Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. has announced that the Company’s millimeter-wave shoe screening technology, initially developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), was awarded the 2022 Interagency Partnership Award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC). The annual FLC awards are considered to be among the top honors in the technology transfer field and […]
Skyway and Zing Announce Strategic Partnership
Skyway Technologies Corp. announced its official strategic partnership with Zing Drone Delivery Inc. Joined by innovative autonomous solutions, this partnership will work to regulate protocol within the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market as well as provide autonomous delivery solutions to businesses and residential users within the United States. Skyway is an air traffic navigation Provider […]
NATA Thanks Michael France for 13 Years of Service
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) recognizes Michael France’s long-time achievements and thanks him for 13 years of service to the association, first as Director of Regulatory Affairs and later as Managing Director of Safety & Training. France recently announced plans to leave NATA on January 28, 2022. “We can’t thank Mike enough for his […]
EHang Receives Pre-order for 50 Units of EH216 in Japan
EHang Holdings Limited announced that AirX Inc., a Japanese air mobility digital platform company, has placed a pre-order for 50 units of the EH216 AAV, marking the biggest pre-order EHang has received in Japan. This reflects the growing recognition of EHang’s cutting-edge autonomous aircrafts in the industry. The pre-order of the EH216 AAVs are planned […]
Zara Rutherford Becomes the Youngest Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo In a Small Aircraft
Zara Rutherford, 19, recently completed her mission and became the youngest woman in history to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft. Her journey lasted 155 days or 5 months and 3 days. With her flight Zara wants to encourage young women to pursue their dreams and reduce the gender gap in aviation […]
Greg Campbell Appointed Director of Virginia Department of Aviation
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed Greg Campbell as the Director of the Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV). His first day at the agency – based at Richmond International Airport – will be February 14. Campbell has served as Executive Director of the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) since 1992. He is certified member of the […]
Cost-Effective PFAS Treatment Reduces Airport Risk
PFAS Plumes Cleaned Up Using Proven, Sustainable, Approach By Maureen Dooley – REGENESIS Vice President, Industrial Sector If history is any guide, the threat of “Forever Chemicals” (i.e., PFAS) spreading from industrial facilities, military bases, and airports will largely be remedied by allowing natural attenuation to take its course. Natural attenuation encompasses processes that lead to […]
Airports Division Takes Advantage of Low Rates to Fund $230 Million of Projects
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce that the Airports Division has successfully sold new airports system revenue bonds to deliver critical funding for projects that will continue to modernize and expand air service facilities across the State. At the same time, the Airports Division took advantage of low interest rates in […]
North Dakota Airline Passenger Demand Showcases Remarkable Recovery in 2021
North Dakota’s commercial service airports finished calendar year 2021 with a statewide total of 886,809 airline passenger boardings. This is an increase of 314,716 passengers or a 55% increase from 2020. All eight commercial service airports were able to provide services to more passengers in 2021 than they did in the previous calendar year. In […]
Southwest Florida International Airport Reports Record-Breaking December and Year-End Traffic
During December, a record-breaking 1,085,569 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers. This was an increase of 68 percent compared to December 2020. Year-to-date, passenger traffic was up 73 percent compared to last year. This is the eighth consecutive month that RSW has reported record-breaking passenger traffic. The airport finished 2021 […]
