Bell Helicopter announced recently that two of its retired employees, Dwayne Williams and Wayne Brown (Shown at right), were honored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with its Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award – one of the most prestigious pilot safety awards in the industry. The “Master Pilot” award recognizes pilots who have demonstrated professionalism, […]
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Mooney Rolls Out Significantly Redesigned Acclaim for 2016
In a special evening event, Mooney International Corporation unveiled the latest generation of its legendary M20 aircraft for 2016. The aircraft has been designated the M20V Acclaim Ultra. The new Acclaim Ultra features detail improvements to the overall fuselage – including a first-ever pilot door and composite-wrapped cabin, a clean-sheet interior design, and instrument panel […]
Airbus Helicopters Inc. names Ralph Crosby III Executive Director for Corporate and VIP sales
Airbus Helicopters Inc. has named Ralph Crosby III Executive Director of Corporate and VIP sales. Crosby, who has more than a decade of experience in aircraft sales, will lead the company’s efforts to develop this growing market in the United States, and will also assist Airbus Helicopters Canada. He will report to Doug Carriger, Senior […]
Innovation and Opportunities Abound for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Tremendous opportunities exist for innovation and research with unmanned aircraft systems and the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Lone Star UAS Center (LSUASC) of Excellence and Innovation is ready to help businesses develop those. In a public meeting held Friday, on the A&M-CC campus, LSUASC officials and representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration gave an update […]
Island University’s Lone Star UAS Center Names Executive Director
The Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence & Innovation at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has named Jerry Hendrix as Executive Director. He previously served as the Chief Engineer for the Center as an employee of Camber Corporation. “I am thrilled to jump into this position and continue working with The Lone Star Center […]
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Conducting Test Flights
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi conducted test flights last week from a Port Mansfield airport through the University’s Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center that included an early morning launch in the dark and shoreline flights that matched on-the-ground surveying. The missions were at altitudes up to 3,000 feet and over a distance of 18 miles. […]
James Loomis Honored With AAAE Distinguished Service Award
James Loomis, A.A.E., City Manager of the City of Lubbock, Texas, was presented the AAAE Distinguished Service Award, which is presented to airport executives in honor of an exemplary career and contributions to the airport industry. “James is a valued colleague who has served the nation’s aviation community in a number of roles – from […]
Lone Star UAS Center Flights to Test Drone Sense-and-Avoid Technology
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center (LSUASC) is planning test flights this week with a company that has a ground-based sense-and-avoid technology designed to identify small UAS above a designated area. The company, SRC, Inc. based in Syracuse, New York, will have a representative on site in Port Mansfield, Texas. Researchers […]
First Royal Thai Pilots, Maintenance Technicians Complete Training in Texas
Six pilots and 10 maintenance technicians from the Royal Thai Army have successfully completed training to fly and maintain the UH-72A Lakota, the initial group of Thai pilots and aircraft maintenance technicians that will be trained to operate Lakotas for Thailand. The Thai pilots and technicians were honored Friday in a graduation ceremony at Airbus […]
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, AgriLife Research Approved for Drone-Based Plant Health Study
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Texas A&M AgriLife Research have received the state’s first permit to use drones to conduct agricultural research at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Corpus Christi. Research will begin soon in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), sometimes called drones, that will help growers improve crop […]
