The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that the FAA and JetBlue have signed a NextGen agreement that will allow the airline to fly more precise, satellite-based flights from Boston and New York to Florida and the Caribbean beginning in 2012. NextGen is the transformation of the U.S. national airspace system […]
Fantasy of Flight Celebrates Black History Month With Visit from Tuskegee Airmen
What better way to celebrate Black History Month in February than with the Tuskegee Airmen, the legendary World War II aviation heroes who will share their personal stories with the public at Fantasy of Flight during a three-day limited engagement event called "They Dared to Fly." The Tuskegee Airmen tribute is part of Fantasy of […]
CONKLIN & DE DECKER COVERS LATEST TAX CHANGES WITH 2011 STATE TAX GUIDE FOR GENERAL AVIATION
Conklin & de Decker announces the release of their new 2011 State Tax Guide for General Aviation. Packed full of critical tax information, the State Tax Guide is a must-have reference tool for aircraft operators, accountants, dealers, brokers, aviation law professionals, and others who deal with State Taxes. The State Tax Guide contains the latest […]
Virginia Aerospace Day next week at the General Assembly
The 6th Annual AeroSpace Day (reception and meetings) at the Virginia General Assembly next Wednesday (Feb.2) and Thursday (Feb. 3) to increase awareness of how vital NASA and the aerospace industry are to the economic well-being and future of the Commonwealth. Specific information is as follows: Reception – The Virginia Aviation Business Association and the […]
Piper Delivers Fleet to Qatar Aeronautical College
Piper Aircraft Inc. delivered 14 new aircraft during December to Qatar Aeronautical College, a leading Arabic Gulf provider of airline pilot training. The fleet sale consists of four Piper Seneca Vs and 10 Piper Archer IIIs. Qatar Aeronautical College’s Pilot Training Division is updating its current fleet, which consists of a number of Piper training […]
FAA Celebrates Recovery Act Funded ARFF Facility at St. Louis Downtown Airport
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today celebrated the completion of an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting building at St. Louis Downtown Airport, East St. Louis, Ill., paid for with $4.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. “This new facility in East St. Louis is one of the many Recovery […]
Rubin Salter, Jr. To Chair The Tucson Airport Authority
Rubin Salter, Jr. assumed the chairmanship of the Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) at its annual meeting today. The membership elected 11 new members. A member of the Authority since 1984, Mr. Salter was named to the Board of Directors in 2005. A lawyer in private practice since 1964, Mr. Salter was the lead attorney […]
U.S. Parachute Association Reports Improving Safety Record
Skydiving continues to improve its safety record, according to new statistics released by the U.S. Parachute Association (USPA), America’s skydiving authority. In 2010, USPA recorded only 21 fatal skydiving accidents in the U.S., indicating that the sport continues to become safer. In the 1970s, the sport averaged 42.5 skydiving fatalities per year. Since then, the […]
Woolpert to Acquire Bohannan Huston’s Dallas Operations, Expand Services to Texas Clients
Woolpert announced today it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Bohannan Huston’s Dallas operations by early February. Bohannan Huston is a spatial data, mapping, civil engineering and advanced engineering technology services firm headquartered in New Mexico. Woolpert, a design, engineering and geospatial firm headquartered in Dayton and celebrating its 100th year in business, […]
Arizona Governor Proclaims January 19th “Arizona Aviation Day”
Wednesday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, proclaimed January 19th, "Arizona Aviation Day" during her attendance at the 6th Annual “Aviation Day at the Legislature.” Event officials estimated that over 400 attended the event which promotes the value and impact that aviation has on the State of Arizona to members of the state legislature. (Photo – Jeff […]














