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New Hyatt Melbourne Airport Hotel Grand Opening
ADËLON Capital and Twenty8 Group are proud to announce the grand opening of the Hyatt Place Melbourne Airport hotel on June 7. An official ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for June 6 at 2:00 pm. AD1 Management has been designated to operate the new hotel. - May 26, 2023 - AD1Global
VRC Metal Systems Implements Cold Spray Technology at Fleet Readiness Center East
VRC Metal Systems, a leading developer of advanced cold spray technologies, recently implemented their Brolga Trailerized Cold Spray System at the Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE), the largest industrial employer in Eastern North Carolina. The Brolga System is expected to significantly improve the center’s aircraft repair and maintenance capabilities. - May 25, 2023 - VRC Metal Systems
BBI International and HYSKY Society Partner to Co-Locate UAS Summit and Expo with FLYING HY, Advancing Innovation in Aviation
BBI International and HYSKY Society™ partner to co-locate the UAS Summit and Expo with FLYING HY, the world's largest hydrogen aviation event. The collaboration sparks innovation, networking, and knowledge sharing in aviation. Visit respective websites for more info. - May 24, 2023 - HYSKY Society
DSV Celebrates Air Charter Expansion in Arizona with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
DSV, a leader in global transportation and logistics, celebrated the expansion of its air charter network into Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport on Tuesday, May 16. The ribbon cutting ceremony marks DSV’s commitment to continue supporting customers within the fast-growing semiconductor industry in Arizona. - May 19, 2023 - DSV
Jeffrey Cantrell Honored as a VIP for 2023 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Publication
Jeffrey Cantrell, of Argyle, Texas, has been named a VIP for 2023 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of aviation and consulting. About Jeffrey Cantrell Jeffrey Cantrell is a retired pilot for Delta Airlines and a retired... - April 19, 2023 - Strathmore Worldwide
Author Dexter Cox’s New Book, "Dancing with the Devil: Memoirs of a Pilot," is a Riveting Look at the Author's Career as a Pilot and His Lifelong Passion for Airplanes
Recent release “Dancing with the Devil,” from Page Publishing author Dexter Cox, is a personal account of the author's experiences as a pilot, spanning over sixty years of service and various types of aircraft. Beginning with the origins of his love for airplanes, Cox takes readers through various exhilarating flights, including numerous involvements with faulty equipment and engine failures. - April 07, 2023 - Page Publishing
Fuzion Safety Introduces Exec 1 Aviation as Newest Subscriber of the WBAT Platform as well as ASAP Facilitation Services
Fuzion Safety, powered by WBAT, is proud to introduce Exec 1 Aviation as the newest subscriber of both the WBAT platform and ASAP facilitation services. Exec 1 arranges flights on behalf of Exec 1’s 25-Hour JetCard clients and charter clients with FAA-certificated Part 135 air carriers or... - April 06, 2023 - Fuzion Safety
HYSKY Society Announces FLYING HY - The World's Largest Hydrogen Aviation Event Happening on June 21-23, 2023
HYSKY Society, a leading non-profit organization in hydrogen aviation, has announced FLYING HY, the world's largest virtual hydrogen aviation event to be held on June 21-23, 2023. The event aims to showcase the limitless possibilities of hydrogen aviation and unite a community of change-makers to take a step towards a carbon-free world. The event will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and more, with high-profile guest speakers supporting hydrogen aviation. - March 08, 2023 - HYSKY Society
AeroLEDs Announces New SunSpot 36-4000 Series 75W Landing Lights - Highest Candela in the Industry
Already available in a 45W and 100W option, the New Sunspot 36-4000 Series 75W LEDs offer the same trusted SunSpot reliability but top the charts with the Highest Candela in the Industry for a PAR36 LED landing light. Greatly improving visibility both on the ground and in the air from up to 30 miles away. Also available with AeroLEDs Signature Integrated Pulse for increased recognition, even in broad daylight. - February 20, 2023 - AeroLEDs, LLC.
Edwin G. Lindquist Honored as a Professional of the Year for 2023 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide
Edwin G. Lindquist of Millsap, Texas has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2023 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of aviation. About Edwin G. Lindquist Now retired, Edwin G. Lindquist has over 30... - February 17, 2023 - Strathmore Worldwide
Modern Logistics New CEO Statement, 2023
Modern Logistics is the only one-stop-shop logistics player in Brazil. The company has 8 distribution centers, more than 14,000 trucks connected to its network and operates its own air cargo operation, with a current fleet of 4 aircrafts. - January 09, 2023 - Modern Logistics
Global Excel Management Announces Strategic Partnership with Flightcare Global
Global Excel Management Inc. (Global Excel), a leading supplier of global healthcare risk management solutions, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a majority ownership in Blue Sky Health Pty Ltd (trading as Flightcare Global), an innovative company providing a range of technology-based... - October 18, 2022 - Global Excel Management
PMG Assists Technology Client Avfoil/Combined Aviation to Seek Investment Funds & Strategic Alliance Partners
In this tough and demanding Market, PMG is assisting Avfoil, a mature and established company, to extend its core business by creating a new business entity – Combined Aviation - that will concentrate on bringing breakthrough capabilities to the Helicopter, fixed-wing target segment. PMG will seek out relationships with serious Investment/Funding sources and to cultivate Strategic Alliance Partnerships. - October 14, 2022 - Performance Marketing Group
PMG Assists Technology Client Hopper Express Transportation to Seek Investment Funds & Strategic Alliance Partners
The unmanned vehicle and drone market is a hotbed of activity and every day there is a new product announcement and entry into this emerging Market. PMG is assisting Hopper Express Transportation, an innovative and forward-thinking company, to secure funds to bring its family of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) flying aircraft deemed "Hoppers" into the mainstream. - October 10, 2022 - Performance Marketing Group
Fiore Industries Expands Its Protective Services Footprint with New FAA Contract
Fiore Industries, Inc. (Fiore), a national provider of elite protective services, has been awarded a potential 5-year, $90 million contract from the Federal Aviation Administration covering the agency’s West Region spanning from Denver to Guam. Under the contract, Fiore is providing armed... - October 07, 2022 - Fiore Industries, Inc.
Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling 2022 Announcement: Boeing to Deliver Industry Insight
Boeing’s International Business Development Capture Team Lead Matt Kaslik will speak at the Military Airlift and Air-to-Air Refuelling conference in Florence, Italy, this November. - October 05, 2022 - SAE Media Group
8 Million Euros in Flight Compensation Every Single Day - This Summer Most of It Was Left Unpaid, Estimates Refundor
8 million euros — that’s the daily average amount of flight compensation left unpaid by airlines in the summer of 2022. These are estimates of a European flight compensation company Refundor. The main reason why it has been left unpaid is ignorance. Most travellers don’t know when... - September 26, 2022 - Refundor
AirSync Hits 250K Flights in Bringing Cost Effective Aircraft and Safety Management to General Aviation
AirSync passed the 250K flight mark from its installed based of aircraft. The system has already provided significant increases in aircraft management efficiency and safety to owners, pilots, operators, and training schools. Data and reports from flights are available near real time via the web platform and smart phone app, and can be shared between various stakeholders and integrated third party services. - September 16, 2022 - AirSync
Mission Microwave Announces Major IFC Wins
Mission Microwave is confirming its success in securing contracts for Ku band High Power Transceivers (HPTs) and Block Upconverters for In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) with over eight million dollars of recent orders. - September 05, 2022 - Mission Microwave
All Wheels Up Working Group to Focus on In-Cabin Wheelchair Securements for Dedicated Wheelchair Spot
All Wheels Up (AWU), the only not-for-profit organization in the world funding and conducting research for a wheelchair spot on airplanes, announced its third working group of key stakeholders from U.S. and foreign air carriers, airplane, airplane seat and wheelchair manufacturers, regulatory... - August 30, 2022 - All Wheels Up
Florida Department of Transportation Names Vero Beach Regional Airport 2022 General Aviation Airport of the Year
Vero Beach Regional Airport (VRB) has been recognized as the 2022 General Aviation Airport of the Year by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Selected by the Aviation Office of FDOT, the award was announced during the Florida Airports Council 53rd Annual Convention in Orlando,... - August 12, 2022 - The Brand Advocates
Denali Names Industry Veteran to Lead Future of Automation
Justin Long to lead the next generation of technology innovation for acclaimed company. - July 26, 2022 - Denali Advanced Integration
WBAT Safety Welcomes Modesto Jet Center as Most Recent ASAP and Platform+ Subscriber
WBAT Safety is proud to welcome Modesto Jet Center as the most recent organization to join the WBAT community as a Platform+Support and ASAP facilitation services subscriber. - July 26, 2022 - Fuzion Safety
Collaboration in Huntsville, AL with DSV and LATAM Group
Tagged as the LATAM Star, LATAM together with DSV will offer service from Huntsville, Alabama with direct service to Viracopos, Brazil. This route provides relief needed for a congested supply chain in offering a direct cargo load by DSV Air & Sea at the Huntsville International Airport. - June 08, 2022 - DSV
WBAT Safety Introduces Flight Dynamics: a Flight Data Analysis System for Your FOQA Program
WBAT Safety is proud to introduce Flight Dynamics, a new system designed to process and analyze recorded flight data to support your organization’s Flight Operational Quality Assurance (FOQA) or flight data analysis program. Flight Dynamics assists in the improvement of safety in your... - May 17, 2022 - Fuzion Safety
250 Area Children, Ages 8-17, Will Take to the Skies Over Silicon Valley on Saturday, May 14, 9 am to 1 pm with Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 62 (EAA62)
250 area children, ages 8-17, will take to the skies over Silicon Valley on Saturday, May 14, 9 am to 1 pm, as Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 62 (EAA62) hosts their second 2022 Young Eagles Flight Rally at San Jose Reid Hillview Airport. - May 13, 2022 - Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 62
Radian Solutions Wins a Spot on FAA's eFAST MOA
Radian Solutions (“RADIAN”), today, announced that it was awarded FAA’s Electronic Federal Aviation Administration Accelerated and Simplified Tasks Master Ordering Agreement (FAA eFAST MOA). This contract has a $7.4B ceiling across 8 Functional Areas that provide a full spectrum... - May 04, 2022 - Radian Solutions LLC
USDOT Small Business Contracting Symposium: West Central Region SBTRC
HOYA Foundation is contributing toward coordination of the symposium, and announces the first seminar in a national series to discuss how small businesses can get contracting dollars from the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act. The previously passed $1.2 trillion Senate bill allocated $550... - May 03, 2022 - HOYA Foundation
Joseph M. Wilhelm-Stevens Recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2021 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Joseph M. Wilhelm-Stevens of Winston Salem, North Carolina has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2021 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of air transportation. About Joseph M. Wilhelm-Stevens Joseph M. - May 03, 2022 - Strathmore Worldwide
Lumalier’s Germicidal UVC Solutions Help to Create Safer Spaces Amid COVID-19 and Improved Indoor Air Quality for Travelers and Airport Workers
Lumalier, an Evergreen UV brand, is pleased to announce that the company’s germicidal UVC (GUVC) products are now installed and operational in Reagan National Airport and Dulles International Airport, which are operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Airports have their own unique challenges for mitigating the spread of viruses and bacteria due to the high concentration of people and the broad range of geographic locations served. - April 28, 2022 - Lumalier
AeroLEDs Approved for Part 25 Aircraft
AeroLEDs, LLC is pleased to announce FAA-PMA/STC approval for the SunSpot™ Series LED Landing and Taxi lights on over 300 makes and models of Part 25 transport category aircraft, adding to their constantly growing list of FAA certifications. Available immediately, this STC brings the safety... - April 22, 2022 - AeroLEDs, LLC.
DSV Opens New One Million Square Foot, LEED Certified Facility Near Dallas, Texas
DSV’s new state-of-the-art, multi-client distribution center located in Lancaster, TX, just south of Dallas, offers one million square feet of warehouse and office space and supports over 90,000 pallet positions, 40-foot clear height, 130 dock doors and a 13,000 square foot temperature-controlled space. - April 12, 2022 - DSV
Best Travel Website to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 26th Annual WebAward Competition
The Web Marketing Association will name the Best Travel Website of 2022 as part of its 26th Annual WebAward Competition. Travel Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2022 Best Travel Website WebAward at www.WebAward.org. - April 09, 2022 - Web Marketing Association
Takesha D. McQueen Recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2022 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Takesha D. McQueen of Joppa, Maryland has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2022 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of government. About Takesha D. McQueen Takesha D. McQueen has been an information... - April 08, 2022 - Strathmore Worldwide
AACC Names William Weppner 2022 Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award Recipient
The American Association of Community College (AACC) has awarded William Weppner, associate professor of mathematics at Southwest Tennessee Community College, the Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty Award for his outstanding leadership, dedication to students, illustrious career and community service. - March 17, 2022 - Southwest Tennessee Community College
Winmore Appoints Virgil Ferreira as Chief Operating Officer to Lead Next Stage of Global Growth
Former Magaya Corporation Leader Joins Winmore as forwarders, brokers and carriers embrace RateAI platform to increase win rates, boost margin and leverage machine learning. - February 25, 2022 - Winmore
Seychelles Medical Enables the Seychelles Islands to Revive Tourism
Seychelles Medical is the only 24/7 COVID-19 testing laboratory in the Seychelles Islands. In the first 10 months since the islands reopened to visitors, Seychelles Medicals team of over 70 doctors and nurses carried out PCR Tests to over 100,000 visitors to Seychelles and issuing their fit to fly certificates to make their flights home. - February 03, 2022 - Seychelles Medical
AeroLEDs, LLC Announces Part 29 FAA-STC Approval in Partnership with Sterling Helicopter
AeroLEDs, LLC is pleased to announce FAA-STC approval for the SunSpot™ 36 and 46 Series LED Landing and Taxi lights on various Sikorsky Models, adding to their already expansive list of FAA certifications. This STC is available exclusively through Sterling Helicopter, enabling owners of... - January 20, 2022 - AeroLEDs, LLC.
American Group Honors Ward Transport
Ward Transport & Logistics (Altoona, PA) receives American Group's Eastern Regional Carrier of the Year award. - January 15, 2022 - New American Group d/b/a American Group, LLC
Creating the Greenest and Most Energy Efficient Air and Seaports in North America
(Virtual Event) MAREA to host Port of Seattle’s Keith Warner January 25, 2022, @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. - December 30, 2021 - Mid Atlantic Renewable Energy Association
Lufthansa Offers a Free Status Match to Previous Alitalia Frequent Flyers
Lufthansa officially launches an exclusive offer to status match previous Alitalia frequent flyers to receive Miles & More Frequent Traveller or Senator status. - December 17, 2021 - Loyalty Data Co
Southwest Tennessee Community College Ready to Take Flight with the Region’s First-Ever Two-Year Aviation Program
Tennessee Board of Regents approved the launch of Southwest’s aviation operations technology program that is poised to increase diversity in a field historically underrepresented by people of color. - December 15, 2021 - Southwest Tennessee Community College
Insurance Discounts Available for Qualified Organizations
Organizations can qualify for an insurance discount by utilizing the WBAT platform for their safety management system (SMS) needs. In addition, insurance providers may help supplement ASAP facilitation services for eligible operators. WBAT Safety Specialists are available to show organizations how... - December 09, 2021 - Fuzion Safety
Woman-Owned Drone-Focused Company Taking Flight in Tampa
Less than seven percent of commercial drone pilots are women, according to statistics from planestats.com, and Darcy Rouhani is one of them. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certified Remote Pilot and aviation industry expert, Rouhani founded a business, RoC Aviation Services, to help other... - November 20, 2021 - RoC Aviation Services
WBAT Safety Announces Atlantic Coast Aircraft Services, Inc. as Most Recent Platform+Support Subscriber
WBAT Safety is pleased to announce Atlantic Coast Aircraft Services, Inc. (ACAS) as the most recent subscriber of the Platform+Support program. From priority transportation of clients' management teams and technicians to maintenance and logistical support, ACAS specializes in a wide variety of... - October 22, 2021 - Fuzion Safety
IDEMIA Marks Milestones with 12 Million TSA PreCheck® Enrollments and 3 Million Renewals
IDEMIA drives accelerated growth as enrollment provider for popular TSA PreCheck® trusted traveler program. - October 15, 2021 - IDEMIA
Colombia’s Viva Air Lands Stronger in the United States; Bringing a Fresh Approach to Pan-American Low-Cost Travel
www.vivaair.com/#/co/en - With the rise of low-cost travel taking off around the world, Colombia’s Viva Air recently expanded in the United States, bringing affordable travel to passengers throughout the Americas. Formerly known as Viva Colombia, in May 2021, the company rebranded as Viva Air... - October 12, 2021 - Viva Air
Aventas Inc. Announces Alta Data Technologies New MIL STD 1553 NLINE-T1553
MIL-STD-1553 Thunderbolt interface appliance: NLINE-T1553. The product embeds the industry leading MIL-STD-1553 protocol engine, AltaCore™ directly into the Thunderbolt cable assembly. - October 11, 2021 - Aventas Inc
JOA Group is Awarded a Maintenance Consultant Services Contract at John Wayne Airport
The Project & Construction Management Firm will assist the airport in maintaining JWA systems, facilities and assets. - September 21, 2021 - JOA
Take an Artistic Journey Through Joe Glyda's Latest Book "World War II Aviation Artwork and the Stories Behind These Beautiful Birds," Releasing August 20
"World War II Aviation Artwork and the Stories Behind These Beautiful Birds" is a unique book filled with content from a special time in history. Internationally recognized award-winning photographer Joe Glyda began volunteering with a WWII Airborne Demonstration Team at a small airport... - August 12, 2021 - Joe Glyda