Photo above – Monica Newman McCluney, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and the Embraer Foundation, presents the award to NAHF outgoing CEO Amy Spowart, and interim President and CEO Aimee Maruyama at the Embraer facility in Melbourne, FL. The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) is honored to share that Embraer Foundation has awarded the […]
ACSF Deeply Saddened by Passing of Aviation Safety Expert, Russ Lawton
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is deeply saddened by the passing of Russ Lawton, who held key roles within aviation safety organizations for more than 40 years, including most recently as the Foundation’s Vice President of Operations. After a prolonged illness, he died on January 14th at the age of 70. “It would be […]
UMILES Next Appoints Gustavo RodrÃguez as Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
UMILES Next has announced the appointment of Gustavo RodrÃguez as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to step up the growth of its technology department. RodrÃguez is an Aeronautical Engineer from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid with various aeronautical technology patents to his credits, with more than 20 years’ experience in the aeronautical and aerospace industry as […]
Alaska Airlines Equips Flight Attendants with New Dynamic Collaboration App
Ditto, creators of critical software infrastructure that enables apps to synchronize data in real-time even without internet connectivity, announced that its Intelligent Edge Platform is powering a new task management and peer-to-peer connectivity enterprise app for Alaska Airlines flight attendants. Alaska Airlines is the first U.S. airline to adopt Ditto, giving crew members powerful collaboration […]
Vance-Granville Community College Selected for FAA Training Program
Vance-Granville Community College in Henderson, NC has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected its Aviation program for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Initiative program, or the UAS-CTI. “I’m happy for VGCC to have been recognized by the FAA as UAS-CTI partner,” says James Brown Jr., Customized Training Director at Vance-Granville’s South Campus. […]
Horizon Aircraft Successfully Completes Hover Testing of VTOL Aircraft Prototype
Horizon Aircraft (“Company” or “Horizon”) announced that it has successfully completed initial hover testing of its “Cavorite X5” scale prototype. Brandon Robinson, CEO of Horizon Aircraft said, “this aircraft has exceeded expectations during initial hover testing. It is extremely stable, is capable of full hover at only 65% power, and has hovered with 20% of […]
IBAC Welcomes Claude Hurley as New Environment and Flight Operations Director
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) announced this week that Capt. Claude Hurley, FRAeS, has joined IBAC as the new Director, Environment and Flight Operations. Kurt Edwards, IBAC Director General, commented, “We are honored to have Claude join the IBAC team. Given his respected work at ICAO as Canada’s Representative to the Council and as […]
Aviation Associations Congratulate New House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Leaders
National aviation associations, including the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), expressed their congratulations to the new leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) and Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA). “For many years, NATA has enjoyed close working relationships […]
Jack Sammons Reappointed to Memphis Airport Authority Board
The Memphis City Council has confirmed the reappointment of Jack Sammons to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) board of commissioners. Sammons was nominated by City of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland. Sammons previously served on the MSCAA board from 2010 until May 2015 and was the chairman of the board from January 2013-May 2015. He […]
FLYR Labs Appoints Kelley Michalik as Chief Marketing Officer
FLYR Labs, the pioneer of The Revenue Operating System®, today announced the appointment of Kelley Michalik as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), reporting to founder and CEO Alex Mans. “Kelley brings a wealth of marketing experience and know-how to FLYR, including an impressive track record leading high-performance teams in rapidly growing organizations,” said Mans. […]
