The FAA says it has played an integral role in development, testing and recent approval of a new alternative, environmentally-friendly, bio-based jet fuel, bringing the total number of these approved products for use in air travel to five. This new fuel will make air travel more sustainable environmentally and increase our national energy resources. In […]
Is It Really About the Noise or Something Else? [Chapter 2]
Last month, we began a discussion regarding airport noise and local communities with a basic overview of FAA requirements for compatible land use planning around airports and the fact that the Federal government has left the job of land use planning to the states. There are a wide variety of methods currently being used by […]
Allegheny County Airport Authority Unveils New Brand Identity
The Allegheny County Airport Authority has launched a new brand identity to better reflect recent improvements at Pittsburgh International Airport as well as the ongoing renaissance of the Pittsburgh region. The new brand, which includes new logos for the Authority, Pittsburgh International Airport and Allegheny County Airport, was unveiled at the monthly Board of Directors […]
SITAONAIR Chosen as Single European Sky Communication Service Provider for Polish Airspace
Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) has selected air transport communications provider SITAONAIR to provide the data link service required to comply with the EU Data Link Regulations for the Single European Sky. (Photo – Air Traffic Controllers in radar room. Image courtesy of SITA and copyright Monty Rakusen) The regulation mandates that European air […]
DIMC Introduces The Big Dog
Dog Is My CoPilot, Inc. (DIMC), a 501c3 approved organization based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, introduced the “Big Dog,” their new Cessna Grand Caravan. It holds 3 times more animals and therefore saves 3 times more lives. It holds 335 gallons of fuel, and at $5 a gallon, that’s a $1675.00 fill up. The new […]
Bob Hoover Statue Unveiled at Udvar-Hazy Center
The Aviation Foundation of America unveiled a life-size statue of beloved aviation legend R.A. “Bob” Hoover at a reception at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on Saturday, April 2. (Photo of Hoover with small version of statue, courtesy of Aviation Foundation of America) The effort to create a life-size statue […]
City of Phoenix Airport Concessions Manager Receives Highest Honor
Paula Kucharz, Concessions Manager for the City of Phoenix Aviation Department, has been honored as Concessions Person of the Year by the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA). Kucharz was presented with the prestigious award at the 2016 ACI-NA Business of Airports Conference in Orlando, Florida. (Photo – Maureen Riley (left), Executive Director of the Salt […]
FAA Reviewing Micro UAS Report
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently reviewing the report and recommendations of the Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee. The agency had tasked the group to develop recommendations for performance-based regulations that would let certain unmanned aircraft operate over people not directly involved in the flight of the aircraft. The rulemaking committee, […]
Piper Aircraft, Inc. Takes 112-Aircraft Trainer Order From UND
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has taken a 112-aircraft order from the UND Aerospace Foundation, which provides training and aircraft to the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. Deliveries begin in the fourth quarter of 2016 and stretch out over eight years. “This is an important order for the UND,” said Bruce […]
New regulations enacted for meteorological evaluation towers
Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law on March 1 Public Act 28 of 2016 that regulates meteorological evaluation towers (MET). Usually less than 200 feet high and erected quickly, these towers are used to evaluate locations for electricity-generating wind turbines. The new law comes after a recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) requesting […]
