Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), the leading provider of hourly cost maintenance programs for the business aviation industry, announced today at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE), that Turkish operator, Genel Havacilic A.S, has enrolled its Bell 407 Helicopter onto the JSSI Premium Engine Program. The JSSI Premium Program for the Rolls-Royce 250-C47B […]
Mecaer Aviation Group Announces U.S. Launch Customer for MAGnificent
Mecaer Aviation Group, Inc. (MAG) announced it has signed with a United States based customer to take delivery of a Bell 429 MAGnificent interior. The signing is the first for a North American operator under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight rules. The announcement follows a recent validation with the FAA. The luxury interior for the […]
Woolpert Announces New President and CEO
Woolpert has named Scott Cattran president and chief executive officer, it was announced today. Cattran has been with the national architecture, engineering and geospatial (AEG) firm for nearly 17 years. Cattran was hired by Woolpert as a phase manager in the firm’s Dayton headquarters in 1999 and moved to the firm’s Denver office in 2001. […]
First E190-E2 Jet Completes Maiden Flight Ahead of Schedule
The E-Jets E2 program reached another important milestone today with the completion of the maiden flight of the E190-E2. The flight was originally scheduled to take place during the second half of this year. The aircraft took off at 1:06 p.m., local time from Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos and flew for three […]
FAA Names Khalil Kodsi Manager of Airport Engineering Division
The FAA recently announced that Khalil Kodsi has been selected as the Manager of the Airport Engineering Division, AAS-100 and will begin on May 31st. Kodsi is a Senior Airport Civil Engineer with 32 years in professional engineering experience, with the last 26 years supporting the Federal Aviation Administration. Kodsi worked for various FAA branches […]
Tucson FAASTeam to Hold First of its Kind UAS Seminar
On Saturday June 11, 2016 the Tucson FAASTeam (FAA Safety Team) will hold a first of its kind in the nation safety seminar on UAS. This free seminar is specifically geared to the general public including hobbyist, commercial and government uses“… and all those interested in small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). As the use of […]
CONKLIN & DE DECKER AND NATA BRING ONE-DAY COMMERCIAL OPERATORS TAX SEMINAR TO OMAHA IN JULY
Conklin & de Decker and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) have announced that registration is open for their annual Commercial Operators Tax Seminar. This year the Tax Seminar has been designed as a one-day session and will be held at the Jet Linx headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska on July 13th, 2016. Unique from all […]
Lightspeed Aviation announces the Fly Me to the Moon Contest
Lightspeed Aviation, the world’s leading innovator in aviation headsets, has announced the Fly Me to the Moon contest, which runs May 23 through June 26, 2016. The pilot who flies the most miles during private flights — as tracked through CloudAhoy tracking and debriefing service — will win their choice of any of the four […]
Is it really about the noise or something else? [Chapter 3]
By Bill Dunn So far, we’ve discussed a number of components of airport noise and compatible land use. So now, in this installment, we’ll touch on enforcement of compatible land use requirements. At the end of this column, you will find some additional resources that you may wish to review for additional information on this […]
DWL Partner, Sandra Kukla, Honored with President’s Award at 2016 AzAA Spring Conference
Sandra Kukla, a Partner at DWL Architects + Planners, was honored with the President’s Award at the Arizona Airports Association (AzAA) Spring Conference this month in Flagstaff, Arizona. The President’s Award is for a special recipient solely selected by the President. The award recipient is someone who has given many hours to the membership or […]
