The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today celebrated the completion of terminal improvements at North Carolina’s Asheville Regional Airport, paid for with $7.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. “Investing in our nation’s airports provides an important avenue for economic growth and helps us compete in the global economy,” said […]
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Denver International Airport Selects Sensis Aerobahn
Denver International Airport (DEN) has selected Sensis Corporation’s Aerobahn® as their new airport surface management system. Sensis Aerobahn combines airside operational information, such as flight schedules, with the exact location and identification of aircraft and vehicles on the surface of the airport and surrounding airspace for a real-time, comprehensive view of surface operations. Aerobahn will […]
Oklahoma Announces 2011 State Aviation Art Contest Winners
Officials with the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission have announced the winners of the Oklahoma 2011 International Aviation Art Contest. The students will be recognized for their artwork during a 2 p.m. ceremony at the state Capitol in the Governor’s Blue Room March 23. Director of Aeronautics Victor Bird will serve as master of ceremony; Gov. Mary […]
Embry-Riddle and Cessna Renew Partnership Agreement
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University signed an agreement with Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, naming Cessna as the school’s exclusive supplier of single-engine non-complex aircraft. This agreement covers the next six years, 2011-2017, and is similar to an agreement signed in 1997 that resulted in Embry-Riddle purchasing 196 Cessna Skyhawks from 1997 through […]
Fantasy of Flight to host annual Mustangs & Mustangs
On Saturday, April 2, Fantasy of Flight will play host once again to the 14th Annual Mustangs & Mustangs: Legends Havin’ Fun show, the largest single day Mustang automobile show on the East Coast and the only event that showcases both the restored P-51 Mustang aircraft and Ford Mustang autos of all eras, ages and […]
Blake, 2011 Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame Inductee
Former director of the Illinois Division of Aeronautics, Bill Blake, is a 2011 inductee into the Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame. Blake, an attorney and former Army aviator, is currently the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA) Great Lakes Region Representative. Blake served as state aviation director for seven years from 1992 to 1999 and […]
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Aviation Symposium Celebrates 20 Years
This year will mark the 20th anniversary of the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Aviation Symposium, in what has grown to be the world’s premier aviation conference. Since 1992, when Phoenix first launched the annual aviation symposium, the global aviation industry has evolved considerably. However, what has remained consistent through the years has been the […]
Ferns to Head Aviation Museum of New Hampshire
No fooling, on April 1st, long time state aviation official from New Hampshire, Jack Ferns, will begin a new season in his life as Executive Director of the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire. His last day at the New Hampshire Department of Transportation will be March 17th. Ferns term as Director of Aeronautics, Rail […]
Tennessee DOT Awards Grants to Eight Airports
The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced today that federal and state aeronautics grants totaling $309,249 have been approved for eight Tennessee airports. Airports receiving grants include : Chilhowee Gliderport Dallas Bay Skypark Dickson County Municipal Airport Lawrenceburg/Lawrence County Airport Lebanon Municipal Airport Portland Municipal Airport Abernathy Field Tullahoma Regional Airport The grants are made […]
PIPER GROWS MARKET SHARE, BILLINGS, NEW AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES IN 2010
Piper Aircraft Inc. significantly increased its new aircraft market share, billings and deliveries during 2010, highlighted by the company’s performance in the pilot training sector. And for the first time in recent Piper history, international exports accounted for more than half of the company’s volume by deliveries and dollars. For the year 2010, Piper delivered […]
