North Carolina airports have received over $29 million from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Terminal Program for terminal upgrades and improvements that will enhance passengers’ experiences and create quality jobs in the aviation industry. “North Carolina airports are essential connectors for communities, businesses and economic growth across the state,” said Becca Gallas, director of the […]
$1.9M Investment Announced for Local Airport Infrastructure in Kansas
Governor Laura Kelly announced Friday that four Kansas communities have secured more than $1.9 million in infrastructure funding to improve local airports. The communities secured more than $1.7 million in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program. Additionally, these projects are receiving almost $200,000 in matching […]
GAMA Strengthens Team with Two New Additions
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has announced the addition of Carsten Hoyt and Andy Phillips to the team. Hoyt will serve as GAMA’s General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs and Phillips as Manager of Airworthiness and Regulatory Affairs. “GAMA is fortunate to be able to add two solid additions to its hardworking team. […]
Nearly $12 Million in Grants to Help Small Communities Improve Air Service Announced
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it will award $11.99 million from the Small Community Air Service Development Program to help 14 communities in 14 states develop their own solutions to local air service needs. These federal grants assist small communities across the country with maintaining and building air service options. “People in small communities […]
FAA Awards $17 Million for Fire Alarm and Fire Sprinkler Systems at HNL
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded two grants totaling $17 million to the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) to upgrade the fire safety systems at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). The first grant of $7.3 million will be used to replace the fire alarm system at the International […]
Parting Ways with Airplane Ownership
Photo above – After 24 years of owning and flying a Piper Archer, and before parting ways with aircraft ownership, Bo Bowman purchased this restored 1940 Luscombe 8C and became a “real pilot.” By Bo Bowman Geoffrey Chaucer is credited with originating the phrase “all good things must come to an end” in his […]
With New Rule, FAA is Ready for Air Travel of the Future
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is ready for powered lift, which will be the first completely new category of civil aircraft since helicopters were introduced in the 1940s. Powered lift operations include air taxis, cargo delivery and a variety of operations within urban and rural areas. The agency has issued a final rule for the […]
Quality Fly Modernizes Fleet with Tecnam
Tecnam announced that ‘Quality Fly’, Spain’s leading general aviation flight training organization, has added four brand new Tecnam P2008JC MKII aircraft to its training fleet this year. The addition of the new Tecnam P2008 aircraft will standardize and modernize the fleet and increase operational efficiency, providing significant benefits to ATP Integrated students, including: These additions […]
Lauretta Webb Named Chair, General Aviation Awards
The General Aviation Awards (GAA) Board of Directors has announced that effective October 1, 2024, Lauretta Webb became the Board Chair of the GAA Program. She succeeds long time, dedicated Board Chair, Sandya Narayanswami, who will remain on the Board as the Fundraising Director. Lauretta comes to GAA with a 32-year career in general aviation […]
NBAA Bestows Gold Wing Award to Kerry Lynch for Historical Look at GARA
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has presented journalist Kerry Lynch with its Gold Wing Award for Journalism Excellence for her thorough historical reconstruction of the remarkable advocacy mobilization that won passage of the General Aviation Revitalization Act (GARA), the 1994 law that provided much-needed liability protection to the general aviation industry. Lynch wrote the […]
