The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) concluded its 2024 Annual Convention and Trade Show in Pittsburgh, held from September 7-11, 2024. With more than 380 attendees registered and representation from 39 states and territories, NASAO leadership dubbed the event a success. “NASAO’s 93rd annual meeting once again provided the opportunity for state aviation […]
Skyservice Celebrates Grand Opening of New Seattle Business Jet Center
Skyservice Business Aviation celebrated the grand opening of its new Seattle Business Jet Center last week at King County International Airport – Boeing Field (BFI) amongst industry peers, clients and dignitaries. “Seattle is a thriving economic center for North America. Our business jet center brings a new level of ease, sophistication and luxury to the […]
AOPA Asks FAA to Block Aircraft Tracking for Fees
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association urged the Federal Aviation Administration to intervene on behalf of general aviation (GA) pilots (including 300,000 AOPA members) and block the use of FAA-mandated aircraft tracking technology by third parties to assess fees based on aircraft movements—a practice that raises many concerns, including violation of privacy, and violation of […]
New Flight School Launches at Atlantic City International Airport
Photo above – The ACEA (center, kneeling) welcomes Beyond Aviation flight school to Atlantic City International Airport. Beyond Aviation now offers pilot training in Atlantic County. The Atlantic County Economic Alliance (ACEA) welcomed the newest member of the Atlantic County business and aviation community, Beyond Aviation, a leading flight school that established a new base […]
NASAO Announces 2024 – 2025 Board Members
Photo above, from left; Frank Farmer, AL (NASAO Treasurer), Clayton Stambaugh, IL (NASAO Vice Chair), Kyle Wanner, ND (Immediate Past Chair), Martin Blake, IN (NASAO Chair), Becca Gallas, P.E., NC (NASAO Secretary), and Greg Pecoraro (NASAO President & CEO). Photo by Daniel Stanley. Yesterday, the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) announced members of […]
New Video Series Exploring Innovation Around the World Now Available from Boeing and Discovery Education
Discovery Education and Boeing are partnering to present a new virtual experience – Passport to Innovation – introducing students to Boeing employees creating the latest generation of innovative aerospace products. This five-part virtual video topic series (VTS) is part of FUTURE U, an award-winning program that provides standards-aligned, hands-on, experiential learning resources that ignite excitement […]
China Eastern Airlines Rolls Out Facilitation Measures to Improve “China Travel” Experiences
Recently, China Eastern Airlines launched its Eastern E-Services travel facilitation series at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, aiming to better facilitate international passengers, baggage services and routes in the Yangtze River delta. The newly launched services include E-boarding pass, E-transfer, Eastern 24H-transfer service, E-heart service, Efficient declaration, Easy pass, and E-arrival card. They not only offer […]
Centre Québécois de Formation Aéronautique Purchases ALSIM AIRLINER
ALSIM has announced the sale of the first AIRLINER in Canada to the Centre Québecois de Formation Aéronautique (CQFA) for its Montréal campus. The AIRLINER is a hybrid simulator (Fly-by-wire and conventional control) manufactured by ALSIM to address large flight training programs for advanced training such as Multi Crew Cooperation, Crew Resource Management, Jet Aircraft […]
Southern Illinois Airport Manager Announces Retirement
Gary R. Shafer, Airport Manager of the Southern Illinois Airport, has announced his retirement, effective March 31, 2025. Shafer has dedicated 45 years to the airport, with 43 of those years as Airport Manager. With only two airport managers in the airport’s 74-year history, Shafer is recognized as one of the longest-serving airport managers in […]
Marcela White Recognized as 2024 Breakthrough Woman by Greater Houston Women’s Chamber
Marcela White, co-owner of Tavaero Jet Charter Corp., was honored as a 2024 Breakthrough Woman at the International Conference for Women on Friday, Aug. 23. White is one of 18 women who were recognized during a luncheon program hosted by the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce at the Westin Galleria Hotel located in Houston. […]
