Innovative Colorado Surveillance Project Certified and Commissioned by FAA

Colorado developed system is the first new radar system in nearly 40 years!                   The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Division of Aeronautics, along with its partner the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took a bold step in 2009 when it launched a new system to provide radar-like surveillance to mountain airports supporting Colorado’s high country […]

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Stevens Retires from Illinois Division of Aeronautics

Flight Safety Coordinator, Gary Stevens retired from the Illinois Department of Transportation – Division of Aeronautics on December 31, 2010 after serving 24 years in the Division’s Bureau of Aviation Safety.  Stevens was responsible for the certification and inspection of aeronautical facilities in northern Illinois and the state-wide system of 140 hospital heliports.  He also […]

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Smith Field Named ‘Airport of The Year’

Smith Field Airport (SMD) in Fort Wayne, Indiana was recently selected as the Aviation Association of Indiana’s (AAI) 2010 Airport of the Year. The award was the seventh handed out by the organization and included a cash grant in the amount of $1,000 to be donated to an eligible 501(c) community organization of its choosing. […]

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Michigan’s Abent Receives President’s Award

Rob Abent, director of the Bureau of Aeronautics and Freight Services for the Michigan Department of Transportation, was the recipient of the Michigan Association of Airport Executives’ President’s Award. Abent, who is retiring this month , also received the Award of Excellence from the Michigan Aeronautics Commission. He has been in his present position since […]

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State Aviation Officials Cancel NASAO Spring Conference

Citing challenging financial times and travel restrictions, state aviation officials elected to cancel the NASAO 2011 Washington Legislative Conference held annually in the nation’s capital.   For decades the National Association of State Aviation Officials has convened in Washington D.C. about the same time apple blossoms appear each year, to focus on agendas heavily laden […]

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GOV. PERDUE RECOGNIZES HISTORY, ROLE OF NORTH CAROLINA AVIATION WITH PROCLAMATION

With the 107th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first heavier-than-air powered flight in Kitty Hawk being celebrated on Dec. 17, Gov. Bev Perdue is recognizing that accomplishment and the role aviation and aerospace play in North Carolina. Gov. Perdue proclaimed Dec. 3-10 Aviation Appreciation Week to recognize the accomplishments of commercial and general aviation, as […]

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PIPER NAMES TWO TO NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE ROLES

Piper Aircraft has promoted two experienced managers to higher positions within the company’s Customer Service organization. Vincent P. Zarrella (pictured at right) has been named director of Customer Service and will report to Piper Executive Vice President Randy Groom. Zarrella has nearly 25 years of aircraft support experience, the past eight at Piper in increasingly […]

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