DroneShield Limited has entered into a contract framework with the State of Texas for simplified purchase of its solutions by state and local government, education, and other public entities. The contract has been signed following a substantive due diligence process over the past 18 months. It is now active and valid for a 5-year acquisition […]
Colorado Aeronautical Board Approves $5.5 Million in Airport Funding
The Colorado Aeronautical Board (CAB) approved the FY2022 state and locally funded discretionary aviation grants for Colorado airports during a February 1, 2022, CAB meeting. The unanimous decision authorized the distribution of $5.5 million in state aviation fuel tax revenues through grants to 12 Colorado public-use airports under the Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant (CDAG) Program […]
Women’s Aviation Career Symposium Marks Successful Event
The fourth annual Women’s Aviation Career Symposium (WACS) was held on Saturday, February 19th in Battle Creek, Michigan. This event was a professional career conference (for women only) designed to introduce women to aviation and promote networking, education, and scholarships while building up the aviation community. With over 180 people in attendance, WACS awarded $32,000 […]
IADA Embraces GAMA’s Increasing Deliveries
The International Aircraft Dealers Association is heartened that the delivery numbers for new business aircraft released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association show an increase in new turbine airplanes entering the marketplace. In addition, IADA is pleased with the prospects for even greater new aircraft manufacturing activity in the coming years from GAMA companies and […]
Continental Aerospace Technologies™ Receives Alabama Governor’s Trade Excellence Award
Continental® is honored to receive the 2020 Governor’s Trade Excellence Award. Members of Continental’s team accepted the award from Governor Kay Ivey during a postponed ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual award recognizes seven companies that support Alabama’s thriving trade business by selling and exporting innovative global products. “Continental is proud to be […]
Boeing Global Services Selects Colleran as New Industry Relations Manager
Joey Colleran has been selected by Boeing Global Services as an Industry Relations Manager, replacing Rhonda Larance whom retired this past July. “Ms. Colleran brings an impressive and diverse collection of experience to this important industry leadership position,” noted David McGowan, Flight Operations and Passenger Market Director for Boeing. For the past 5-years Colleran has […]
GAMA Releases 2021 Aircraft Shipment and Billings Report
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released the 2021 General Aviation Aircraft Shipments and Billings Report during its annual State of the Industry Press Conference last week. Overall, when compared to 2020, all aircraft segments saw increases in shipments and preliminary aircraft deliveries were valued at $25.2 billion, an increase of 10.2%. “The strength and tenacity […]
Airport Services Director Cliff Burnette Retires from DOAV
Photo above – Burnette, left and DOAV Director Greg Campbell. Photo by Bill Dickinson, DOAV. The Director of the Airport Services Division of the Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV), Cliff Burnette, has retired after 44 years of continuous service. Burnette, who began his career with the DOAV in February 1978, was an urban studies & […]
2022 State Aviation Art Contest Winners Announced
The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission announced the names of students that placed in the 2022 Oklahoma Aviation & Aerospace Art Contest. The state-level Aviation Art Contest, sponsored by the Aeronautics Commission, encourages youth, ages 6 to 17, to reflect on aviation by designing a piece of art based on the year’s chosen theme. This year’s contest […]
2021 Colorado Division of Aeronautics Annual Report
Get the latest financial performance of the Colorado Division of Aeronautics highlighting the Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant Program and aviation fuel tax disbursements to Colorado public-use airports. The report also gives specific information about other important statewide aviation initiatives administered by the Division, including the State Infrastructure Bank Program, Airport Capital Improvement Program, the Colorado […]
