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A Thrust Flight has program that lets students without prior flight experience complete pilot training in 12 to 18 months on Piper Archer and Piper Seminole aircraft. [Photo: Thrust Flight]
Thrust Flight Takes Its Pilot Training East in Hampton University Partnership
by Sandra Engelland | Aug 26, 2026
The Addison-based company’s new aviation campus, near Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, will provide flight training for students in the university’s aviation program. It also will be home to Thrust Flight’s airline pilot training and aircraft mechanic training programs, both open to the public.
by Sandra Engelland |
Jun 9, 2026
AvAir said its team would take advantage of North Texas' central U.S. location to support distribution and faster nationwide delivery—which it called "critically important" when airlines need parts quickly to avoid aircraft-on-ground situations.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 24, 2025
RetrievAir lets pets fly side-by-side in the cabin with their owners without the need to confine the pets to a bag, crate, or the dreaded cargo hold. The investment was made by guest "shark" Alexis Ohanian and his VC firm, Seven Seven Six.
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by Quincy Preston |
May 13, 2025
The Alpine Group—whose regional clients include AWS, Siemens, and Match Group—sees Dallas-Fort Worth as a hub for federally connected growth in AI, energy, infrastructure, and financial services. The government affairs firm is opening its first office outside Washington—marking North Texas as a front line for industry leadership and federal strategy.
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Kris Vogt, P.E., DBIA, is the inaugural Director of Operations for PG Executive Program Management. [Photo: Paslay Group]
Fort Worth’s Paslay Group Appoints Director of Operations for Division
by Lance Murray | Apr 12, 2024
Fort Worth-based airport consultancy Paslay Group has appointed Kris Vogt, a professional engineer with three decades’ experience in program, project, and construction management, as the first director of operations for its PG Executive Program Management division.
Paul Blue, Paslay Group partner and president of PG Executive Program Management, praised Vogt as “an exceptional team leader” who understands the complexities of planning, implementing, and executing airport development programs and how to organize and inspire highly accomplished colleagues to achieve a client’s goals and objectives....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 11, 2024
American Aero operates on a 31-acre fixed base operator campus with 247,000 square feet of hangar and office space, and the largest open ramp on the field of more than 11 acres.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 14, 2022
The longtime Director of Aviation for the city of Dallas has a brand new role. Mark Duebner—who retired last week after being at the helm of the city’s department of aviation for nearly 12 years—will join jet service JSX as vice president of corporate real estate and airport affairs....
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 9, 2022
Ever.Ag, a Frisco-based AgTech supply chain software and financial services company, announced that it has added former General Mills executive John Church as an independent member to its board of directors....
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Meet the New Keller-Based Travel Tech Startup That’s Reimagining the Air Charter Industry
by Alex Edwards | Oct 22, 2020
Newly launched Charter and Go aims to make traveling by charter plane better for both the operators and the customers. The team of aviation industry experts have developed patent-pending technology that allows charter companies to have a wider reach and travelers to seamlessly book a flight at affordable options.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 21, 2020
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the aircraft solutions provider iterated to produce a new line of antimicrobial aircraft interior parts. Antimicrobial technology is built into an aircraft's high-touch cabin and lavatory parts, like tray tables and toilet seats, to protect against harmful microbes.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 22, 2020
CEO Brandom Gengelbach says he’s doing business differently in the fast-growing city “where the West begins.”
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Nov 13, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth has been at the forefront of aviation innovation in manufacturing, airports, and airlines. What's next? Vertical takeoff air taxis buzzing over North Texas.
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Follow the Money: Novo Labs Reaps $2M in Seed Funding; Jacobs Buys Intelligence Company for $815M
by Lance Murray | Apr 25, 2019
You’ll also find news about Transwestern Investment Group, WNG Capital, Blue Star Innovation Partners, Calise Partners, Imaginuity, THMED, and Arcis Golf in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 11, 2018
Amazon says the Fort Worth hub will be a first-of-its-kind facility for the company and will be based in Haslet, which is already home to an Amazon fulfillment center.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 8, 2018
You’ll also find Fit Factory, The DEC @ Redbird, BayMark Health, and Blue Racer Midstream in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity by investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Nov 1, 2018
There's an app for that. Aviation Mobile Apps has pilot solutions for flight calculations, aviation weather alerts, converting numbers, or flying the 'perfect' holding pattern — the company's latest patent-pending solution.
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