Michael Klein, A.A.E., a longtime airport executive, commercial pilot and most recently the manager of the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), Aeronuatics Group, passed away last week. Klein worked on national aviation issues by serving as the Chairman of the AAAE General Aviation National Committee and as a member of the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) […]
Aeromexico Resumes Service to Ecuador
Aeromexico resumed service this Sunday to Quito from Mexico City, offering three weekly flights. To celebrate the return of the airline to Ecuador, Quito’s Mariscal Sucre International Airport performed the traditional water salute to the aircraft. Quito is the most visited place in Ecuador and has numerous churches that hold treasures of culture and history […]
Civil Air Patrol Teams with Unmanned Safety Institute on UAS Safety and Education
Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), has teamed with Civil Air Patrol (CAP) to address unmanned aerial systems (UAS) safety and education nationally. CAP and USI have agreed to cooperate on enhancing aviation and UAS safety and education at every level of both partnering organizations, including communications and coordination with other agencies and groups throughout the U.S. […]
Pierpont Aviation Program Reaches Articulation Agreement with SIU
Pierpont Community & Technical College’s Aviation Maintenance Technology program has reached an articulation agreement with Southern Illinois University. This articulation will allow for Pierpont students looking to pursue their bachelor’s degree in Aviation Maintenance Management a path to complete their first two years at Pierpont, and then finish their final two years at Southern Illinois. […]
Aviation Associations Applaud $10 Billion for Airports in Senate GOP COVID-19 Package
Senate Republican leaders yesterday released the details of their next COVID-19 relief package, collectively called the HEALS Act, which calls for additional $10 billion in emergency funding for airports, as well as nearly $2 billion in additional resources for TSA and CBP. Aviation Associations, including ACI-NA, AAAE and NASAO, were quick to recognize the steps […]
EHang Announces New Regionalized Marketing Management Team and Changes to Board Composition
EHang Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of a new regionalized marketing management team. Mr. Edward Xu, the Company’s Chief Strategy Officer, will lead the marketing activities outside of Europe, and Mr. Andreas Perotti, Chief Marketing Officer of EHang Europe, will lead the marketing activities in Europe. EHang has established an international team in Europe […]
Sterling Flight Training Adds Frasca RTD™ to Program
Sterling Flight Training, LLC, located in Jacksonville, FL has placed an order for a Frasca Reconfigurable Training Device (RTD™). The RTD will be configured as Piper Archer G1000 with a wrap-around visual display system and is qualified as an FAA AATD (Advanced Aviation Training Device). The device includes digital sound simulation and provides a high […]
Precision Support Services Completes Remote Maintenance
Precision Support Services, LLC. Has announced the completion of multiple remote Guimbal Cabri Annuals. Precision Support Services is the exclusive North American distributor for the Guimbal Cabri G2 components and the sole distributor for new aircraft in the United States. In addition to its FAA Part 145 facility in McMinnville, Oregon, Precision performs remote maintenance […]
NBAA’s Damato Joins DOT Task Force Focused on Youth Access to Aviation Careers
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Vice President of Educational Strategy and Workforce Development Joanne “Jo” Damato, CAM, has been appointed to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force (YIATF) as an aviation educational stakeholder representative. The YIATF was established in October 2019 under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, […]
Top Prop Program Offers Hartzell Odyssey For Cirrus SR22 and SR22T Aircraft
Cirrus SR22 and SR22T pilots can now add Hartzell Propeller’s four-blade structural composite carbon fiber propeller, called the Odyssey, to their airplanes for $35,000. The new propeller has been available as an STC option for new aircraft from the factory since earlier this year. Hartzell’s new offering is supplied with a polished aluminum spinner assembly […]
