Aero Asset, the Canadian-based helicopter sales firm, has named two veteran Sales Directors to its company’s executive ranks. Sales Director Joe Viveiros started his aviation career in 1985 and has a Transport Canada and FAA ATPL in fixed and rotary wing aircraft. He is typed in Sikorsky S76 and Gulfstream G550 aircraft, among other qualifications. […]
Ohio Aviation Association Elects New Board Members, Officers and Presents Awards at Annual Conference
The Ohio Aviation Association (OAA) kicked-off its annual conference, themed “OAA 2020: A Flight Plan for Tomorrow!” on August 31, 2020. This year’s conference provided airports and businesses that support and serve airports, the opportunity to learn the latest trends in aviation, hear from Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) officials, […]
GAMA Welcomes New Associate Membership
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the addition of Hyundai Motor Group’s Urban Air Mobility Division as an Associate Member Full. “We welcome Hyundai Motor Group’s Urban Air Mobility Division to GAMA. It is exciting to see automotive manufacturers enter the advanced air mobility sector of the aviation industry. The innovative technologies that are […]
NBAA Names Recipients of Hilsmann Memorial Scholarships
The Maintenance Committee of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) this week announced the recipients of the Hank Hilsmann Memorial Scholarship. The two recipients will be able to attend model-specific training courses to advance their careers as business aviation maintenance technicians. Sophia Taylor-Home is a student at Gavilan College in the A&P Program at California’s […]
Southwest Florida International Airport Approves Rental and Concession Relief Package
The Lee County Port Authority’s Board of Port Commissioners approved a rental relief package for its airlines, concessionaires and other tenants at Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) on Sept. 3, 2020, at the Joint Board meeting of the Board of Port Commissioners and Airports Special Management Committee. This program will provide one-month rent relief to […]
Passero Associates Welcomes Program Manager Michael Joseph, PE
Passero Associates has announced that Michael Joseph, PE has joined the Passero Aviation Department as Program Manager. Joseph will manage Passero’s Atlanta area office and will be responsible for leading the firm’s efforts in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Joseph is an accomplished professional with over 23 years of experience as a civil engineering […]
FAA Awards Millions to Virginia Airports
Nearly $18.4 million will be shared by five Virginia airports through a Federal Aviation Administration grant for airport safety and infrastructure. U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that 405 airports nationwide – to include several U.S. territories – will split a total of $1.2 billion. “This $1.2 billion federal investment will improve our nation’s airport […]
Oklahoma Airport Operators Association Announce Annual Awards, Name Guthrie-Edmond Regional as Airport of the Year
Members of the Oklahoma Airport Operators Association (OAOA) named Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport as the state’s top airport for 2020. Schellon Stanley, the Guthrie/Edmond Airport Director was also selected as the 2020 airport manager of the year. Stanley came to the Guthrie/Edmond airport in 2015 after serving as the Airport Operations Officer at OU Westheimer Airport […]
First EASA Approved XCub Headed to UK
The first new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified CC19 XCub has now shipped for Europe from the CubCrafters company headquarters in Yakima, Washington. The aircraft, to be placed on the United Kingdom registry as G-OBTO, is the first ever EASA certified aircraft to be approved with Garmin’s immensely popular G3X Touch glass panel avionics […]
FAA Certifies Cirrus Vision Jet’s Safe Return Becoming the First Jet Aircraft to be Certified with Garmin Autoland
Cirrus Aircraft and Garmin International, Inc. have announced Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of the Cirrus Vision Jet™ Safe Return™ system – a system enabled by Garmin’s autoland technology that allows passengers to land the Vision Jet with just the touch of a button. The certification follows tremendous growth of the Vision Jet, including becoming […]
