Tecnam and Chimes Aviation Academy have announced the purchase of four P2010 TDI aircraft, powered by the Continental CD170 engine. This new acquisition will allow Chimes Aviation Academy to enhance its pilot training and provide students with a modern platform. Chimes Aviation Academy is one of the largest flying training organizations in India. With 2 […]
Air Charter Safety Foundation Announces Dates for 2025 Safety Symposium
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) has announced that its 2025 Safety Symposium will take place from April 7-9, hosted at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus. The event, co-hosted by Embry-Riddle’s Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety and the College of Aviation, will bring together business aviation professionals dedicated to advancing safety in […]
SIU Carbondale Grad Succeeds in Creating Music, Flying Planes
by Pete Rosenbery Composing allows Thomas Edgar, a certified flight instructor in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Aviation, a bit more freedom and the opportunity to be more creative than when piloting a plane. And Edgar, who graduated from SIU in May with degrees in piano performance from the School of Music and aviation […]
MSP Airport to Create Passenger Sensory-Friendly Rooms
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) will create its first-ever sensory rooms to provide calming spaces designed to reduce the stress and sensory overload that often accompanies travel, ensuring a more positive experience for those who need it. The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), which owns and operates MSP, is partnering with Minnesota-based nonprofit Fraser to design […]
Scottsdale Airport’s Master Plan Update Set to Go
Scottsdale Airport is launching a $1 million master planning project, funded almost entirely by a Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program grant. This visionary initiative will shape the airport’s future over the next 20 years, and the public is invited to play a vital role. Please note, the master plan will not include a noise […]
JetZero Welcomes Safety and Operations Expert Steve Dickson to Board of Advisors
JetZero has announced Steve Dickson will join its Board of Advisors. Administrator Dickson, a tireless safety advocate, most recently served as the 18th administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) where he led the agency’s turnaround, ensuring the FAA regained the public’s trust and its stature as the premier aviation authority in the world. Dickson […]
Southwest Florida International Airport Terminal Expansion Phase 2 Set to Start
The Lee County Port Authority will begin Southwest Florida International Airport’s Terminal Expansion Phase 2 on Oct. 1, 2024, following the Board of Port Commissioners approval for the construction and total budget for the project on Sept. 5, 2024. The more than $1 billion project will add 14 additional gates on a new concourse to […]
Kevin Carlson Retiring After 46 Year Career in Aviation
After a career spanning forty-six years in aviation, Kevin Carlson is retiring. “It has gone by so fast,” said Carlson, who is retiring today from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Office as an Aviation Planning Program Coordinator. For Carlson, aviation wasn’t even on his radar when he finished school in 1979. “It was more […]
Drone Emergency Flotation Device Delivery Enabled by Partnership Between BRINC and OMADA Group
BRINC has announced a partnership with OMADA Group, a leader in first-responder safety supply equipment. BRINC will now equip public safety agencies across the US and Canada with drone-deployable Restube equipment for OMADA Group. This collaboration aims to enhance water rescue operations through BRINC’s Drone as First Responder (DFR) solution, making it possible to deliver […]
Drone Express Celebrates Successful Launch in Winston-Salem
Drone Express is celebrating the successful launch of its Winston-Salem operations, which officially began on Friday, September 13th, 2024. This historic moment marked the unveiling of Drone Express’s new marketplace and mobile application, bringing residents a faster, eco-friendly way to receive their everyday essentials. The grand opening featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Greater Winston Salem, […]
