The Air & Space Forces Association is proud to announce Nancy Parra-Quinlan of Kino Junior High School in Mesa, Ariz., as our 2022 Teacher of the Year (TOY). She was originally nominated for the award by AFA’s AZ-151 Frank Luke Chapter. AFA’s Teacher of the Year award is an annual recognition of exceptional teachers who […]
Oklahoma Aero Education Charts Course to New Heights; Among the Country’s Leaders in Growing the Industry’s Workforce
A century ago, Bessie Coleman, a Langston University student who was of African American and Native American descent, graduated from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale becoming the first African American woman to achieve a pilot’s license. Bessie was billed as “the world’s greatest woman flier.” One hundred years later, Oklahoma has become a national model for […]
Additional Airline Capacity Required to Grow Passenger Numbers in North Dakota
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 89,865 airline passenger boardings during the recent month of July. This is a decline of 3,057 passengers or a 3.3% decrease in passenger numbers from July of 2021. North Dakota’s airline passenger counts are currently following a national trend where passenger growth over the last […]
Virginia Aviation Board Allocates $7.25 Million to Airports
At the August 12, 2022, Virginia Aviation Board meeting, the Board allocated $7.25 million for 31 projects at 20 airports in the Commonwealth. You can see the list of projects, the amount funded and the airports that received the awards below. Accomack County Airport, Easement Acquisition Services – Phase 2 $92,000.00 Fueling System Upgrade – […]
DOAV Announces 2022 Virginia Aviation Awards
The 48th annual Virginia Aviation Conference was held at the Hotel Roanoke, August 10-12. The Virginia Department of Aviation announced the recipients of this year’s Virginia Aviation Awards at the annual banquet dinner. DOAV Director Greg Campbell honored Paul Malandrino with the Director’s Award, Melinda Crawford as Virginia Airport Manager of the Year, John E. […]
Stantec Grows North American Aviation Team with Four Strategic Hires
Stantec announced the addition of Kirk Meredith, Mike Smejkal, Alex Mariz, and Carl Abdallah to the firm’s growing North American aviation infrastructure team. Meredith joins as the new airport sector leader for the United States, Smejkal as senior project manager, Mariz as senior airport planner, and Abdallah as aviation engineering manager. Each will be responsible […]
Lake Elmo Airport Debuts New Runway
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) is celebrating the opening of a new 3,500-foot runway at Lake Elmo Airport (21D), one of the latest projects that supports growth in the region’s aviation industry. The new runway is part of a multi-year project to improve airfield infrastructure and provide safer operations. The new runway opened to air […]
GAMA Opens Registration for 2023 Aviation Design Challenge
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced that registration for the 2023 Aviation Design Challenge has opened. This annual competition, now in its eleventh year, promotes careers in aviation and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in U.S. high schools through aviation-focused curriculum. “GAMA’s annual Aviation Design Challenge provides a great experience for students […]
Bolen Reports ‘Genuine Progress’ on Sustainable Fuels with Signing of Inflation Reduction Act into Law
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen today welcomed President Biden’s signing into law of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes an NBAA-championed blenders tax credit (BTC) for producers of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF. Effective Jan. 1, 2023, a $1.25 per gallon credit will be available for each gallon […]
Adacel Commemorates 20 Years of Collaboration with the United States Air Force
On August 17th, Adacel Technologies Limited (Adacel), an industry leader in advanced air traffic management solutions and simulation and training systems and the United States Air Force (USAF) representatives commemorated 20 years of collaboration with a ceremony during the Joint Service ATC Symposium, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In 2002, USAF awarded its first major […]
