DroneUp, LLC, has announced it has joined the Utah Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics Utah Advanced Air Mobility Working Group. The objectives of this group are to study and strategize on policies around Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). AAM has the potential to unlock the key benefits for Utah, including economic growth; connecting underserved communities; […]
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Zipline and Intermountain Healthcare Begin Drone Deliveries in the Salt Lake Valley
Zipline announced last week it is beginning deliveries of prescriptions and medical products directly to select Intermountain Healthcare patients’ yards in the Salt Lake Valley area, and that interested customers can sign up to use the service and place orders. âZipline’s Utah delivery system will expand gradually over five years and will eventually be capable […]
RAF Issues Call to Action to Preserve Utah Backcountry Airstrips
The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has released a call-to-action, noting that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), has begun the Public Scoping process to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Utah’s Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument (GSENM). The BLM scoping process is to gather topics that the public […]
First-Ever Utah Aviation Conference Draws 500, Builds Community
Photo above – from left are, Dave Haymond, (Aviator of the Year), Brenda Maughan, (accepting the Disciple of Flight award for her father, LaVar Wells), Jared Esselman, Steve Durtschi (Airport of the Year – Skypark Airport), and Aaron Organ (Aviation Educator of the Year award). The Utah Aeronautics Division held its first conference on May […]
Intermountain Healthcare Launches Drone Delivery Service in Utah
Intermountain Healthcare (IHC) is launching a drone-delivery service with Zipline to fly medical supplies and home care equipment to hundreds of patient’s homes each day in Utah. The goal is to deliver supplies to approximately 90 percent of patient homes in the Salt Lake Valley over the next few years. The service is planned to […]
Red Cat Subsidiary TEAL Drones Opens U.S. Manufacturing Facility
Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a hardware enabled software provider to the drone industry, announced that its TEAL Drones subsidiary has opened its new U.S.-based manufacturing facility located in Salt Lake City, Utah. “After closing the Teal drone acquisition less than two months ago, our investment to scale production of the Golden Eagle is ready fly […]
New Aviation Coalition Formed in Utah
Officials with a number of aviation associations including the Utah Business Aviation Association (UBAA), the Utah Airport Operators Association (UAOA), the Utah General Aviation Association (UGAA), and the Utah Back Country Pilots Association, are optimistic that a new coalition will boost support for general aviation in the State. It’s hoped that the new Utah Aviation […]
Utah Aeronautics Division Director Achieves Accreditation; Runs for Mayor
By Kim J Stevens Jared Esselman, the Director of Aeronautics for the Utah Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division recently earned the American Association of Airport Executive’s (AAAE) Accredited Airport Executive (AAE) designation. He has also announced he is running for Mayor in his hometown of Herriman. Esselman tells the State Aviation Journal that he has […]
Two Utah Composites Companies Win U.S. Air Force Small Business Technology Transfer Grants
Two Utah composite materials companies recently won three Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants from the United States Air Force (USAF) for their innovative concepts which aim to solve defense-related problems. The winning proposals were developed with the help of the Utah Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Initiative (UAMMI) and focus on composite material innovations for […]
Duncan Aviation Develops New Aircraft Disinfection Service
Keeping aircraft flying and those who fly within them safe is a top priority right now for business aircraft owners and operators. To that end, Duncan Aviation has implemented an aircraft disinfection service that it is providing for operators who have scheduled into the company’s main MRO facilities in Battle Creek, Michigan; Lincoln, Nebraska; and […]
