After receiving a record 2,793 entries, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation has announced the winners of this year’s Aviation Art Contest. This year’s theme was “My Dream to Fly” and after weeks of judging and voting, the winners in three age groups have been announced and can be seen below. Junior (born […]
AAAE/USCTA Lead Coalition Asking Congress to Fully Fund Contract Towers
A coalition of aviation groups, including the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)/U.S. Contract Tower Association (USCTA) and the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), today wrote leaders of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees to reassert the vital role that contract air traffic control towers play in improving safety and saving taxpayer dollars. […]
MDOT Office of Aeronautics Recognizes RS&H as Consultant of the Year
RS&H group pictured above are, (from left), Dan Carroll; Erich Thiel; Colin Brinkman; Maan Mohiedeen; Alex DeHaan; and Pat Frame. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Office of Aeronautics recognized RS&H as the recipient of the “Robert G. Peckham” Consultant of the Year Award. This is an annual award to recognize outstanding service to Michigan […]
Piper Aircraft Deliveries Increase by Nearly 50% – Highest Level in Ten Years
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has announced a 48% increase in aircraft deliveries for 2018 as well as a 38% increase in total aircraft billings. Piper’s segment leading growth was distributed across both primary product lines, Trainer and M-Class aircraft. Global Piper trainer demand increased more than 50% YOY. Sales of the robust single engine Archer grew […]
2018 ACC Young Professionals Innovation Competition Winner Announced
The Airport Consultants Council (ACC) announced the winner of the 2018 ACC Young Professionals Innovation Competition, ‘Solar Powered & Intelligent Pavement’. The proposal provides a solution for airports to use Solar Roadways to generate clean, renewable energy on roadways and any other surface that can be walked or driven on. In addition to solar energy, […]
South Grand Lake Regional Airport Selects EPIC Fuels
South Grand Lake Regional Airport has selected EPIC Fuels as its new fuel supplier for its expanding facilities at 1K8 in Ketchum OK. The airport selected EPIC Fuels as its new avgas 100 LL and jet fuel supplier after an extensive review of suppliers revealed EPIC is best suited to meet the needs of the […]
Winnipeg-based Aero Recip Ltd., First Canadian Shop Approved to Provide Full-Range of Repair and Overhaul Services on HET Produced AeroForce Turbochargers
Representatives of Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC, (HET) announced that the company has named Aero Recip (Canada) Ltd., as the first Canadian-based shop in the company’s Recommended Service Facility (RSF) network. They join Quality Aircraft Accessories of Tulsa, Oklahoma as the only RSF’s for AeroForce turbocharger systems. “We are very proud to welcome our friends at […]
Vermont Wing of Civil Air Patrol Helps Educate Local Students on Aviation Careers & Ops at Burlington International Airport
More than 40 fifth and sixth graders from the Orange Center School near Barre, Vermont, enjoyed an extensive introduction to aviation careers and the workings of their local international airport last week. The tour, organized under by the aerospace education program of the Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP)Â here, afforded the excited […]
Salina Kansas Airport Snares National Aerobatic Contest
Local promoters are doing loop de loops over news that Salina Regional Airport will play host to the 2019 U.S. Aerobatic Championships in late September. The seven-day event is expected to bring nearly 100 pilots to Salina, injecting the city with nearly $250,000 in direct economic impact. “We are ecstatic,” said Sylvia Rice, director of […]
Duncan Aviation’s Marika Brack Joins Avionics Installations Sales Team
Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that Marika Brack has joined the Avionics Installations Sales Team at its full-service facility in Lincoln, Nebraska. In her five years with the company, Brack has moved from Wellness Coordinator to the Benefits & Wellness Team Lead to Avionics Install Sales. Personally and professionally, Brack believes you have to […]
