After months gathering public feedback and reviewing technical analyses, the state Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission submitted Phase II recommendations (PDF 974KB) to the Washington State Legislature that include continued study of two options for future aviation capacity. The two options were submitted on Oct. 15 and include: Growing Paine Field according to its Airport Master […]
Air Travel Demand Remains Strong Throughout North Dakota
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 84,925 airline passenger boardings during the month of September 2022. This is a 13% increase from the 74,943 boardings that the state experienced last year in September 2021. It is also only 5% below September 2019’s pre-pandemic passenger counts of 89,925. Signs that air travel […]
Major Progress Announced Toward Boosting New York Corridor Drone Industry
The New York Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site has secured approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly uncrewed aircraft systems – commonly referred to as drones – beyond visual line of sight across the entire 50 miles of airspace within New York’s Drone Corridor. This flight authority will give NUAIR, the uncrewed aircraft systems […]
U.S. DOT Announces New Members to the Advanced Aviation Advisory Committee
The U.S. Transportation Department announced 12 new appointments to the Federal Aviation Administration Advanced Aviation Advisory Committee (AAAC). The committee provides advice on key drone and Advanced Air Mobility issues. Members are executives and stakeholders who represent a variety of drone and AAM interests, including industry, research, academia, retail, technology and state and local government. […]
Volatus Infrastructure Partners with eVTOL Manufacturer AIR
Volatus Infrastructure, LLC and AIR have established a partnership making Volatus one of AIR’s strategic partners for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) infrastructure and charging. This agreement allows AIR’s customers to utilize Volatus vertiports. AIR will also be overseeing business development for Volatus in Israel to help establish the local eVTOL infrastructure ecosystem. “The […]
Textron Aviation Announces Order for 55 Cessna Skyhawks to Support Pilot Training for ATP Flight School
Textron Aviation recently announced an agreement with ATP Flight School for the purchase of 55 Cessna Skyhawk aircraft. The piston aircraft will add to ATP’s existing fleet of nearly 200 Skyhawks, across 74 training centers nationwide. “This order announcement demonstrates our continued long-term relationship we have with ATP in support of their flight training needs,” […]
GAMA Applauds Signing of Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act into Law
U.S. President Joe Biden has signed the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act into law. This legislation establishes an interagency working group to engage the federal government more effectively in furthering the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) sector. “With the signing of the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act into law, we bear witness […]
NBAA Honors Bill Carey with Aviation Journalism Award
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) awarded one of its top honors for excellence in journalism, the Gold Wing Award for Journalism Excellence, this week during the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando, FL. Business and Commercial Aviation Senior Editor Bill Carey was honored for his article “AAM on the Ground: […]
NBAA Salutes Doug Schwartz with Winant Award for Continuing Safety Leadership
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announced it will bestow its John H. Winant Award to former NBAA board member and industry safety champion Doug Schwartz at the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando, FL. Schwartz served nearly 14 years on NBAA’s Board of Directors prior to his retirement in 2016. […]
RTX Ventures Invests in H55 to Advance Electric Propulsion Technologies for Clean and Efficient Air Mobility Applications
RTX Ventures, the venture capital arm of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has made a minority investment in electric propulsion system company H55 to drive the development of electric aviation solutions. The investment in H55 aligns with Raytheon Technologies’ longstanding leadership in the development of innovative and sustainable propulsion technologies. H55, a Swiss company, is a […]
