Everyone knows that Oshkosh becomes the busiest airport in the world the week of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (July 29-August 4), and that airplanes take off all the time … however, 2013 will be a first for some very special planes. The summer release of “Disney’s Planes,” the animated comedy adventure from above the world of the […]
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Chicago Returns to AirVenture for July 29 Opening-Day Concert
One of the music world’s legendary bands will be back atEAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2013, as Chicago will take the stage on Monday, July 29, for the event’s popular opening-night concert. The concert, presented by Ford Motor Company, is free to all AirVenture attendees that day and will be held on Phillips 66 Plaza immediately following the […]
Webinar will highlight new Pavement Management System for Iowa airports
The Iowa DOT Office of Aviation will host a webinar on Thursday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 11p.m. CDT that will demonstrate its new online Pavement Management System. The system significantly improves accessibility to pavement management information for runways, taxiways, and apron pavements at public-owned, public use airports in Iowa. Airport sponsors and managers, FBO’s, […]
MnDOT Selects New Aeronautics Director
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), announced that Cassandra Isackson, a fifteen year veteran with MnDOT, has been chosen as the new Director of Aeronautics. She began her new position officially on Wednesday, April 24th. Jay Hietpas, the Interim Director, will remain at Aeronautics for a short period of time to assist Ms. Isackson in […]
Embry-Riddle Dean of Aviation Named AABI President
The Board of Trustees of the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) recently selected Dr. Gary Northam, dean of the College of Aviation at Embry-Riddle’s Prescott Campus, as the new AABI president, effective fall 2013. AABI is the accrediting body for aviation programs at colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. Northam has been […]
Beatrice Airport Manager Appointed to Aeronautics Commission
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has appointed Beatrice Airport Manager Diana Smith as the new commissioner of the five-member Aeronautics Commission for the Department of Aeronautics. Smith, the airport manager since January of 2000, has been active in the general aviation industry in Nebraska for many years and was a founding member of the […]
Duncan Aviation Installs First Rockwell Collins IMS-3500 on the Citation XLS+
Duncan Aviation, in partnership with Rockwell Collins, is pleased to announce the first completion of a Rockwell Collins Ascend IMS-3500 Information Management Server on the Citation XLS+ platform under Rockwell Collins’ Approved Model List (AML) Supplemental Type Certification (STC). Duncan Aviation avionics team members installed the Aircraft Information Manager system, which allows for secure, remote […]
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Awards Grant to Ada Airport
During the recent Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission meeting, Ada Municipal Airport was awarded a $92,000 Capital Improvement Program grant to reconstruct its taxilane pavement. “We find ourselves in a unique and exciting time in Ada,” Ada City Manager Cody Holcomb told the commissioners. “We’re literally busting at the seams. Our hangars are full, and at the […]
CAV Ice Protection to Open Kansas City Area Ops Center
To accommodate existing and future business growth, CAV Ice Protection will open a North American Operations Center at New Century Airport (KIXD) in Olathe, Kansas, near Kansas City. The move has been planned since the fall 2012 and will be effective April 2. “We are very excited to announce our new North American Operations Center […]
STARR Aviation Joins Think Global Flight To Promote Education Worldwide
Starr Aviation, a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Company, recently joined the ranks of Jeppesen, Garmin, Cirrus Aircraft, Guidance Aviation, and many other aviation leaders in support of Think Global Flight ( www.thinkglobalflight.org ), the worldwide effort to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education (S.T.E.M.) to elementary school children across the globe. Star Aviation specializes […]
