After nine years as the Vice President of Airports and State Advocacy, Greg Pecoraro, is leaving the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Pecoraro recently wrote in an email message to colleagues and friends that last Friday was his last day with AOPA. “The Association has decided to restructure its Government Affairs team, integrating the […]
Springfield Airport Authority Files Solid Financial Report
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, in Springfield, Illinois, received an unqualified, or “clean opinion” of its financial report from the CPA firm of Eck, Schafer & Punke. According to the audit, the airport’s net assets, total assets minus total liabilities, was up over last year at $62.9 million. […]
SAJ Posts 4th Quarter Issue
The State Aviation Journal has posted its latest digital issue of the quarterly magazine. Check out feature articles and photos covering NBAA’s 67th Annual Business Aviation and Exhibition from Orlando, Florida, the Going Green Conference in Chicago and state aviation in Massachusetts, including an article on the reflections of Aeronautics Administrator Chris Willenborg after wrapping […]
Snider Joins AAAE Public Affairs Team
The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) has named Adam Snider as Director of Public Affairs. “Adam has built his reputation covering aviation and transportation policy in Congress for years,” House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) said of Snider last week upon learning of his move to join the Association. “He knows these […]
ACRP Sponsoring National Competition for Universities
The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) is sponsoring a national competition for universities. The University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs offers broad challenge areas relating to issues facing airports that are excellent open-ended topics for capstone design classes, culminating projects or independent study. Undergraduates and graduates at U.S. colleges may participate as individuals or […]
New York Awards $9 Million to 26 Aviation Projects
The State of New York awarded $9 million to 26 aviation projects through the Governor’s Aviation Capital Grants Program. These investments will enhance airport safety and security, including taxi-lane striping and markings, runway and airfield maintenance, and installation of automatic weather observation stations. Other airport related improvements that will benefit from this funding include the […]
Virginia’s Culpeper Air Fest wins Silver Pinnacle Award for Potomac Flight
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. […]
