The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has promoted Sara Freese to the newly created position of Maintenance Services and Asset Management Director at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). “Sara Freese is a proven leader whose experience will be invaluable as we transition to a new operating model focused on optimization through data-driven decision making and performance-based […]
MAMA Announces 2022 Crocker Snow Scholarship Program
The Massachusetts Airport Management Association (MAMA) has announced that it will grant up to $4,000 in financial aid as part of its 2022 Crocker Snow Scholarship Program. The program seeks candidates who are pursuing careers in airport management or a related aviation field. The successful applicants must have a proven record of academic achievement and […]
ECSU, AeroX, and Piedmont Flight Training Join Forces to Expand Aviation Workforce
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), AeroX, and Piedmont Flight Training are partnering to expand aviation education, strengthen and diversify the aviation workforce, and build an autonomous urban aircraft infrastructure in North Carolina. The advanced air mobility market – which will include self-driving “flying cars” [passenger drones] and electric aircraft that can deliver goods without a […]
JetBlue Begins Summer Seasonal Service to Asheville from Boston
JetBlue has officially launched summer seasonal service from Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS) to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) in North Carolina. Seasonal service will operate Thursday through Monday, ramping up to daily service later this summer. Enabled by JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance (NEA), Asheville service expands the airline’s presence in the Southeast while diversifying and advancing […]
New AzAA President Says Membership Well Positioned to Tackle Future Challenges, Opportunities
As with any membership organization, the year ahead for the Arizona Airports Association (AzAA), promises to bring both challenges and opportunities. Matthew Smith, AzAA’s new President, says the organization is well positioned and equipped to deal with both. “The biggest challenge could be working through some legislative issues,” said Smith. “Some legislators want to […]
ALSIM Provides ALX Simulator to Poland’s UnitedSky
ALSIM announced the sale of an ALX to UnitedSky Pilot Academy based in Warsaw, Poland. The ALSIM ALX provides up to 4 classes of aircraft–from single engine piston, twin engine piston, twin turbine up to medium category twin jet. The device is designed and approved for ATPL, CPL, MCC in compliance with all current regulatory […]
EAGLE Leaders Issue Joint Industry/FAA Statement
The following was issued by the leaders of the EAGLE (Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions) initiative following the June 2022 stakeholder update: To advance the common vision of completely eliminating the use of lead in general aviation fuel, a comprehensive update was provided on June 23 to all stakeholders and interested parties by leaders and […]
SkyWest Airlines Withdraws Termination Notice for Salina, KS
As a result of a pilot shortage having an acute impact on the regional airline industry, SkyWest Airlines, Inc. operator of United Express service at the Salina Regional Airport filed a notice to terminate their service at 29 regional airports across the country. Salina Regional Airport was part of this original filing on March 10, […]
MissionGO Provides Michigan’s First Real-World Cargo Delivery Operations via UAS
MissionGO Unmanned Systems, a global leader in uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) production and operations, and Airspace Link, a leading UAS technology and infrastructure company, teamed up for Michigan’s first real-world cargo delivery operations via UAS. Working in collaboration with Beaumont Health Spectrum Health (BHSH), Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), NextEnergy, and metropolitan Detroit community leaders, […]
Federal Air Marshal Union Sues TSA for Violating Constitutional Rights
The head of the Federal Air Marshal Service’s Philadelphia office is tampering with performance reviews, pressuring workers to put off necessary medical care, and opening fraudulent investigations in an illegal attempt to harass and suppress his unionized workforce, the Air Marshal Association alleged on Wednesday June 8th. The complaint details how Supervisory Air Marshal in […]
