Photo above – Reggie Wilson, an Air Traffic Control major at SUNY Schenectady, with the new Air Traffic Control Simulator at SUNY Schenectady. Reggie moved to the Schenectady, New York area, from Dallas, Texas, to complete the ATC program at SUNY Schenectady. SUNY Schenectady County Community College and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have signed […]
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$4.2 Million Announced for Airport Improvements in Maine
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that eleven Maine airports will receive a total of $4,201,355 to support important infrastructure improvements. This funding comes from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Fiscal Year 2025 Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program, made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Senator Collins […]
Washington State Budget provides $5 Million in Additional CARB Funding
Governor Feguson signed the state budget on May 20th appropriating $5 million in additional funds for the Community Aviation Revitalization Board (CARB) loan program. The CARB loan program provides low interest loans for capital projects at public use airports that generate revenue or reduce costs to make airports more self-sustainable. CARB offers loans up to […]
Kim Kenville Joins ADK as Senior Consultant
ADK Consulting & Executive Search has announced the addition of Kim Kenville, Ph.D., C.M., to their team as Senior Consultant. Ms. Kenville has more than 30 years of experience in airport management, aviation education, research, and consulting, and was a professor at the University of North Dakota (UND), where she led the airport management curriculum […]
Breeze Airways Celebrates One Year of Service at Coastal Carolina Regional Airport
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN) and Breeze Airways are celebrating a successful first year of partnership as the airline marks its one-year anniversary serving the Historic New Bern area this May. Since launching nonstop flights to Orlando, Florida, and Hartford, Connecticut on May 24, 2024, Breeze Airways has seen strong and steady demand, reinforcing the […]
U.S. Students Capture First Place Honors in FAI International Aviation Art Contest
Artwork above by Lottie Schmutz. U.S. students Lottie Schmutz (Wyoming) and Lalitha Kuchipudi (Virginia) captured first place honors in their respective age categories at the FAI International Young Artists Contest. They are two of the nine artists who placed nationally through the coordinated efforts of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) Center for […]
STARLUX Airlines Announced as Phoenix’s First Nonstop Flight to Asia
Mayor Kate Gallego announced that STARLUX Airlines intends to begin new nonstop flights between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Taipei’s Taoyuan Airport. The service, pending final government approvals, would begin early next year, with three to four flights a week. This is the first nonstop air service to Asia for Phoenix and Arizona. Gallego […]
Delta Air Lines Launches MSP Airport Routes to Rome and Copenhagen
Delta Air Lines is launching two new international routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) just as the start of the summer travel season kicks off ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Delta and MSP celebrated the airport’s the first-ever nonstop departure to Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH), on Thursday, May 22. The seasonal flights now […]
UNO Flight Team Coach Wins National Coach of the Year
Lowell ‘Skip’ Bailey, Coach of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Flight Team, The Flying Mavs, was selected as the 2025 National Coach of the Year at the 2025 SAFECON for the National Intercollegiate Flying Association. Bailey joined the UNO Flying Mavs in Fall 2018, first as Assistant Coach and, as of Fall 2023, […]
Sedona Airport honored as 2025 ADOT Airport of the Year
Community engagement, a focus on safety and sustainability, and upgrading a system providing weather conditions helped make Sedona Airport the state’s Airport of the Year for 2025. The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Group noted General Manager Ed Rose’s efforts to keep the community informed about the airport’s value to safety and the area’s economy. […]
