Moody’s Investors Service maintained Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s bond ratings on the Airport’s senior (Aa3) and junior (A1) liens. Moody’s upgraded the airport’s rental car bonds to ‘A2’ as a result of regular growth in transaction days, and strong bond coverage and liquidity. The ‘A2’ rating on the rental car bonds is the highest […]
Arizona
MD HELICOPTERS DEBUTS MD 6XX CONCEPT AIRCRAFT AT HAI HELI-EXPO 2017
After announcing the planned development of an all-new, high-performance single-engine helicopter at HAI Heli-Expo 2016 in Louisville, KY, MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) recently announced the debut of the MD 6XX Concept Helicopter at the 2017 HAI Heli-Expo Trade Show & Exhibition. On display was the MD 6XX next-generation, multi-mission helicopter that will set new standards […]
Southwest Airlines Announces Major Investment in PHX
Southwest Airlines recently announced that it will increase its presence at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport over the coming years. Accompanied by Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, Southwest’s President Tom Nealon told a gathering of the PHX Aero Club that the airline has committed to occupying a future eight-gate concourse at Terminal 4. The concourse, which […]
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Announces New Deputy Director
Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport recently announced the hiring of Scott Brownlee as its new Deputy Director. Mr. Brownlee was selected from among seventy-five candidates during a national search. He brings nearly three decades of commercial service and general aviation airport management experience to Arizona. “Scott Brownlee is an experienced and well-rounded aviation professional,” said J. Brian O’Neill, […]
Armstrong Takes Top Arizona Engineering Award for Navajo Airport Project
Armstrong Consultants is a Grand Award winner in the 2016 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Award program for their work with the Navajo Nation. The Armstrong team joins nine other firms that were recognized with Grand Awards for engineering excellence in the state. “This award is a wonderful recognition addressing the improvements […]
City of Mesa Falcon Field Honored as One of ENR’s Best Projects in the Southwest
The City of Mesa Falcon Field Airport Terminal Upgrades project has been selected as the Best Project in the Renovation/Restoration category for the 2016 Engineering News-Record (ENR) Regional Best Projects awards competition for the Southwest region. The annual awards program is dedicated to honoring the best construction projects and companies in the U.S. and Puerto […]
LPC Construction Awarded TSA Office Expansion Project at Yuma, AZ
Yuma International Airport awarded a construction contract in the amount of $179,423 to local contractor, LPC Construction, Inc. to perform tenant improvements for TSA’s existing office space within the Yuma International Airport. The project is funded by the U.S. General Services Administration. The project was designed by Yuma architectural firm, Architecture West and includes expansion […]
Yuma Arizona Airport Honors past Military Hero’s
In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Yuma County Airport Authority (YCAA) has compiled a collection of aviation related memories over the decades to share with the community as a monthly publication. In November 2010, Major Greg ‘Pappy’ Boyington’s son donated some of his belongings in and decided they should go to where he felt […]
Doors Opening Soon for Phase One at Sky Harbor’s Terminal 3
The first phase of the Terminal 3 Modernization Program at Arizona’s Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is nearing completion and will open its doors to the public later this year. The phased Terminal Modernization Program will greatly improve the passenger experience and create a world-class facility for airport visitors. The key design strategies for […]
American Airlines offers Mobile Boarding and Larger Planes in Yuma, AZ
American Airlines has moved forward and completed the testing of a mobile boarding system at Yuma International Airport. Since the successful completion of the pilot program, American Airlines has determined to continue the program, allowing passengers who fly in and out of Yuma to use the electronic boarding pass application on their mobile phone. Passengers […]
