Following nearly a year of development, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics has unveiled an in-the-cloud data management solution for the Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant Program. The new Web-Based Information Management System (WIMS) now allows airport sponsors and grantees to apply for, track, and manage their grants from a central web-based portal. Airports […]
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2013 Aviation Grant Program Shows Impressive Results for Colorado’s Airports
The Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant (CDAG) Hearings were held on January 28th, 2013 in conjunction with The Colorado Airport Operators Association’s (CAOA) Winter Conference. The Colorado Aeronautical Board approved 44 aviation grants totaling $20.7 Million. Over $41.2 Million of Federal funds were leveraged as a result of the 2013 Aviation Grant Hearings. This year’s aviation […]
2012 Collier Trophy Winner to be Announced in March
The nomination period for the 2012 Robert J. Collier Trophy has ended and the selection committee, made up of industry stalwarts and past Collier recipients, has been assembled. The selection will be made on March 11, 2013 from the following nominees: The Lockheed Martin Cargo Unmanned Aerial System The NASA/JPL Dawn Project Team The Gulfstream […]
Piper Achieves Higher Revenue, Deliveries in 2012
Piper Aircraft Inc. ended 2012 with increased annual revenue from new aircraft sales of $148,968,967, up more than 13 percent from $131,263,539 in 2011. The revenue increase was a result of a 16 percent rise in new Piper deliveries to 158 aircraft in 2012 from 136 the previous year. "We stabilized the manufacturing and delivery […]
Guidance Aviation to Unveil New Mobile APP at HELI-EXPO
Guidance Aviation of Prescott, Arizona, will be celebrating its 15th Year Anniversary and unveiling its newest training technologies; a “Maneuvers Guide” mobile application (“App”) and an online training portal called “MyGA”, during HELI-EXPO 2013. The mobile application includes a series of High Definition (HD) instructional flight videos and a digital Maneuvers guide. This new training […]
Duncan Aviation Adds Services with Accessory Skydrol Test Bench
Duncan Aviation is adding an upgraded hydraulic Skydrol test bench to provide additional capacity and capabilities for large-body aircraft and to move work previously outsourced in-house, which improves customer service and decreases project turntimes. “The addition will increase the efficiency of our component capabilities for landing gear projects as well as add more than 100 […]
Duncan Aviation Opens Portland Oregon Satellite
Operators based near or traveling to Portland International Airport (PDX) in Portland, Ore., can now rely on Duncan Aviation, along with partner Flightcraft, for avionics needs closer to home with the opening of a new Duncan Aviation facility there. Located on the international airport at 7777 NE Airport Way, this shop is the newest in […]
North Texas Business Aviation Announces First Safety Show-Down to be Held in April
The North Texas Business Aviation Association (NTBAA), recently announced they will be presenting their first Safety Show-Down event on April 3rd, 2013 at Million Air Dallas at Addison (KADS) Airport. The Association plans on making this an annual event. This one-day safety day event will include numerous industry experts with presentations on current issues […]
Piper Exhibits to Automobile Dealers
Piper Aircraft will exhibit a cabin mockup of the company’s top-of-the-line Meridian M-Class single-engine aircraft at the 2013 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention & Expo, Feb. 9-11 in Orlando, Fla. "NADA 2013 is an excellent venue to showcase our M-Class airplanes in front of thousands of successful automobile dealers who will gather in Orlando […]
Embraer Executive Jets Prepares Customer Support during Super Bowl XLVII
In preparation for Super Bowl XLVII, Embraer Executive Jets has deployed one of several North American Mobile Response Units to the New Orleans Lakefront Airport to ensure customers will be fully supported in any AOG situation over Super Bowl weekend, February 1st through February 4. “This is another example of how Embraer Executive Jets is […]
