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It’s the one award in aviation that you can’t take home with you. The National Aeronautic Association honored Garmin Aviation at a gala event in Arlington, Virginia, on November 4, bestowing its highest accolade, the Robert J. Collier Trophy, upon the group responsible for the Autoland system for light aircraft. The trophy itself lives in […]

The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) celebrates every year those people who have demonstrated over time their commitment to the advancement of the aerospace industry. The Distinguished Statesman and Stateswoman Awards have been bestowed upon nominated candidates for more than 60 years. For 2021, NAA has announced the honorees, which will receive the award at a […]

A production test aircraft from Gulfstream’s G700 program connected Savannah, Georgia, and Doha, Qatar, for the first speed record between those cities. The fully outfitted G700 then flew from Doha, to Paris, France, for another city-pair record. On the run between Savannah and Doha, the G700—N706GD—clocked an average speed of Mach 0.88, over a distance […]

National Aviation Day came to life in 1939, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a proclamation making it so. The date—August 19—was chosen because it was Orville Wright’s birthday, and it honored the brothers who brought powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight into reality. We celebrate aviation every day, but for today, we hope that you join us […]

For the first time in 97 years, a winner will be awarded the Pulitzer Trophy when the National Aeronautic Association launches a new 1,000-nautical-mile, cross-country air race for electric propulsion aircraft in 2022. In a news release announcing the historic event, the NAA said the time is ripe for the opportunity: “The electric aircraft industry […]

Each year, the National Aeronautic Association selects a list of innovative developments or products to compete for the coveted Collier Trophy. The list for 2020 represents a very diverse group of projects: a general aviation avionics product, travel initiatives, space developments, a green fuel, drones and a helicopter. Here is the list of nominees and […]

The US Department of the Air Force and Boeing together have won the 2019 Robert J. Collier Trophy for the autonomous space craft, the X-37B. The Collier Trophy, awarded by the National Aeronautic Association, rewards the greatest of American aeronautical and astronautical achievements for the preceding year. The X-37B completed a record 780 days on […]

The National Aeronautic Association presented astronaut and former Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum director Michael Collins (Major General, USAF, Retired) with the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy at a gala dinner hosted by the Washington Aero Club in Washington, D.C., on Friday, December 13, 2019. The trophy, established in 1948, honors the memory of the […]

The National Aeronautic Association announced that the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) Team is the recipient of the 2018 Robert J. Collier Trophy for “successfully completing a rapid design, integration and flight test of critical, lifesaving technology for the worldwide [Lockheed Martin] F-35 fleet.” The Collier Trophy is awarded annually “for the greatest […]