A family of towering, ten-foot tall robots have taken over Phoenix, Arizona Airport Museum’s Terminal 4 Gallery at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Mother, father and a child robot stand in an athletic pose with arms raised nearly touching the ceiling. Their heads, appendages and torsos consist of televisions, blitzing with fast-paced video clips of […]
Scottsdale, AZ Aviation Business Center Earns LEED Gold
The U.S. Green Building Council has recognized the City of Scottsdale’s Aviation Business Center with the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification. The award recognizes the project for its sustainable, green building qualities. The Aviation Business Center is a modern two-story 23,250 SF steel building featuring glass facades, wood designer elements and […]
The Traditions of AirVenture
With over 600,000 people attending the World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration every year for the past 50 years, it is easy to guess that many traditions have developed for everyone. Some of these traditions can be on the personal level that only you and your family participate in, some can be unique to where you happen […]
My Favorite AirVenture Tweets from the Past Four Years
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is full of so many exciting memories, many which we all have shared on social media over the years. That’s certainly been the case for me as I’ve captured many exciting moments to share with my following on Twitter. Here are some my best tweets from AirVenture over the past four years. […]
ATP Flight School Takes Delivery of Six New Piper Archers and Signs Purchase Agreement for 100 Piper Trainers
ATP Flight School accepted delivery of six new Piper Archer TXs and renewed a 100-aircraft order with Piper Aircraft, Inc. ATP operates the largest fleet of 402 flight training aircraft, the majority of which are Pipers. Despite the setback from COVID-19, the airline industry anticipates a recovery and strong long-term demand for airline pilots. Over […]
Aero Asset Reports Deteriorating Market for Preowned Twin-Engine Helicopters
Aero Asset reports that conditions deteriorated for the preowned twin engine helicopter sales market in the second quarter of 2020. “Retail sales volume dropped a startling 60 percent from what was still a positive market in the first quarter of 2020,” said Aero Asset Sales Director Emmanuel Dupuy. “We were starting to see the market […]
BWI Airport Executive Director Elected Chairman of Airport Minority Advisory Council
Ricky Smith, Executive Director of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, was elected to a two-year term as chairman of the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) during the organization’s virtual annual meeting June 24. Executive Director Smith served as an at-large member of the AMAC Board of Directors over the past year and has been an […]
The Sounds of AirVenture
Last year my wife and I moved from the east coast to the west coast and I took a 5-week trek from Maryland to California. It so happened that right in the middle of our trip was the EAA Skiplane Fly-in, so we stopped by the grounds which I’ve been on so many times before […]
Stories of AirVenture: A Perfect Only at Oshkosh Moment!
For many years I would roll into Oshkosh, Wisconsin a few days before the official start of AirVenture. I was able to work with my Dad to set up the NASAO booth and then take a minute to stroll around the grounds to see what planes had arrived and then anticipate those that were still […]
$31 Million Announced for Quincy, University of Illinois and Rockford Airports
The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced a state commitment of $1.55 million to leverage a total investment of $31 million for airport improvements in Quincy, Rockford and Champaign-Urbana. The commitment by the state will improve safety and boost capacity while furthering IDOT’s mission to build and maintain a multimodal transportation network that provides safe, […]
