The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) congratulates Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) as the winner of the 2024 Jay Hollingsworth Speas Airport Award for the creation of its cost-saving and emissions-reducing airport microgrid project. The Jay Hollingsworth Speas Airport Award honors an individual or individuals judged to have contributed most significantly in recent years […]
Pennsylvania
PennDOT Invests in Airports in Bucks County, Western Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley International Airport and St. Mary’s Municipal Airport
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that over $1.5 million in state funds will be invested in airports in Bucks County and nearly $4 million in state funds will be invested in the Pittsburgh International, Allegheny County and Washington County Airports. Also, more than $1.6 million in state funds will be invested in Lehigh […]
Volatus Infrastructure to Build Vertiport at Bellefonte Airport
Volatus Infrastructure, LLC has signed an agreement with Bellefonte Airport in Centre County, Pennsylvania to build a public use FAA compliant electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vertiport with up to eight landing pads including a charging station at each pad. The vertiport is expected to be operational later this year. Volatus has a modular […]
Arora Welcomes the Return of Nick Ryan, PMP as Chief Development Officer
Arora Engineers, LLC (Arora), has announced the return of Nick Ryan, PMP as their Chief Development Officer. Ryan brings over two decades of extensive project and program management for civil, electrical, multidisciplinary, and systems improvements for airport facilities of all sizes, and through all stages of the program life cycle. He has served as an […]
McFarland Johnson Opens New Philadelphia Office, Welcomes Jason Shevrin
McFarland Johnson (MJ), a 100% employee-owned planning, engineering, technology, environmental, and construction services firm, has welcomed Jason Shevrin, PE as Director of InfraSolutions by McFarland Johnson. With 20 years of operations, management, and special systems engineering for airports of all size, Mr. Shevrin will lead MJ’s new Philadelphia office and staff that will provide Airside […]
Governor Wolf Announces $10 Million Investment to Improve Airports Through Aviation Transportation Assistance Program
Governor Tom Wolf announced $10 million in state investments to support 12 projects at 10 airports through the Aviation Transportation Assistance Program. “Aviation plays a vital role in keeping our state’s economy moving,” Gov. Wolf said. “These investments will help Pennsylvania’s airports operate safely, expand to meet current demands, and sustain growth well into the […]
ATP Flight School Opens New Training Center in Pittsburgh During Pilot Shortage
ATP Flight School is opening its 70th location at Allegheny County Airport (AGC) in West Mifflin, Pa., just 10 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh, bringing professional airline pilot training to the Pittsburgh region during an unprecedented pilot shortage. Through the Airline Career Pilot Program, aspiring pilots in the area can now fast-track their career to the […]
FAA To Hold Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Airspace Meeting
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold a virtual public information meeting on its proposal to modify the airspace over Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania. Under the proposed changes, existing flight paths would not change but the area where pilots are required to interact with FAA air traffic controllers would expand. The airspace change is […]
Pittsburgh International Airport to Become first U.S. Airport to Utilize Autonomous Robots with Ultraviolet Light Technology
Pittsburgh International Airport is looking to the region’s vibrant tech community to help incorporate a new disinfecting strategy using ultraviolet light – on robots. This partnership with Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Robotics is the first step of an airport-wide strategy to deploy technology solutions and multi-layered cleaning processes to enhance the health and safety of the traveling […]
Pittsburgh International Airport Announces New Epicenter of Additive Manufacturing, First Tenant Signs Agreement
Pittsburgh International Airport last week announced plans for Neighborhood 91, the world’s first development to condense and connect all components of the additive manufacturing/3-D printing supply chain into one powerful production neighborhood concept. Neighborhood 91, developed in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh, is the first development of the 195-acre Pittsburgh Airport Innovation Campus and […]