The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) applauded President Biden’s nomination of hero pilot and aviation champion Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), noting the retired airline captain’s longtime support of business aviation. “I can think of no one better to […]
Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Announces New Commander of Burlington Senior Squadron
Photo above: 1st Lt Vince Gonillo, Commander, Burlington Senior Squadron (VT-002), Vermont Wing, Civil Air Patrol. Photo Credit: Vermont Wing, Civil Air Patrol. 1st Lt Vince Gonillo has been promoted to commander of the Vermont Wing’s Burlington Senior Squadron (VT-002), according to a statement by Col. Richard Beach, Commander of the Wing. Gonillo succeeds Captain […]
FAA, Department of the Air Force Sign Commercial Space Agreement
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of the Air Force signed an agreement (PDF) aimed at eliminating red tape while protecting public safety during commercial space activities at ranges operated by the U.S. Space Force. The agreement recognizes common safety standards for FAA-licensed launch and reentry activities that occur on, originate from, or […]
Utah Aeronautics Division Director Achieves Accreditation; Runs for Mayor
By Kim J Stevens Jared Esselman, the Director of Aeronautics for the Utah Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division recently earned the American Association of Airport Executive’s (AAAE) Accredited Airport Executive (AAE) designation. He has also announced he is running for Mayor in his hometown of Herriman. Esselman tells the State Aviation Journal that he has […]
Boeing Completes Successful 737-10 First Flight
Boeing’s 737-10, the largest airplane in the 737 MAX family, completed a successful first flight. The airplane took off from Renton Field in Renton, Washington, at 10:07 a.m. and landed at 12:38 p.m. at Boeing Field in Seattle. “The airplane performed beautifully,” said 737 Chief Pilot Capt. Jennifer Henderson. “The profile we flew allowed us […]
GAMA Announces Scholarship Recipients
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the awarding of the 2021 Edward W. Stimpson Aviation Excellence Award Scholarship to Lucas Daniels of Atlanta, Georgia, and Mehul Dhillon of Columbus, Indiana; and the International Council of Airshows (ICAS) Foundation GAMA Scholarship to Matthew Leahey of Villa Rica, Georgia. “GAMA is proud to award Lucas, Mehul […]
Peyton Manning Selected by Textron Aviation as Honorary Chair for 2022 Special Olympics Airlift
Peyton Manning is joining Textron Aviation to promote the 2022 Special Olympics Airlift. The legendary quarterback has signed on as honorary chair of the event, encouraging aircraft owners to participate in the massive Airlift scheduled to transport thousands of athletes and coaches to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games next year in Orlando, Fla. The […]
New Legislation Honors Federal Air Marshal
The Air Marshal Association is honored to announce the introduction of the “Kenneth Meisel Public Servant Claimant Fairness Act”. Senior Federal Air Marshal Ken Meisel contracted COVID-19 while assigned to critical antiterrorism missions aboard US aircraft. He became gravely ill during treatment, and ultimately succumbed to the virus on September 24, 2020. Ken embodied the […]
FAA Selects Iris Automation to Participate on New BVLOS Aviation Rulemaking Committee
Iris Automation has been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to participate in the FAA’s BVLOS ARC (Aviation Rulemaking Committee), announced last week at the virtual AUVSI FAA Symposium. The UAS BVLOS ARC will provide recommendations to the FAA for performance-based regulatory requirements to normalize safe, scalable, economically viable, and environmentally advantageous UAS BVLOS […]
GAMA and SAE International Sign Cooperation Agreement for General and Business Aviation Efforts
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and SAE International announced today the signing of an agreement to cooperate in the areas of general and business aviation, including advanced air mobility (AAM), electric/hybrid propulsion, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), rotorcraft, manufacturing, quality, maintenance, repair and overhaul to meet the demands of the evolving aviation landscape. The […]
