Duncan Aviation is pleased to welcome Mike Morgan to the company’s avionics installations sales team, where he will provide technical sales and quote support for avionics installation projects. Morgan joined Duncan Aviation’s Battle Creek, Michigan, facility in 1996 as an avionics installation technician and, for the last five years, has been a team leader in […]
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FAA Forecast of Steady Growth Highlights Need for Airport User Fee Increase
American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) President and CEO Todd Hauptli today pointed to the just-released Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation forecast for 2014-2034 as further evidence of the need for Congress to increase the federal cap on local airport user fees to $8.50 and to provide additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel to […]
Eclipse Aerospace Delivers First Eclipse 550 Jet
Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. (EAI) is proud to announce the first customer delivery of an Eclipse 550 Twin-Engine Jet in Albuquerque, N.M. following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification. “This is an exciting day for Eclipse Aerospace and for general aviation,” says Mason Holland, Eclipse Aerospace CEO. “With the Eclipse 550, we’ve built a high performance light […]
Two Unmanned Aircraft Put to the Test as New South Texas FAA Test Site Prepares for Operation
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi continued its preparations to be fully operational as one of only six federal test sites for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with another series of test flight missions this week over South Texas ranchland. Researchers have been conducting missions twice a day with the University’s RS-16 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and another […]
North Dakota Airport of the Year Awards Presented at Symposium
The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, in partnership with the Airport Association of North Dakota, presented two awards on March 4, 2014 at the 2014 Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium held in Grand Forks. Gwinner Municipal Airport received the ‘2013 General Aviation Airport of the Year’ and Grand Forks International Airport received the ‘2013 Commercial Service Airport […]
Unmanned Technology Research Continues at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with South Texas Test Flights
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi continues its preparations to be fully operational as one of only six federal test sites for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with another series of test flight missions planned for the week of March 10 in South Texas ranch land. Researchers will run missions twice a day with the University’s RS-16 unmanned […]
GOVERNOR RELEASES $96.6 MILLION FOR HAWAII AIRPORTS
Governor Neil Abercrombie announced the release of more than $96.6 million for the construction of capital improvement projects (CIP) at state airports that will further stimulate Hawaii’s growing economy and job environment. “Our airports are the first impression of Hawaii for many of our visitors and these improvements, in conjunction with our Hawaii Airports Modernization […]
FAA Approves Transfer of Syracuse Hancock International Airport to new Regional Authority
Steven Baldwin Associates, LLC (SBA) announced that the FAA has approved an application to transfer the operation of the Syracuse Hancock International Airport from the City of Syracuse to the newly-created independent Syracuse Regional Airport Authority. SBA, serving as consultant of record, worked with the FAA, the City, Airport officials, and other local entities to […]
Former AOPA Regional Rep. to be inducted into Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame
According to Dr. Terry Clark, the executive director of the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame, William A. Hamilton, Ph.D., will be inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame during a ceremony on April 24, 2014, at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma. The citation that will be displayed in the Hall, along […]
New Robinson Helicopter Dealership Launched in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Guidance Louisiana, LLC of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has just launched a new Robinson Helicopter Dealership. On Friday, February 21, 2014, the dealership became official when Chief Pilot, Matt Cavenagh, received delivery of a new 2014 Robinson R66 Helicopter from the Robinson manufacturing facility in Torrance, California. “Guidance Louisiana will be providing sales and service of […]
