CLEAR is celebrating the launch of its secure identity technology at Luis Muñoz MarÃn International Airport (SJU), which is operated by Aerostar Airport Holdings. SJU is the first airport outside the continental United States to feature CLEAR’s signature expedited identity verification lanes. CLEAR’s launch at SJU is expected to create 49 local jobs and generate […]
Jennie Santoro Named 2023 ACC Board of Directors Chair
The Airport Consultants Council (ACC) has announced the election of Jennie Santoro, Northwest Regional Aviation Leader and a Project Director, Gensler, as the Chair of the 2023 ACC Board of Directors. Jennie assumed the position during the 44th ACC Annual Conference. Santoro, AIA, NCARB is an aviation industry leader and licensed architect with 15 years’ […]
MAMA Awards Scholarship to Bridgewater State University Aviation Management Student
Catherine Cummings, an aviation management major at Bridgewater State University was awarded the 2022 Crocker Snow Memorial Scholarship at the recent Massachusetts Airport Management Association (MAMA) Annual Conference held at the MGM Hotel in Springfield. When accepting the $4,000 scholarship, Ms. Cummings said, “Last summer I served an internship in the operations department at Massport […]
Pilots Organize Airlift for Families at The Children’s Inn at NIH
Pilots for Christ Maryland has partnered with The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Commonwealth Aviation and local pilots to airlift presents for patients receiving care at NIH on Saturday, Dec. 17. The planned airlift, known as “Miracle on Runway One-Four,” will involve pilots and general aviation aircraft departing from various airports […]
Todd Anderson Named NATA Board Vice Chair
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced that Todd Anderson, A.A.E., Chief Operating Officer of Sheltair Aviation, was named Board Vice Chair at the Association’s fall Board of Directors meeting held in conjunction with NATA’s Aviation Business Conference earlier this month in Miami. “Todd Anderson’s 40 years of aviation experience combined with his innate ability […]
Watonga Regional Airport Opens New Runway
The Watonga Regional Airport hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, November 15, in honor of the airport’s new 4,000-foot runway. This project consisted of reconstructing of the existing 4,000 ft by 60 ft runway in its current location to meet Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards. Also included in the project was the installation of new […]
GAMA Releases Third Quarter 2022 Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) published the Third Quarter 2022 General Aviation Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report. The aircraft manufacturing industry’s results for the first nine months of 2022, when compared to the same period in 2021, point to increasing aircraft deliveries across all segments along with an increase in the overall value of […]
Pratt & Whitney’s World-Class North Carolina Turbine Airfoil Production Facility Nears Operational Capability
Photo above – North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks during the ribbon cutting of Pratt & Whitney’s new turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville, NC. With the majority of exterior construction complete, Pratt & Whitney’s state-of-the-art turbine airfoil production facility in Asheville, N.C., is expected to achieve initial operational capability in the second quarter of […]
Archer Unveils Its Production Aircraft, Midnight™
Archer Aviation Inc., publicly unveiled its production aircraft, Midnight, a pilot-plus-four-passenger eVTOL aircraft during its Open House event in Palo Alto, CA. Midnight is the evolution of Archer’s demonstrator eVTOL aircraft, Maker, which has validated its proprietary twelve-tilt-six configuration and key enabling technologies. Watch Video Midnight is designed to be safe, sustainable, quiet and, with […]
FAA Mandates Medical Requirements for Commercial Balloon Pilots
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) adopted a final rule requiring commercial hot-air balloon pilots to hold medical certificates when flying paying passengers. The rule mandates a second-class medical certificate, the same standard required for other commercial pilots. “Passengers can now rest assured that commercial balloon pilots must meet the same strict medical requirements as other […]
