The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) announced that Shelly Simi has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Frank G. Brewer Trophy. She is being recognized for professional leadership and unwavering dedication in promoting aviation and aerospace education through industry partnerships, workforce initiatives and organizations dedicated to aviation across the United States.” Simi shared with […]
Volocopter’s VoloDrone Completes Successful First Public Flight
Volocopter’s electric heavy-lift drone VoloDrone conducted its first public flight today at ITS World Congress 2021. Together with the international logistics leader DB Schenker, Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility (UAM), demonstrated VoloDrone’s seamless integration into the logistics supply chain with an end-to-end cargo transport demonstration. The partners showed their significant progress together since […]
NBAA Honors Aviation Safety Advocate Robert Sumwalt with Silk Scarf Award at NBAA-BACE
In recognition of his lifelong commitment to aviation safety, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has honored Robert Sumwalt, former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), with the association’s Silk Scarf Award at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas, NV. Sumwalt served as a board member at the NTSB […]
Airlink Provides Travel to Team Rubicon Canada Volunteers Tackling British Columbia Wildfire Cleanup with the help of the Air Canada Foundation
Airlink has partnered with Air Canada and the Air Canada Foundation to provide travel to Team Rubicon Canada volunteers. The flights will benefit potentially 30 volunteers traveling to British Columbia to help local families, including Indigenous communities, with clean-up and recovery operations after recent wildfires in Lytton. Volunteers flying into Kamloops Airport over several weeks […]
Girls in Aviation Day 2021 Reaches Nearly 10,000 Attendees
With 85 individual events presented worldwide, Women in Aviation International’s September 25 Girls in Aviation Day 2021 reached nearly 10,000 attendees. While a majority of events were held in person, many were organized for virtual gatherings through the use of the Aviation for Girls App and additional video content. A hand full of events will […]
FAA Task Force Features Aviation Museum Leaders
The Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force held its fourth public meeting on Oct. 8, 2021. The meeting featured a Q&A session with Amy Spowart, president and CEO of the National Aviation Hall of Fame, and Jennifer Baxmeyer, executive director of the Cradle of Aviation Museum. The Task Force, comprised of aviation […]
Kerry Lynch, James Wynbrandt Honored with NBAA Journalism Awards
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced Kerry Lynch, Aviation International News (AIN) senior editor – business aviation, as the recipient of this year’s David W. Ewald Platinum Wing Award for her lifetime achievement and excellence in journalism. The Gold Wing Award for Journalism Excellence was presented to Business Jet Traveler (BJT) contributor James […]
Munich Airport International Partners with Urban-Air Port® for eVTOL Air Taxis
Munich Airport International GmbH (MAI) and Urban-Air Port® Ltd (UAP), announced today that they will collaborate in developing eVTOL ground infrastructure and airport operations that facilitate the vertical take-off and landing of electric air taxis expected to be operational by the middle of the decade. Coupling MAI’s world leading airport knowledge and operational experience with […]
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport Wins National Award for Website Redesign
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport’s website, www.flyewn.com, has been selected as a 2021 Gold Award Winner in the category of Best Transportation Website Design by w3’s Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts judging committee. “The new site represents one of EWN’s many successful technological initiatives. It’s designed to engage both outbound and inbound travelers and it […]
SkyGrid Launches Autonomous Remote UAV Operations Solution
SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition company, announced that it has released a new autonomous remote UAV operations capability to allow flight managers and operators to control and execute flights from remote locations. Using artificial intelligence and a broad array of airspace-related data feeds, SkyGrid is enabling safe remote operations for missions involving single and multiple drones. […]
