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Transportation 2025: PERRYMAN, MARK
Since joining the Norfolk Airport Authority as its leader in May 2022, Perryman has seen growth in passenger numbers and the Norfolk International Airport, in size and scope. The airport is in the middle of a nearly $1 billion, multiyear capital project. Major projects slated to be finished by the end of the year or […]
Transportation 2025: MILLER, PERRY
Miller started with Richmond International Airport‘s commission in 2019. The airport marked record-breaking passenger traffic and cargo volume in 2024: 4.88 million passengers (up 2.7% from 2023) and 222.78 million pounds in cargo (up 7.84%). Last year, the airport renovated its Federal Inspection Services facility, which has the capacity to support international travel. Design work [&hellip[...]
Transportation 2025: BACKMON, MONICA
This year, the NVTA released a draft action plan for a regionally connected Bus Rapid Transit system, identifying up to 28 potential routes in Northern Virginia. The authority has already committed more than $880 million toward five BRT segments. Backmon was named the authority’s CEO in 2021, after having served as its executive director in […]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: HAYES, ROBIN
Hayes began his career in aviation by delivering duty-free items to passengers at Boston’s Logan International Airport. In 2024, he became chairman and CEO of Airbus Americas, leading European corporation Airbus SE’s commercial aircraft business and coordinating among its helicopter, space and defense businesses in North America. Hayes was previously JetBlue’s CEO. Hayes took on [...]
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ORTBERG, ROBERT K. ‘KELLY’
In August 2024, Ortberg succeeded Dave Calhoun as the Fortune Global 500 aerospace and defense giant’s chief executive. Ortberg is the retired president and CEO of Collins Aerospace, previously Rockwell Collins and now absorbed into Arlington-based defense contractor RTX. He serves on the Aerospace Industries Association’s executive committee. Boeing’s commercial jet sector’[...]
Luray Airport lands major upgrade
Until recently, planes flying in and out of Luray Caverns Airport were serviced by a terminal that could most kindly be described as humble. The white, clapboard 945-square-foot structure, which dated back to the turn of the last century, had once housed chickens and “was more or less falling down,” recalls Edwin P. Markowitz, longtime […]
Trump’s FAA administrator pick facing tough questions on safety at hearing
FAA nominee Bryan Bedford faces Senate scrutiny over safety record, pilot training standards, and air traffic modernization after a fatal D.C. crash.
Electra announces new CFO
Electra.aero, a Manassas-based aviation startup, announced Tuesday that Max Ochoa has joined the company as chief financial officer.
Electra raises $115M to build ultra-short aircraft
Manassas-based aviation startup Electra.aero announced Monday it has secured $115 million in Series B funding to enter pre-production and certification phase of its EL9 model, a hybrid ultra-short aircraft that can take off and land in 150 feet. The round was led by Prysm Capital, a New Jersey-headquartered growth equity firm. Prysm’s co-founder and managing […]
Yagen makes $100M donation to Military Aviation Museum
Gerald “Jerry” Yagen, founder of the Aviation Institute of Maintenance and Centura College, has made a $100 million gift to Virginia Beach’s Military Aviation Museum, including his private collection of 70 vintage military aircraft, the museum announced last week. In the 1990s, Yagen began collecting aircraft from the first 50 years of aviation history, from […]
Electra.aero names new CEO
Electra.aero has named B. Marc Allen its new CEO, succeeding founder John S. Langford, who will remain chairman, the Manassas-based aviation startup announced Thursday. Allen spent the bulk of his career, nearly two decades, at Boeing, which is headquartered in Arlington County. Since 2020, he served as chief strategy officer and senior vice president for […]
Boeing to purchase Spirit AeroSystems in $4.7B+ deal
Beleaguered aerospace and defense giant Boeing announced Monday it has entered an agreement to reacquire Boeing spinoff company Spirit Aerosystems in a $4.7 billion, all-stock transaction. The Fortune 500 company headquartered in Arlington County will also assume Spirit’s net debt, so the deal’s total value is approximately $8.3 billion, Boeing said in its announcement. Spirit [&hellip[...]
