The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced that senior Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) executive Christopher J. Rocheleau has been named the association’s new chief operating officer, overseeing NBAA’s activities relating to aircraft and flight department operations, as well as the administrative, financial and human resources functions. Rocheleau will join NBAA in June, succeeding Steve […]
American Airlines and OSU-Tulsa host Girls in Aviation Day
American Airlines and Oklahoma State University-Tulsa (OSU) joined together to host the first Girls in Aviation Day this past weekend. Held at American Airlines Hangar 80, located at the airline’s Base Maintenance facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Women in Aviation International event focuses on introducing young girls to the exciting field of aviation, educating them […]
NBAA’s Stewart D’Leon, Sierra Grimes Elected to Industry Boards
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is pleased to announce that Director, Environmental and Technical Operations Stewart D’Leon, CAM, has been invited to join the Board of Directors of the Aerospace Maintenance Council (AMC) and Sierra Grimes, senior manager for government affairs, has been named to the Red Tail Flight Academy Board of Directors. “NBAA […]
Hartzell Propeller Adds Mitch Heaton to Lead Technology Initiatives for Advanced Air Mobility
Hartzell Propeller has appointed Mitch Heaton as director, Business Development and New Technology to further the company’s programs involving advanced air mobility (AAM). His focus will be on developing propellers for eVTOL, eSTOL, electric, hybrid and hydrogen powered aircraft. Using an innovative blend of sophisticated engineering analytics, certification skills and world-class manufacturing technologies, Hartzell is […]
Piper Aircraft Adds Two New Brand Ambassadors at the University of North Dakota
Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced today the selection of two new brand ambassadors at the University of North Dakota. The new Piper brand ambassadors will replace recently graduated seniors, Carly Shukiar and Mike Trost. The brand ambassador program is a collaborative initiative between Piper Aircraft and its flight school customers that is designed to increase awareness […]
NASA/JPL Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Awarded 2021 Robert J. Collier Trophy
The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is pleased to announce that NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team has been named the recipient of the 2021 Robert J. Collier Trophy for ““… the first powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet, thereby opening the skies of Mars and other worlds for future […]
National Air and Space Museum Receives $25 Million Gift from Raytheon Technologies
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has received a $25 million gift from Raytheon Technologies to support the creation of its new “Living in the Space Age” exhibition. The exhibition is located in one of the museum’s three main halls and will show visitors how innovations in space technology have transformed their lives, and […]
Adacel Receives Order from DSNA for New ATM System in Martinique
Adacel Technologies Limited (Adacel) has confirmed a new ATM system order from the Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne (DSNA), the French Air Navigation Service Provider, as part of the 2017 contract for the “Acquisition et maintenance du système de contrôle aérien des Antilles.” With this new order, valued at over USD$2.1 million, Adacel […]
Base Operations at Page Field Voted Among the Best FBOs in the Americas
Base Operations at Page Field has been ranked in the top 5 percent of fixed-base operators in an international survey conducted by Aviation International News (AIN). This is the 10th consecutive year Base Operations at Page Field has been named a top fixed-base operator by AIN. Base Operations ranked first in the Fort Myers/Naples area […]
SC Aviation Association Announces 2022 – 2023 Executive Committee, New Directors
South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA) has announced its new directors and executive committee. Executive Committee members include President Terry Connorton, Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport Director; Vice President Kevin Howell, Senior Vice President/COO of Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport; and Secretary-Treasurer Ryan Hounshell, Operations Manager at Holt Consulting Company. This is the second year of the Executive Committee’s […]
