{"id":1281,"date":"2021-02-07T21:56:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T21:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/?page_id=1281"},"modified":"2021-03-30T00:46:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T00:46:36","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/?page_id=1281","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1281\" class=\"elementor elementor-1281\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b897e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b897e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-494d548\" data-id=\"494d548\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee90e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ee90e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div class=\"entry-content\"><p>The Kansas Department of Transportation announced the addition of UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), Vigilent and Lemasters Group Consulting Services as the newest members of the Kansas Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) during Aviation Day at the Capitol on March 12.<\/p><p>\u201cUPS Flight Forward has a very positive relationship with KDOT Aviation, and we look forward to contributing decades of flight risk management expertise toward achieving their strategic objectives.\u00a0 We also believe Kansas\u2019 culture of innovation is fertile ground for fresh growth in the aviation industry that will advance our vision for future UAS delivery solutions,\u201d said Myron Wright, President of UPS Flight Forward.<\/p><p>UPSFF, Vigilent and Lemasters Group\u2019s new ventures in Kansas will join a population of over 700 Kansas companies that produce $20.6 billion state economic impact from aviation.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cWe are thrilled to have KDOT\u2019s Aviation program work together with these industry-leading organizations and consider these new partnerships key to unlocking the potential of UAS in way that ensures flight safety and protects personal privacy,\u201d said Kansas Secretary Julie Lorenz.<\/p><p>The Kansas UAS IPP team has achieved a number of firsts in aviation \u2013 the first UAS inspection of an international airport, the first statewide unmanned traffic management system and the first UAS flight beyond-line-of-sight without ground radar, among others.\u00a0 KDOT Aviation leads this effort and represents 34 industry, university and state agency partners working together to advance economic development through transportation technologies that either make money, save money or save lives.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d912129 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d912129\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/kansas\/kdot-partners-with-tech-companies-to-grow-kansas-aviation\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ace215\" data-id=\"8ace215\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace1e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ace1e3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: rgb(12, 60, 96); font-family: &quot;open sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-align: center; white-space: normal;\">KDOT Partners with Tech Companies to Grow Kansas Aviation<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9f842f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9f842f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"327\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kdot.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kdot.png 327w, https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kdot-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442f15c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"442f15c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eb81db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8eb81db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31ec183\" data-id=\"31ec183\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff969c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff969c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h1 id=\"page-title\" class=\"title\" style=\"font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 0.25em; direction: ltr; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, HelveticaNeue-CondensedBold, AvenirNextCondensed-Bold, sans-serif-condensed, Arial, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; color: rgb(35, 31, 32); text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;\">Supersonic Flight Testing Getting Closer<\/h1><\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108649b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"108649b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dreamstime_xxl_96933415-650x365-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dreamstime_xxl_96933415-650x365\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dreamstime_xxl_96933415-650x365-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dreamstime_xxl_96933415-650x365-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dreamstime_xxl_96933415-650x365-1-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f676b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f676b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3 class=\"entry-subtitle\">Plus: Airports\u2019 funding crunch, making airports safer (in Europe), and the future of hydrogen and green aviation.<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5ae471\" data-id=\"e5ae471\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-910ba81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"910ba81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>On Jan. 6, FAA released its final version of a rule for testing supersonic aircraft over land. While it does not legalize regular supersonic flights, it does permit <em>testing<\/em> such aircraft at Mach 1. In December, the FAA and Kansas Department of Transportation announced an agreement under which KDOT will establish a flight corridor for testing civil supersonic aircraft. The Kansas Supersonic Transportation Corridor is planned as a racetrack-shaped route 770 nm long at FL 390 (39,000 ft.) in low-volume airspace near the Kansas-Oklahoma border. New flight procedures for that airspace have been developed by FAA and Lemasters Group Consulting.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7512a60 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7512a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reason.org\/aviation-policy-news\/does-america-have-too-many-spaceports\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1fb9c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1fb9c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da1ca96\" data-id=\"da1ca96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8fce52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8fce52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p class=\"font_8\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; background: transparent; pointer-events: auto; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_15));\">The Kansas Department of Transportation\u2019s Division of Aviation completed a field exercise recently in Rossville to demonstrate the capabilities of drones being used for infrastructure inspections and disaster response.<\/p><p class=\"font_8\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; background: transparent; pointer-events: auto; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_15));\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; background: transparent; pointer-events: auto; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_15));\">Bridge inspectors, public safety officials, universities and UAS manufacturers worked side-by-side with KDOT team members on this exercise. The Capabilities Exercise, or CAPEX, showed how drones can \u2013<\/p><ul class=\"font_8\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.5em; padding-left: 1.3em; background: transparent; pointer-events: auto; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_15));\"><li style=\"background: transparent; line-height: inherit;\"><p class=\"font_8\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; background: transparent; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_15));\">save time and money on transportation infrastructure inspections;<\/p><\/li><li style=\"background: transparent; line-height: inherit;\"><p class=\"font_8\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; background: transparent; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_15));\">allow state agencies to examine disaster sites in emergency response situations;<\/p><\/li><li style=\"background: transparent; line-height: inherit;\"><p class=\"font_8\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; background: transparent; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_15));\">and expand economic opportunities through transportation using innovative technologies.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"font_8\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; background: transparent; pointer-events: auto; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_15));\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; background: transparent; pointer-events: auto; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_15));\">\u201cSafety is our top priority and we seek every opportunity to employ better transportation solutions for citizens across our state,\u201d said Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz.<\/p><p class=\"font_8\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; background: transparent; pointer-events: auto; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_15));\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"font_8\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; background: transparent; pointer-events: auto; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_15));\">In October 2017, KDOT was selected as one of nine participants in the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program, a three-year program that concluded Oct. 25.<\/p><p class=\"font_8\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; background: transparent; pointer-events: auto; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(var(--color_15));\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c39c2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"61c39c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ippkansas.org\/copy-of-news-release-nov-28-2018\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2111ebd\" data-id=\"2111ebd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696a105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"696a105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: rgb(12, 60, 96); font-family: &quot;open sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-align: center; white-space: normal;\">KDOT demonstrates disaster response using drones<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ed051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5ed051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"327\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kdot.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kdot.png 327w, https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/kdot-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d52f04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d52f04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Agency continues efforts in national UAS program called BEYOND<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-664564a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"664564a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-213658a\" data-id=\"213658a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c66a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44c66a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h1 id=\"page-title\" class=\"title\" style=\"font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 0.25em; direction: ltr; font-family: &quot;Arial Narrow&quot;, HelveticaNeue-CondensedBold, AvenirNextCondensed-Bold, sans-serif-condensed, Arial, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; color: rgb(35, 31, 32); text-rendering: optimizelegibility; line-height: 1; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;\">Kansas, FAA Agree To Establish Supersonic Test Corridor<\/h1><\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4807a04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4807a04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/landing_001_photo_credit_lockheed_martin_1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"landing_001_photo_credit_lockheed_martin_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/landing_001_photo_credit_lockheed_martin_1-1024x503.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/landing_001_photo_credit_lockheed_martin_1-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/landing_001_photo_credit_lockheed_martin_1-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/landing_001_photo_credit_lockheed_martin_1-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/landing_001_photo_credit_lockheed_martin_1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df0077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1df0077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #888889; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Palatino LT STD', 'Book Antiqua', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;\">The state of Kansas is paving the way for supersonic trials of aircraft such as the Lockheed Martin\/NASA X-59 through an agreement with the FAA to establish a Kansas Supersonic Transportation Corridor. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e417a1\" data-id=\"4e417a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09aad7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e09aad7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The Kansas Department of Transportation signed an agreement with the FAA to establish a Kansas Supersonic Transportation Corridor (SSTC) that would be used for testing aircraft up to Mach 3, the state announced today.<\/p><p>The agreement would provide a critical testing site for the emerging group of supersonic aircraft as civil supersonic flight remains banned over land. Flight testing for models such as Aerion\u2019s AS2 and Boom\u2019s Overture is expected this decade, while NASA noise trials with the Lockheed Martin X-59 demonstrator are anticipated by 2024. \u201cThis year marks 73 years since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, and with this supersonic flight corridor Kansas will have a unique role in the next generation of supersonic transportation,\u201d said Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) in the announcement of the agreement.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e2351 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"73e2351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ainonline.com\/aviation-news\/business-aviation\/2020-12-17\/kansas-faa-agree-establish-supersonic-test-corridor\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas Department of Transportation announced the addition of UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), Vigilent and Lemasters Group Consulting Services as the newest members of the Kansas Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) during Aviation Day at the Capitol on March 12. \u201cUPS Flight Forward has a very positive relationship with KDOT Aviation, and &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/?page_id=1281\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">News<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1281","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1281"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1542,"href":"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1281\/revisions\/1542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemastersgroup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}