Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport set a new for total passengers in 2015, serving more than 44 million travelers. Year-end numbers have been released and show a 4.5 percent increase in total passengers compared to 2014. The previous record for annual passengers at America’s Friendliest Airport had been set in 2007 when Sky Harbor served […]
Arizona
11th Annual Aviation Day at the Capitol Held in Arizona
The 11th Annual Aviation Day at the Capitol, organized by the Arizona Airports Association (AzAA) was held Thursday, January 28th on the lawn of the state capitol and featured static aircraft and a large welcome tent with table-top displays set up by many of the aviation and aerospace companies in Arizona. (Photo – Senator Bob […]
COPPERSTATE Fly-In Moving to Mesa, AZ Falcon Field
COPPERSTATE Fly-In, Inc., which hosts the third-largest aircraft fly-in in the U.S., has announced that it will hold its next event at the Mesa, AZ Falcon Field (FFZ) Airport on Friday & Saturday, October 28-29, 2016. The event, which is open to the general public, attracts recreational & general aviation enthusiasts from across the southwest […]
Yuma Arizona Airport Awards Construction Project to Local Company
Yuma International Airport (Yuma, AZ) officials announced during its regular monthly board of directors meeting the award of a $2.1M project to local contractor, DPE Construction, Inc. for the rehabilitation of an existing asphalt apron located in the Southwest portion of the airport’s Defense Contractor Complex adjacent to Taxiway F and the airport’s jet blast […]
Chris Madsen to Lead Business Team at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Chris Madsen (shown at right) will join Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as the new Deputy Aviation Director for Business and Properties on January 11. Madsen has more than 30 years of experience in the aviation industry. Most recently, she worked as the Director of Operations for a boutique consulting firm that specializes in concessions […]
Yuma Airport Authority Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Yuma County Airport Authority celebrated its 50th anniversary on December 29th having been established by the Yuma County Board of Supervisors to take over the airport and associated activity. The Airport is managed by the Airport Director with the guidance of an eleven (11) member Board of Directors. “Our mission, as the YCAA, is […]
Navajo Nation Multi-Airport System Master Plan Finalized
The final steps needed for the completion of the Navajo Nation Airport System Master Plan are underway. This important project began in May of 2014 with a traditional Navajo blessing ceremony, followed by a well-attended project kick-off meeting led by Armstrong Consultants, Inc. and the remainder of the consultant team at the Navajo Division of […]
Arizona Regional Airport Holds Master Plan and Strategic Business Meeting Kick-off
The much anticipated kick-off meetings for the Marana Regional Airport Master Plan and Strategic Business Plan took place on Monday, August 17, 2015 at the Town of Marana, Arizona headquarters. The kick-off meetings mark the beginning of the comprehensive study of the airport led by a team of consultants from Armstrong Consultants, Inc., The Genesis […]
Yuma AZ Airport passenger count breaks all time record
Official data received by the Federal Aviation Administration in July showed Yuma International Airport experienced record breaking numbers with respect to passenger activity in 2014. This FAA report is sent to airports across the nation and used to determine fiscal year 2016 Airport Capital Improvement funding. During the Yuma County Airport Authority Board of Directors […]
PHOENIX ANNOUNCES JAMES BENNETT AS NEW AVIATION DIRECTOR
The city of Phoenix has chosen James Bennett from a national search as the new aviation director. The city’s airports include Sky Harbor International Airport, one of the ten busiest commercial airports in the country, Phoenix Deer Valley, Phoenix Goodyear and membership in the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority. Bennett brings decades of international aviation expertise […]
