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January 28, 2010
Texas GA Pilot Volunteers Grace Flight to
Haiti
Everyone learned of the plight of the
citizens of Haiti following the devastating
earthquake on January 12, 2010. The earthquake
caused major damage to Port-au-Prince, Jacmel
and other settlements in the region. Many
notable landmark buildings were significantly
damaged or destroyed, including the Presidential
Palace. The citizens of the United States began
pouring in donations to UNICEF and the Red Cross
to help alleviate the misery being endured by
Haitians. Certainly financial support is needed
but just as importantly is quick action. With
airline traffic closed to the island nation,
many general aviation pilots volunteered to help
because they could get to remote areas quickly.
One such pilot is Phil Rosenbaum of Austin,
Texas ...
read more
January 27, 2010
The 28th Annual Texas Aviation Conference is
to be held on April 7-9, 2010 at The
Woodlands Waterway Marriott. The address is 1601
Lake Robbins Drive The Woodlands, Texas 77380.
The event is sponsored by the Texas Department
of Transportation Aviation Division and is
Co-Sponsored by the Texas Airport Council and
Texas Aviation Association. All for
Nominations At the Texas Aviation Conference
held each spring, the Texas Department of
Transportation’s Aviation Division presents four
customer service awards. Award nominations for
the TAC are requested for the following
categories: Most Improved General Aviation
Airport, General Aviation Airport of the Year,
General Aviation Airport Manager of the Year,
Reliever Airport of the Year or Reliever Airport
Manager of the Year. FMI Visit:
http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/tac10.
December 30, 2009
TXAA Announces Annual Membership Meeting
Mark your calendars for January 20, 2010
at 4:30pm in Austin ...
read more
November 11, 2009
2009 Texas General Aviation Summit a Success!
General aviation leaders from across Texas and
the nation met in Austin, Texas, to address the
challenges facing GA today. The one–day event
was held on November the 7th at the Hyatt
Regency on Lady Bird Lake ...
read more and view presentations from our guest
speakers
July 9, 2009
The North Central Texas Council of
Governments (NCTCOG) is carrying out the
North Texas Aviation Education Initiative:
Development and Implementation. This initiative
is being initiated by NCTCOG from a widely
recognized need for additional aviation
workforce regionally and nationally ...
read
more
June 30, 2009
American Airlines and American Eagle Give A
Big Lift to At-Risk Students
By TXAA Editor J Carpenter
On Saturday June 20, 2009, American Airlines and
American Eagle hosted a seminar that presented
the opportunities available in aviation for
at-risk kids in the Dallas and Tarrant County
school systems. The venue was the Dallas
Executive Airport (KRBD). 102 kids ranging from
13-18 years of age flooded the terminal building
and surrounding tarmac to see and meet minority
pilots, flight attendants and mechanics employed
by the two airlines ...
read more
June 18, 2009
Homeland Security Does Not See GA As A Major
Threat
General Aviation Operations Present a Limited
Threat to Security; However, Steady Vigilance
Must Be Maintained The current status of GA
operations does not present a serious homeland
security vulnerability requiring TSA to increase
regulatory oversight of the industry. According
to Officer of Intelligence, there is no
specific, credible information of ongoing plots
to use GA in an attack in the near future. Other
government agencies, including GAO and the
Congressional Research Service, have examined
catastrophic scenarios and have concluded that
the GA industry does not represent a serious
vulnerability ...
read more
May 29, 2009
News Release from the National Business
Aviation Association:
Washington, DC, May 29, 2009 - Following the
issuance of a new security directive issued
yesterday by the Transportation Security
Administration that modifies security protocols
for transient and after-hours pilots flying into
commercial-service airports, the National
Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today
issued the following statement ...
read more
May 19, 2009
2009 Texas Aviation Conference Held In Austin
On May 11-13, the 2009 Texas Aviation Conference
was held at the Austin Hilton Inn in Austin,
Texas. Sponsors for the event included the Texas
Department of Transportation Aviation Division,
the Texas Airports Council and the Texas
Aviation Association. Over 500 attendees enjoyed
the conference ...
read more
May 8, 2009
Austin’s Newest
Airport is Now Austin Executive Airport
Airport Announces
Runway Extension as Part of Ongoing Renovations
TXAA, in an exclusive feature in its
E-newsletter The Texas Flyer, announced
Friday the 8th of May, 2009 that Bird's Nest
Airport is changing its name to Austin Executive
Airport. It's new identification code is KEDC
...
read more
April 21, 2009
New FBO for ABIA
For years now, there has been a severe lack of
GA facilities at Austin Bergstrom International
Airport (AUS). Finally, after several years of
work between TXAA and the GA subcommittee of the
Austin Airport Advisory Commission, a Request
For Proposal (RFP) has been published by city
staff. This RFP allows for any company or
individual with experience to submit their
proposal to build a new Fix Base of Operations
at ABIA.
FMI:
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/austinairport/req_prop_commercial_dev_ap1509.htm
The FTP will only be open to public bidding for
the next six weeks so make haste! If you know of
someone who can step up to the plate and build
the next GA friendly FBO, please contact us at:
info@txaa.org.
Stand by to TXAA as this story develops!
April 21, 2009
The Legacy of Stan Shannon
Stan Shannon is among those unique individuals
that has shaped aviation in the Lone Star State.
A native born Texan, Stan has contributed to the
promotion and preservation of general aviation
throughout this state. Here then is a tribute to
the legacy of an outstanding aviation
advocate....
read more
April 10, 2009
TXAA News Release
Texas
Aviation Association Supports SB 467
There is a bill currently in the finance
committee of the Texas senate called SB 467. In
part, it proposes to earmark existing aviation
related taxes collected by the state, for
airport development. Presently, these taxes are
delivered to the general fund ...
read
more
March 27, 2009
Hangar shortage leaves pilots hanging
Paris City Council discussed possible long term
benefits of Cox Field Airport on Monday,
prompted by an advisory committee request for 10
additional airplane hangars. A 10-year
airport plan currently is in the works as is
drainage work and runway resurfacing, financed
by a $4 million grant from Texas Department of
Transportation with a $400,000 match from the
City of Paris ...
read more
March 10, 2009
New general aviation reliever airport
A small general aviation airport just outside
Pflugerville built in the 1960s will soon become
a major reliever airport in Central Texas.
Asphalt was laid in late February on the first
part of the eventual 6,025-foot runway at Bird’s
Nest Airport, which is expected to open early
next year. (Courtesy of Community Impact
Newspaper and Amy Stansbury) ...
read more
Feburary 22, 2009
Aviation Summit
Report ...
view the report
February 19, 2009
TSA Proposed Rulemaking
The Transportation Security Administration is
giving a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM)
that can affect your flying privileges. We need
your help to prevent the erosion of general
aviation as we know it. Please
contact Congress and protest directly to the
TSA.
▪ American
Association of Airport Executives White Paper
...
read more
▪ Centennial Airport Executive Director Robert
Olislager’s Report on NPRM ...
read more
February 17, 2009
No Plane No Gain: GAMA and NBAA Launch
Multi-Media Advocacy Campaign
Under these trusted Industry Banners,
Comprehensive Initiative Will Underscore
Importance of Business Aviation To American
Workers, Policymakers, Companies and Communities
Across the U.S. ...
read more
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