Catherine "Kate" Lang, Acting Associate Administrator for Airports, FAA Headquarters along with Ann Tedford, Manager, NextGen Planning Group within the NextGen Integration and Implementation Office, addressed attendees of the FAA Western Pacific Region’s 6th Annual Airports Conference held June 2nd through the 4th in Los Angeles, California. Brian Armstrong, Manager, of the Los Angeles […]
GE AVIATION SYSTEMS SPONSORING ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT SYMPOSIUM AT EAA AIRVENTURE 2010
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. – (June 4, 2010) – As part of its commitment to advancing electric flight, GE Aviation Systems has agreed to sponsor the World Symposium on Electric Aircraft as well as the Aviation Learning Center, which will host a week full of activities devoted to the emerging era of electric-powered […]
AOPA ASN Program Hosts Airports Webinar
As part of President Craig Fuller’s 2010 Engagement initiative, the Airports team at AOPA has invited the entire aviation community to participate in a free Webinar on Airport Advocacy. The Webinar will run live twice on Thursday June 10, at 3:00 and 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. AOPA’s Airports team is hosting this Webinar, led by […]
EAA to Receive the AACA “Award of Excellence” at AirVenture 2010
Don Abbott, Founder and President of the American Air Camper Association (AACA) will present the association’s first Award of Excellence to Experimental Aircraft Association (and WAI Corporate Member) President Tom Poberezny at the upcoming Air Venture 2010. The award is presented in recognition of the organizations long-standing efforts to encourage family togetherness through aviation. Abbott […]
CONKLIN & DE DECKER & NATA TO HOST TAX SEMINAR
Conklin & de Decker Associates, Inc and the National Air Transportation Association (“NATA”) are pleased to announce they will continue to co-host this year’s Commercial Operators Tax Seminar (“Tax Seminar”) that will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 17-18, 2010. Unique from other tax seminars and workshops, the Conklin & de Decker and […]
Kam Controls, Inc. successfully tests first ever in-line detector for FAME contamination in jet fuels
KAM CONTROLS, INC. of Houston, Texas has successfully conducted a test of its upcoming in-line FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester) detector–the KAM FAME Meter. The test, conducted in the lab with jet fuel contaminated with varying amounts of FAME, confirms the accuracy, stability and repeatability of the science and electronics behind the detector. Accurate […]
FAA Awards NextGen Engineering Contracts Worth Up To $4.4 Billion
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today awarded three separate Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) contracts totaling up to $4.4 billion over 10 years. Under the contracts, the companies will perform work that will demonstrate NextGen procedures in real time on a large scale within the current air traffic system. “NextGen is an economic opportunity […]
Illinois Airports Recognized by IDOT’s Division of Aeronautics for Outstanding Service
Each year under the guidance of Director Susan Shea, (Photo) top staff of the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Division of Aeronautics vote to determine which airports should receive Special Recognition as “Airport of the Year.” Illinois Transportation Secretary Gary Hannig recently congratulated the “2010 Airport of the Year” award recipients. Seven Illinois airports were […]
Sikorsky Guest Speaker at APA Annual Meeting
Sergei Sikorsky was the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Arizona Pilots Association held Saturday at Chandler Aviation located on the Chandler Municipal Airport. Sikorsky’s talk focused on the many contributions his father, Igor Sikorsky made to the aviation industry. Sikorsky is shown with Nancy Benscoter, President of the Arizona Pilots Association. The […]
NextGen: State Aviation Journal takes a state by state look at projects
The FAA Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is an ambitious plan that will modernize and optimize aviation in the United States. The program reaches the entire country in some way—research, testing, or implementation, if not all three. The FAA provides an interactive NextGen Implementation Map displaying the status of various technologies at http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/nextgen/flashmap/. State […]
