Executive Director (E.D.), succeeding long-time ED Doug Stewart, who announced his retirement in November. Stewart was a founder of SAFE in 2009 and through the years helped build SAFE to its present […]
Springfield Airport Completes $7 Million in Capital Improvements
The Springfield Airport Authority completed more than $7 million in capital improvements to taxiways, roadways, hangars, ramps, building facilities and equipment during the 2014 calendar year. These improvements were initiated or completed during the year greatly improving areas involving aircraft operations, passenger safety, airport security, aircraft storage, energy conservation and customer service. Specifically, the capital […]
Task Force Recommends Alabama Aeronautics for UAS Oversight
A task force appointed by Gov. Robert Bentley to study the use of drones has recommended placing state oversight of unmanned aircraft under the Alabama Department of Transportation Aeronautics Bureau. “The Bureau is prepared to take the lead in developing a uniform set of policies and procedures for state agency utilization of Unmanned Aerial Systems,” […]
Deputy Director Appointed for Hawaii Airports
The Hawaii Department of Transportation has announced the appointment of Ross Higashi as Airports Division Deputy Director. He will join the HDOT leadership team led by Director Ford Fuchigami. Higashi, who will oversee 15 state airports across the islands, will have the responsibilities of oversight of numerous modernization and facility improvement projects representing billions of […]
Springfield Airport Authority Files Solid Financial Report
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, in Springfield, Illinois, received an unqualified, or “clean opinion” of its financial report from the CPA firm of Eck, Schafer & Punke. According to the audit, the airport’s net assets, total assets minus total liabilities, was up over last year at $62.9 million. […]
Snider Joins AAAE Public Affairs Team
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) has named Adam Snider as Director of Public Affairs. “Adam has built his reputation covering aviation and transportation policy in Congress for years,” House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) said of Snider last week upon learning of his move to join the Association. “He knows these […]
New York Awards $9 Million to 26 Aviation Projects
The State of New York awarded $9 million to 26 aviation projects through the Governor’s Aviation Capital Grants Program. These investments will enhance airport safety and security, including taxi-lane striping and markings, runway and airfield maintenance, and installation of automatic weather observation stations. Other airport related improvements that will benefit from this funding include the […]
Virginia’s Culpeper Air Fest wins Silver Pinnacle Award for Potomac Flight
Culpeper Regional Airport’s annual Air Fest received the Silver Pinnacle award at the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) convention on December 10th in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Pinnacle Awards were established to honor the innovative advances in all areas of air show operations and management and are broken down into seven various categories for […]
Lightspeed Aviation Foundation 2015 Nominations and Applications Are Open
Lightspeed Aviation Foundation is proud to announce nominations and applications for the foundation’s 2015 grant program are now open. The deadline to receive nominations is January 31, 2015 midnight PST. Applications will be accepted until February 6, 2015 at midnight PST. Each year, the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation is proud to recognize a select group of […]
