Garver’s Delta Regional Airport Automated Weather Observing System installation project recently won an award in the building/technology/systems category at the American Council of Engineering Companies’ annual Engineering Excellence Awards Gala. The award recognizes projects that demonstrate a high degree of…
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UCA to Begin Training Pilots With Launch of Aviation Academy
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Central Arkansas will launch its new highly certified pilot training program, UCA Aviation Academy, in spring 2024. The program will allow students to obtain all the knowledge, skills and aeronautical experience they need to meet the requirements…
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First Black Aviator in Arkansas Among Three Pilots Inducted into Hall of Fame
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe first Black aviator licensed to fly in Arkansas is among three pilots who will be inducted into the 2023 class of the Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame. The inductees are Pickens Black Jr., Bob Blankenship and Matthew Younkin. The…
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All-Female Aircrew Participate in Smithsonian’s “S.H.E. Can” Graduation
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAn all-female aircrew, accompanied by female Airmen from various units across Team Little Rock, recently flew a C-130J Super Hercules to Northwest Arkansas to participate in a graduation ceremony for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s “S.H.E. Can” STEAM…
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Bringing Falcon Jets to Life in LR: Dassault’s Top Local Exec on Arkansas Production and the New 6X
“Dassault Falcon Jet combines the best craft persons in the world with innovative technology to design and build the finest cabin interiors found in any business jet.” (Photo by Sara Reeves) Sebastian Deltheil began his career with Dassault Aviation…
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Skies of Opportunity: Talking Arkansas Aviation with Former State Rep. Joe Jett
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterJoe Jett is director of business strategies and corporate development for Rose Group Advisors in Little Rock, but the former five-term state representative spends most of his time at the family farm in Success or in the skies above it.…
This April issue of Arkansas Money & Politics went to press the week after the March 31 tornado touched down in west Little Rock and shot across the river to do more damage. These days, especially, it’s not unusual to…
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New Ownership Looks to Take Central Flying Service to Greater Heights
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaHerb Knight, COO of Central Flying Service (Photos by DeWaine Duncan) Arkansans are a welcoming lot, but when it was announced last year that Central Flying Service was changing hands after 82 years of family ownership, the news raised…
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Barnstormer! Delta Crop Dusters a Different, Essential Breed of Aviator
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaTommy Anderson buzzes through the Delta morning sky, his yellow plane crisp and sharp against the wild blue yonder. Lining up an approach, he swoops across a field as spray flutters behind him, dispensed by nozzles lining his wings. In…
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Garver Aviation Leader Named to Airport Business Top 40 Under 40
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGarver’s Dallas Aviation Leader Mitchell McAnally has been recognized by Airport Business magazine as a young professional on the rise in the aviation industry. McAnally was chosen from a group of up-and-coming leaders working to make an impact on aviation systems across…