Culpeper Regional Airport’s annual Air Fest received the Silver Pinnacle award at the International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) convention on December 10th in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Pinnacle Awards were established to honor the innovative advances in all areas of air show operations and management and are broken down into seven various categories for […]
Lightspeed Aviation Foundation 2015 Nominations and Applications Are Open
Lightspeed Aviation Foundation is proud to announce nominations and applications for the foundation’s 2015 grant program are now open. The deadline to receive nominations is January 31, 2015 midnight PST. Applications will be accepted until February 6, 2015 at midnight PST. Each year, the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation is proud to recognize a select group of […]
EAA ENSURING AMATEUR-BUILTS NOT FORGOTTEN IN ADS-B MANDATE
EAA is in ongoing discussions with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure that Experimental Amateur-Built owners are not forgotten as the FAA looks toward the January 1, 2020, mandate for equipping aircraft with ADS-B avionics. Historically, builders and owners of experimental aircraft have been able to install avionics that meet the performance standards of […]
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Adopts Emergency Rules on MET Tower Marking
Emergency rules designed to protect low-flying aircraft from towers used to measure and record wind speed were recently adopted by the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission. The emergency rules must be approved by the Governor before they become effective. The emergency rules are a result of House Bill 3348 that was passed by state lawmakers last session. […]
Gordon No Longer Colorado Aeronautics Director
The Denver Post reported today that Dave Gordon is no longer the director of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics. CDOT confirmed that Gordon has left and named Scot Cuthbertson as acting director. Colorado’s public-use airports were told by Gordon in November that faulty revenue forecasts forced the division to drastically cut its […]
AAAE Announces Student Internship Program as Addition to Ongoing Education Initiatives
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote education, training, and professionalism in the field of aviation, the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) has announced the establishment of an internship program at its Alexandria, Virginia headquarters for high school and college students interested in aviation and or associations. “For decades, AAAE has played a […]
Bell Helicopter Delivers 50th Bell 429 in Europe
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today the delivery of the 50th Bell 429 in Europe to an operator in the United Kingdom. The aircraft will be used to accomplish corporate/VIP transport across the region. “The Bell 429 offers customers exceptional performance and a smooth, comfortable ride, and these capabilities are quickly […]
RTCA and EUROCAE Formalize Commitment to Harmonize Industry Performance Standards
RTCA, Inc. and the European Organization for Civil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, formalizing the relationship of the two standard developing bodies to strengthen the collaboration and harmonization between standards in the United States and Europe. This agreement brings together the two respected organizations known for consensus-based standards to provide a […]
SAFE Executive Director To Retire in February
A few of Stewart’s accomplishments while with SAFE include organizing SAFE’s Pilot Training Reform Symposium held in 2011, administering the Flight Instructor Open Forum series of presentations created by SAFE members for use by the FAA, spearheading SAFE’s Pilot Proficiency Project, and establishing the online quarterly SAFE – The Magazine. Stewart commented, “I fully expect […]
Lightspeed Aviation named HAI Excellence in Communications Award title sponsor
Lightspeed Aviation has announced that it is the title sponsor of the Helicopter Association International Excellence in Communications award. This prestigious award is given once a year to the individual or organization achieving the most creative and distinct dissemination of information about the helicopter industry. “We are delighted to provide support to an organization whose […]
