Growth Resources, Assets, Safety, & Stability (“GRASS™”)—a qualified opportunity zone fund focused on applying cutting-edge technology to complex compliance processes, has announced the acquisition of Tiger Field airport in Lyon County, Nevada. The acquisition adds to GRASS™’s investments in aviation technology and aircraft hangar development. Tiger Field was a public use airport owned by the […]
F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team Headlines Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival
Story and Photos by Kenn Potts The Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival returned to the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field in 2021. The Air Show and Balloon Festival was cancelled in 2020 due to Covid 19 restrictions. This was the first time in the history of the event […]
Flying Musicians Select Canadian Student as 2021 Scholarship Recipient
The Flying Musicians Association (FMA) has announced the recipient of this year’s Flying Musicians Scholarship. She is Shaylene Abrey-Webster of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The FMA Solo Program inspires, educates, and assists young music students to fly. Shaylene was selected as one of five finalists out of thirty-three nominees from across North America, Hawaii, and […]
Mente Group Names Cole White Managing Director – South
Mente Group has appointed IADA-certified preowned aircraft sales broker Cole White as managing director – South, effective July 1. White earned his certified broker designation from the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) in 2019, while serving as Mente’s vice president of transactions. He will continue to be located in Dallas. “Cole White has proven himself […]
Drone Delivery Canada Announces Multiple Agreements for Project at Edmonton Int’l Airport
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that, with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada, has entered into three commercial agreements on July 8th, with Edmonton International Airport (“EIA”), Apple Express Courier Ltd. and Ziing Final Mile Inc., to deploy DDC’s patented drone delivery solution at Edmonton International Airport. Pursuant to the terms of […]
New Runway Opens at Oklahoma’s Ponca City Regional Airport
The Ponca City Regional Airport hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, July 9, in honor of the airport’s newly reconstructed 7,200-foot runway. The project, which began in 2020, was one of the largest single-phase undertakings at a general aviation airport in Oklahoma. The project reconstructed a majority of the runway, replaced the runway lights and […]
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Promotes Michael Fulton
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) has promoted Michael Fulton to the position of Director of Government Affairs and Business Diversity Development. In his new role, Fulton is responsible for the overall leadership of MSCAA’s Business Diversity Development (BDD) functions, which are designed to increase opportunities for minority-owned, woman-owned, and local small businesses. Fulton is also […]
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 Offers Remote Pilot Proficiency Center Training Sessions
The Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 is expanding its reach this year, as it is offering its high-quality simulation exercises and scenarios even for those who can’t be at Oshkosh in-person. EAA AirVenture 2021 is July 26-August 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. The remote opportunities are in coordination with flight […]
FAA Activates System to Track Space Launch, Reentry Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) can now track a space launch or reentry vehicle in near-real time as it travels through the National Airspace System. This new capability increases safety for all airspace users and assists the FAA in efficiently managing air traffic during space operations. The Space Data Integrator (SDI) […]
Yamaha Motor and ShinMaywa Sign Joint Research Agreement for Next-Generation Small Aircraft
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. have signed an agreement for the joint research of next-generation small aircraft. Under this agreement, Yamaha Motor will explore avenues for adapting its small-engine technologies to the aviation industry. ShinMaywa will adapt its aircraft engineering technologies and expertise—garnered through the development of flying boats and various other […]
