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Back In Business, TxDOT Aviation Conference meets in person again
Though the attendance may have been down a bit from previous years, the spirit and camaraderie felt by the gathered attendees at the 2021 Texas Aviation Conference more than made up for that shortcoming.
The 2020 conference was held virtually during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. With enhanced protections including capped attendance numbers and additional space for attendees, this year’s conference resumed in-person at the Embassy Suites Hotel Conference Center in San Marcos.
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Tammie Jo Shults Inducted into International Air & Space Hall of Fame
Retired Southwest Airlines pilot Tammie Jo Shults has taken her place next to some of the giants of human flight, including Buzz Aldrin, Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes, after being inducted Dec. 10, 2020, into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame in San Diego. Shults, who was a female pioneer as a U.S….
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Coulter Airfield on the Rise
By Chris SasserTexas A&M Transportation Institute When Brandon Reid retired from the Air Force, his decision to return to his roots and move his family to Aggieland was a no brainer. Though he had no previous experience as an airport manager, he accepted the Coulter Airfield job in 2017 and went to work learning the…
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Air Race 1 Prepares for Takeoff in Texas
Live air racing will make its return in October 2021 as Air Race 1 heads to San Angelo, Texas, for its first race since the global COVID-19 pandemic began. The West Texas city will host a series of races on Halloween weekend, Oct. 30-31, 2021, at San Angelo Regional Airport. The event will be one…
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Researching Alternate Pavement Inspection
By Chris SasserTexas A&M Transportation Institute Pavement is the most valuable commodity at an airport. Simply put, without a good landing surface, airplanes cannot safely operate, and that may result in decreased airport traffic. TxDOT’s Aviation Division (AVN) places a high priority on keeping a database of airport pavement conditions. Under an interagency contract through…
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Researchers Develop Airport Economic Impact Estimator Tool
Whether providing justifications for grants for airport upgrades or attempting to attract new development, having accurate and timely information about the economic impact of an airport is vital. The Small Airport Economic Estimator enables users to do just that by providing a set of vital economic data at the click of a mouse. The web…
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Volunteer Honor Students Find Veteran’s Lost Retirement Flag
By Mike GeerAransas County Airport On March 2, 2019, “Keep Aransas County Beautiful” and organizer Becky Sanders, put together a last clean-sweep effort of Holiday Beach to rid the community of remaining debris left over from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey which destroyed many of the older homes and damaged all of them. On this…
