Tucson, Arizona business leader, Jim White (Shown at right), Manager of Double Eagle Aviation, has recently been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) at the group’s annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The goal of FSANA is to help flight schools improve their business […]
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ASBA Says More Info Coming in Regard to Canceled FAA Airports Conference
By: Scotty Malta The previously reported cancellation of the FAA Western Pacific Airports Conference caught a lot of people by surprise – including the organizers, the American Small Business Alliance, Inc., (ASBA). Hillary Beulah, ASBA Communication and Marketing Manager said more information will be forthcoming and in the interim, please allow ASBA 30 days to […]
Tennessee DOT Announces Six Aeronautics Grants
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) announced last week that federal and state aeronautics grants totaling $394,100 have been approved for six Tennessee airports. Those airports receiving grants include : John A. Baker Field (Lewis County) Houston County Airport Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (Madison County) Hassell Field (Wayne County) Smithville Municipal Airport (DeKalb County) […]
K-State Salina Flight Team Lands in Top 10 at National Competition
Kansas State University Salina’s Flight Team placed seventh in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s National Safety And Flight Evaluation Conference, or SAFECON held in Salina, May 14-19 and hosted by the university. Twenty-eight teams from schools across the country participated. The Kansas State University Salina team won an invitation to the national competition by placing […]
PIER 7 HELIPORT AT BALTIMORE MARINE CENTERS ADDS BELFORT AWOS
Belfort Instrument Company has installed its DigiWxTM Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) at the Pier 7 Heliport in Baltimore Maryland. The AWOS AV provides real-time wind speed, wind direction, temperature, relative humidity, dew point, altimeter, visibility and cloud height on a graphical display, over a VHF frequency, and on the Internet www.digiwx-4md.com. The Pier […]
CONKLIN & DE DECKER AND NATA TO OFFER TAX SEMINAR IN SCOTTSDALE
Conklin & de Decker Associates, Inc and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) will be partnering again this year on the Commercial Operators Tax Seminar in Scottsdale, AZ on August 7-8, 2012. The Conklin & de Decker and NATA Tax Seminar is the only tax seminar that is designed for the commercial operator and […]
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway named 2012 AZ Airport of the Year
The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport was recognized on Tuesday of this week for its superior service and accomplishments over the past year by being named the 2012 Airport of the Year. Michael Klein, Aeronautics Group Manager for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) presented the award to Lynn Kusy, (shown at right) executive director for the […]
Nebraska Governor Proclaims May General Aviation Appreciation Month
On Wednesday of last week, gathered with representatives of Nebraska’s aviation industry, Governor Dave Heineman unveiled a proclamation declaring the month of May as General Aviation (GA) Appreciation Month for the state. Nebraska has 81 airports, 3,627 pilots and 2,756 GA aircraft and according to the Governor general aviation airports play a critical role in […]
Duncan Aviation is the Market Leader in Aircraft Internet Installations with Wi-Fi
LINCOLN, NEB. — Duncan Aviation has installed 276 aircraft broadband internet systems with in-flight Wi-Fi in the last 30 months, and plans to install more than 100 additional systems in the next 18 months. With a total of nearly 400 installations in just five years, Duncan Aviation is the clear leader in the aftermarket installation […]
New Duncan Aviation-Provo Aircraft Maintenance Facility will Keep Growing
LINCOLN, NEB. — Duncan Aviation’s Provo, Utah, aircraft maintenance facility has been taking care of customers and delivering aircraft for more than 20 months. The facility is seeing regular repeat business from many operators, so much so that Duncan Aviation recently purchased the building next door to the hangar and is converting the space into […]
