News for Center of Innovation for Aerospace http://aerospace.georgiainnovation.org/news Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT News for Center of Innovation for Aerospace Georgiaâtrade;s Aerospace Industry to be Represented at Farnborough International Airshow http://www.georgia.org/Business/International/Trade+News.htm ATLANTA (March 3, 2010)â The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced plans to lead a delegation of Georgia exporters and communities to the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) July 19-25, 2010, in Farnborough, England. The biennial Farnborough International Airshow features aviation and aerospace companies from countries worldwide, and is the second largest aviation event in the world. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT /news/details/102 info@georgiainnovation.org LaRhonda Jackson Aviation and Aerospace Specialist Named to Lead Georgia Center of Innovation for Aerospace http://www.georgia.org/Press/Pages/NewsItem.aspx?newsid=528 R. Steven Justice brings 30 years of industry knowledge to position Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT /news/details/99 info@georgiainnovation.org Georgia Department of Economic Development Robins Air Force Base relocates Office of Small Business Programs http://aerospace.georgiainnovation.org/news/details/91 Georgia entrepreneurs and small businesses will now have greater opportunities to do business with the U.S. Air Force at Warner-Robins and the Warner-Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC). The WR-ALCâtrade;s Office of Small Business Programs recently moved its offices to a more accessible location, eliminating visitorsâtrade; need for a pass or permit... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT /news/details/91 info@georgiainnovation.org Georgia Department of Economic Development Air taxi riding high in tumultuous economy http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/03/09/focus7.html?b=1236571200%5E1788157 Despite a drop in air travel stemming from the weakened economy, Atlanta-based ImagineAir is seeing a boom in business. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT /news/details/87 info@georgiainnovation.org Giannina Smith, The Atlanta Business Chronicle Georgia Teachers Defy Gravity to Inspire the Next Generation of Scientists and Engineers as Part of Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=151857 ATLANTA, Oct. 8, 2008 -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) Foundation launched 61 Georgia teachers into weightlessness yesterday as part of the Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Program. The goal: to inspire and prepare the next generation of scientists, mathematicians and engineers - critical areas where the U.S. has fallen behind globally. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT /news/details/82 info@georgiainnovation.org Northrop Grumman Corporation Careers in Transportation Magazine Launches http://aerospace.georgiainnovation.org/documents/detail/540 Careers in Transportation Magazine is available for download here. Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT /news/details/68 info@georgiainnovation.org Nick Fuhrman Tiger Chooses Valdosta http://www.gov.state.ga.us/ Renowned small aircraft manufacturer to locate in Valdosta True Flight Aerospace, LLC to make Tiger Aircraft planes, creating 150 jobs and investing $3.8 million Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:00:00 GMT /news/details/60 info@georgiainnovation.org Office of the Governor Molding history: Celebrating Georgia's aviation innovator http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/101507/living_20071015008.shtml Ben Epps Sr., just a teen in 1907, built a plane from scratch and flew it briefly from a hillside in Athens. The flight, recorded through news articles after the fact, established Epps as a technological innovator and Georgia's first pilot to take off in the state... Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT /news/details/58 info@georgiainnovation.org Erin Rossiter Ben Epps' milestone turns 100 http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/101407/news_20071014048.shtml The 100th anniversary of Epps' first flight will be a point of civic pride for Athens and an opportunity for the aviation community to polish the image of an often-overlooked but fascinating figure in early flight. He'll be honored at an air show and open house Saturday at Athens-Ben Epps Airport, and again that night at a banquet to raise money for a statue of Epps in downtown Athens... Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT /news/details/57 info@georgiainnovation.org Blake Aued Convention dedicated to Athens pilot http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/092807/news_20070928014.shtml This week, the National Business Aviation Association's convention in Atlanta has been dedicated to Ben Epps' achievement and the trade group's own 60th anniversary. More than 30,000 pilots, engineers and manufacturing executives have spent the week in a city known by most of the country for its commercial airport, Hartsfield-Jackson International... Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT /news/details/59 info@georgiainnovation.org Walter C. Jones