Aviation History Corner
February 28, 1989:
The FAA’s first operational Automated Weather Observing System
(AWOS) began service, and the agency had installed 50 more by the
end of September 1990. AWOS equipment automatically gathered
weather data from various locations around an airport and transmitted
that information directly to pilots by means of computer-generated
voice message. In cooperation with the National Weather Service, the
FAA also pursued a program to acquire Automated Surface Observing
System (ASOS) equipment, which offered additional precipitation
sensing capabilities. The agency began ASOS installation in August
1991, and had commissioned over 60 by April 1996.
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Chair, Charles Keegan
Chair-Elect, Cynthia Castillo
President & CEO, Peter F. Dumont
East Area Director, Steven Hansen
Pacific Area, Asia, Australia Director, Peter Fiegehen
South Central Area Director, Wayne Dimmic
Northeast Area Director, Mike Ball
Southeast Area Director, Jack McAuley
North Central Area Director, William “Scoot” Kelley
West Area Director and Secretary, Chip Meserole
Canada, Caribbean, Central and South America,
Mexico Area Director, Rudy Kellar
Europe, Africa, Middle East Area Director, Jonathan Astill
Director-at-Large, Rick Day
Director-at-Large, Vinny Capezzuto
Director-at-Large, Michael Headley
Director-at-Large, Fran Hill
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