Amerijet International Airlines has partnered with SmartKargo, an innovative, comprehensive and seamlessly integrated cargo management solution. The cloud-based SmartKargo system will replace Amerijet’s legacy cargo system and will provide scalability and greater efficiency as well as a streamlined user experience. SmartKargo offers a suite of fully integrated tools and solutions to support all essential cargo […]
National Air and Space Museum’s 2022 Michael Collins Trophy Awarded to Wally Funk and the Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Team
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum awards its Michael Collins Trophy annually for Lifetime and Current Achievements. The 2022 recipients are Wally Funk for Lifetime Achievement and the Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Team for Current Achievement; they will receive their awards at a ceremony March 24 at the museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, […]
MSP Airport Launches Healthy Meal Vending Machines
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) has expanded its award-winning concession program with the debut of Farmer’s Fridge, an innovative vending machine brand that sells fresh and healthy meal options. The smart-tech refrigerated vending units offer a menu of fresh salads, meal bowls, and healthy snacks, with a focus on premium and fresh ingredients. The company […]
Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines to Merge, Creating America’s Ultra-Low Fare Airline
Combined Fleet Will Be the Youngest, Most Fuel-Efficient and Greenest in the United States Spirit Airlines, Inc. and Frontier Group Holdings, Inc., parent company of Frontier Airlines, Inc., announced a definitive merger agreement under which the companies will combine, creating America’s most competitive ultra-low fare airline. Together, Frontier and Spirit expect to change the industry […]
Twenty Aviation Students Land Careers Through Auburn University Partnership with Delta Air Lines
Twenty aviation students have received job offers through a partnership between Auburn University and Delta Air Lines. The students are part of Delta Propel, a highly selective program which provides participants a Qualified Job Offer, or QJO, detailing a defined career path, allowing Auburn students to participate in an accelerated timeline to become a Delta […]
Winnipeg Airports Authority Announces Nick Hays as Next President and CEO
The Board of Directors of Winnipeg Airports Authority announced the appointment of Nick Hays as its new President and CEO, effective February 21, 2022. “The board is pleased that following a global search, Nick will be joining WAA as our next President and CEO,” said Brita Chell, Chair of the Board of Directors. Nick is […]
DroneUp Appoints Eric Grubman as New Chairman of the Board
DroneUp, LLC has announced the appointment of Eric Grubman, former executive vice president of the National Football League (NFL) and current chairman of SGHC Limited (“SGHC,” or “Super Group”), as the company’s new chairman of the board. Grubman will bring decades of financial and business operations experience to DroneUp’s fast-growing company. Mr. Grubman has served […]
First Falcon 6X Arrives at Dassault’s Little Rock Completion Center
Dassault Aviation welcomed the first production Falcon 6X extra widebody twin to the Falcon completion center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Falcon 6X serial number five was ferried on Friday January 28 from Dassault’s Merignac production facility, where all Falcons complete initial assembly, to the 1.25 million square foot Little Rock facility. “The arrival of the […]
Coalition Calls on EPA to Expand Sustainable Aviation Fuel Feedstocks in Updated RFS
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), Helicopter Association International (HAI), National Air Transportation Association (NATA), and National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), on behalf of the Business Aviation Coalition for Sustainable Aviation Fuel, urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide greater opportunities for the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as it updates the […]
Port of Bremerton Hires New CFO
The Port of Bremerton has hired Jeremiah Wiley as its new Chief Financial Officer. Wiley brings with him 20 years of experience in accounting and finance and will use his communication, problem-solving, and technical abilities to drive the Port to further and sustained success. Wiley was previously a Controller for Capital Development Company and has […]