FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) will host four regional fly-ins, all in new locations, for 2016, the Association announced Oct. 1. AOPA has selected the…
Just In The Nick of Time…. House Passes 6-Month FAA Funding Extension
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 28, 2015) – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a six-month funding extension for the Federal Aviation Administration. The bill authorizes $4.87 billion for FAA operations,…
Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fames Announces 2016 Inductees
Seven Honored for Contributions to Aviation in Minnesota Park Rapids, Minn. (Sept. 28, 2015) – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame, a nonprofit organization that honors pioneer and historic Minnesotans…
MEDICAL REFORM CLOSER THAN EVER BEFORE, SAYS AOPA
FREDERICK, MD – As support for the Pilots Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2) continues to grow, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) has taken to the Senate floor to explain key provisions…
Metropolitan Airports Commission Executive Director/CEO Jeff Hamiel To Retire – America’s Longest-Serving Major Airport CEO
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL—Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) Chairman Dan Boivin today announced he has received notice that the organization’s longstanding executive director and chief executive officer, Jeff Hamiel, will end his service…
K-C Aviation Cofounder Dies
OLATHE, KAN. – William Ralph Emery, 73, cofounder of K-C Aviation, and founder of Aviation Concepts, died August 7. Emery was born Nov. 5, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, and started…
Ulteig Names Doug Jaeger CEO
FARGO, N.D. – Ulteig, one of the nation’s largest engineering design firms, has announced that it named Doug Jaeger to the position of chief executive officer effective June 15, 2015….
Public Airports & Aerial Applicators Are Vital To Nebraska’s Farm Economy
by Russ Gasper Nebraska Dept. of Aeronautics When it comes to agricultural receipts, bigger is not better and size does not matter. Nebraska and Iowa rank in the top four…
South Dakota Aviation Businesses Oppose Creation of Air Traffic Control Corporation
WASHINGTON, DC – In a September 8, 2015 letter to the Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Senator John Thune (R-SD), South Dakota aviation businesses expressed opposition to using the…
Carried Through The Sky On Fine Threads
by Tyler Beckman The aerospace industry never ceases to be on the cutting edge of technology! If you want to know or see the future of technology in engineering and…