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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 - WBAT 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 - WBAT 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 - WBAT 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 - WBAT 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

NAVAID Calibration Drone by Cursir Helped to Speed Up the Flight Check of the Landing System of the Ulyanovsk Airport

Performing on-demand flight checks using UAVs is an innovation technology. Cursir and Russian CAA initiated the implementation in Russian Airports. The first case - Ulyanovsk-Vostochny Airport. - July 30, 2021 - Cursir

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Uses AllGoVision Video Analytics to Enhance Passenger Safety

Advanced Queue Management Solution uses Artificial Intelligence to determine queue count, waiting time and service time to enhance passenger experience. Technology solution to help ensure safety protocol of social distancing. - June 18, 2021 - AllGoVision Technologies

New Name, Same Great Service: ASM Rebranding as JANA Engineering

Aircraft Systems and Manufacturing (ASM) rebranding as JANA Engineering. - June 05, 2021 - JANA, Inc.

WGY Travel in Miami, Florida Invited to Join Global Luxury Travel Group VIRTUOSO®

WGY Travel in Miami has become a member of the by-invitation-only Virtuoso® luxury travel network, composed of top leisure travel agencies in North and Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. According to Justin Keeperman, Co-Founder of WGY, the... - June 02, 2021 - WGY Entertainment LLC

Angel Flight NE Celebrates 25th Year of Service

Angel Flight NE celebrates silver jubilee of bringing smiles & hope to patients by coordinating free air transportation to life-saving medical care. - May 27, 2021 - Angel Flight NE

BagsID Selected for FTE APEX Business Model Transformation Think Tank

The global competition sought the brightest minds and most innovative ideas in "Redefining the Baggage Experience.” - May 22, 2021 - BagsID Network

WBAT Safety Introduces University of North Dakota Aerospace as Most Recent ASAP and Platform+ Subscriber

WBAT Safety is proud to introduce University of North Dakota (UND) Aerospace as the most recent organization to join the WBAT Safety platform as a Platform+Support and ASAP facilitation services subscriber. As a world-renowned center for aerospace learning and academic excellence, UND Aerospace... - April 08, 2021 - WBAT Safety

Best Travel Website to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 25th Annual WebAward Competition

The Best Travel Websites of 2021 will be named as part of their 25th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development. Travel Websites can be entered into consideration for the 2021 Best Travel Website WebAward at https://www.WebAward.org. - March 22, 2021 - Web Marketing Association

Rev. Amelie A. Buchanan Honored as a Professional of the Year for Two Consecutive Years by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Rev. Amelie A. Buchanan of Denver, Colorado has been honored as a Professional of the Year for two consecutive years, 2020 and 2021, by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of flight chaplains. About The Rev. Amelie A. - March 11, 2021 - Strathmore Worldwide

OneRecord by Nexshore Released Worldwide as a SaaS - The First Data Sharing Platform Based on IATA’s ONE Record Standard

Nexshore’s first OneRecord solution focuses exclusively on Track and Trace functionality from over 90+ Airlines representing 80% of Worldwide Air Cargo between all major Airport pairs. This new product is designed to get Air Cargo information from the source, enable detailed track, trace, audit of shipments and communicate the data quickly, securely, and accurately bringing every stakeholder in the supply chain onto the same communication chain regardless of their size. - March 02, 2021 - Nexshore Technologies, Inc.

WBAT Safety Welcomes Waltzing Matilda Aviation LLC as Newest Platform+ Subscriber

WBAT Safety is the sole FAA-supported SMS program available on the market. The WBAT platform is a web-based system that supports all aspects of a complete SMS. WBAT Safety is pleased to welcome Waltzing Matilda Aviation LLC as the latest subscriber of the Platform+Support program. - February 25, 2021 - WBAT Safety