Citing multiple ongoing and unresolved concerns about potential harm to the GPS-based National Airspace System (NAS), a broad coalition of aviation stakeholders including NBAA forcefully responded to Ligado Networks’ dispute of a petition from NBAA and others asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pause its approval of Ligado’s latest proposed broadband cellular communications network. […]
Hilton Software Wins $4M Federal Aviation Administration Contract
Hilton Software has won a $4M contract from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide continued software and data excellence in support of the FAA’s Flight Program Operations. “We are humbled to have won the confidence of the Federal Aviation Administration culminating in this award. Hilton Software has always been a company focused on safety. It […]
EAA Brings Aviation Community Together for EAA Spirit of Aviation Week™ on July 21-25
The Experimental Aircraft Association is showcasing the whole spectrum of flight this summer in a virtual way, as Spirit of Aviation Week on July 21-25 will celebrate the entire aviation community. The five-day event will include streamed and on-demand content, encompassing nearly every subset of aviation, with a focus on educational, informational, and entertaining content. […]
Constellium Signs Multi-Year Contract with Airbus to Supply Products and Solutions
Constellium SE announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with Airbus. The new 10-year agreement supports all Airbus programs. Under this agreement, Constellium will supply Airbus with a broad range of advanced aluminium rolled and extruded products, including wing skin panels, sheets for fuselage panels, and rectangular and pre-machined plates for structural components. Constellium […]
Trimec Aviation Acquires CA-420 Digital Compass Rose System
Trimec Aviation, a Certified Part 145 Repair Station (#18TR248C), announced it has added a Capital Avionics CA-420 digital compass rose system to support its growing client base with this state-of-the-art aircraft compass alignment tool. John Holland, Trimec Aviation, General Manager, commented, “It has become increasingly difficult and problematic to locate traditional compass roses at local […]
GA Businesses Remain a Critical Link in the Face of Shrinking Airline Footprint
On June 4th, the Department of Transportation issued a final order on adjustments to service obligations, granting point exemptions to 15 Covered Carriers. As air carrier service at commercial airports slowly recovers, general aviation remains uniquely able to provide access and connectivity to thousands of airports around the country. The DOT issued a Show Cause […]
KinectAir Introduces the Future of Flying with Flexible On-Demand Flight Network
KinectAir is today launching a brand-new model for regional air mobility that will allow people to use a smartphone app to order a flight directly from the nearest airfield to anywhere within a 1,000-mile radius. A flexible on-demand flight network. KinectAir is bringing the on-demand experience to aviation by using the combination of an AI […]
COPA Announces New CEO
Bill Mahoney, Interim Chair of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) Board of Directors, has announced that Christine Gervais has been appointed its new President and CEO. Ms. Gervais brings with her over 20 years of experience in the field of aviation as a commercial pilot, an air traffic controller and, more recently, a […]
AC-U-KWIK Announces 2020 Airport of Distinction
Aviation Week Network’s AC-U-KWIK, a resource for global airport and ground handling data for business aviation flight planning, has announced that Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field (KBTL) has been named the 2020 Airport of Distinction honoree. The airport at Kellogg Field in Battle Creek, Michigan, distinguishes itself by enabling convenient, efficient air transport […]
Drone Delivery Canada Announces Commercial Agreement with GlobalMedic for First Nations COVID-19 Project
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. announced that with the assistance of Air Canada and the Pontiac Group, it has entered into a commercial agreement dated June 4th, 2020 with The David McAntony Gibson Foundation o/a GlobalMedic to deploy DDC’s patented drone delivery solution to provide service to the Beausoleil First Nation Community in Ontario. Funding for […]
