The State of Vermont Aeronautics, acting through the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans), is requesting qualifications from individuals to perform the duties of Statewide Aviation Education and Safety Coordinator. All work performed by the selected consultant will be accomplished in accordance with the Scope of Work, (SOW); Attachment A, dated August 15, 2014, the Procedures […]
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Morrisville-Stowe State Airport reopens in Vermont under State and Private Partnership
Anyone who has driven past the Morrisville-Stowe State Airport on Route 100 over the last couple of months would be excused for wondering what’s been going on there. The airport, which has been closed to air traffic since April 4th of this year, has been a hive of heavy construction activity as the airfield underwent […]
Nighthawk UAS Demonstrates Search and Rescue and Accident Reconstruction Value
As a result of ongoing conversations with law enforcement personnel, the Unmanned Systems & Security Product (USPD) Division of Applied Research Associates (ARA) recently had the opportunity to demonstrate the usefulness of the Nighthawk IV Micro Unmanned Air System (UAS) to the Vermont State Police search-and-rescue and accident reconstruction teams and an Army Civil Support […]
Vermont Leads ‘Best of New England’ Collaborative Marketing Effort at Farnborough
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce has organized regional cooperation around a marketing and sales development effort at the Farnborough Air Show, July 9-13, 2012 in Hampshire, UK. The show is a platform for 1,300+ exhibitors from the private, commercial, civil and military sectors. The show is specifically designed to facilitate tailor-made opportunities to meet, negotiate […]
Rouelle Named Vermont’s Aviation Administrator
Guy Rouelle, Interim Aviation Program Administrator for Vermont’s Agency of Transportation since July 7th of this year, was named today to permanently fill the top spot replacing Rich Turner, who left the agency earlier this year. Rouelle said his biggest challenge in his new position will be marketing the state’s airports and their economic necessity […]
Vermont Tests First All Solar Hazard Beacon
Paying for the commercial power and upkeep of 38 hazard beacons across the state can get expensive and for the Aviation Program of the Vermont Agency of Transportation that translates into one-quarter of their budget! The solution to go solar seemed obvious to Guy Rouelle, Aviation Operations Specialist for the Agency. “I offered the idea,” […]
