IDOT Announces Airport of the Year Awards

Reflecting the importance and vitality of the state’s aviation system, six airports have received Airport of the Year awards from the Illinois Department of Transportation. The awards were presented today during the Illinois Public Airports Association Fall Conference in Galena. “Illinois serves as the nexus of North America’s transportation network, with aviation playing a key […]

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Aviation Institute of Maintenance Chicago Campus Celebrates Inaugural Graduating Class

Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) hosted the graduation of its first class of students at its South Ashland Avenue campus. Twenty-four graduates were honored during the ceremony, marking an important milestone in their aviation journey. Over 21 months, these students completed AIM’s training program, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to begin a career […]

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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport® for $6M Solar Array Project

Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield Illinois held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the operational start-up of their $6 million installation of solar arrays at the Airport. Six arrays spanning across three sites provide electrical power that offsets over 90% of the electrical cost of three Airport and three tenant accounts. Tom Cleveland, president […]

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SIU Aviation to Receive Seven New Cessna 172s

SIU Aviation will be receiving seven new state-of-the-art Cessna 172s into its flight training program later this week at Southern Illinois Airport. Several SIU aviation program officials, including director José R. Ruiz and chief flight instructor Steven Goetz, along with several flight instructors, will be on-hand. “I am very excited at the prospect of acquiring […]

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MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Auctioning Off 10,000-Gallon Jet Refueler to the Public

MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois, is currently auctioning off a 10,000-gallon jet refueler. This auction is open to the public at municibid.com and ends on Monday, May 8th. Illinois residents are able to bid in this government auction online, 24/7, on Municibid. The jet refueler would be perfect for aviation enthusiasts, another airport, […]

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United Airlines and Archer Announce First Commercial Electric Air Taxi Route in Chicago

Archer Aviation Inc. and United Airlines announced plans to launch the first air taxi route in Chicago, between O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Vertiport Chicago. Vertiport Chicago, North America’s largest vertical aircraft take-off and landing facility, is located in the Illinois Medical District near the Chicago Loop. This site was selected as the takeoff and […]

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Bill Eves Appointed Airport Engineering Bureau Chief for State

Clayton Stambaugh, Illinois Division of Aeronautics Deputy Director, announced recently that effective March 1st, 2023, Mr. Bill Eves was appointed as the Bureau Chief of Airport Engineering in the Office of Intermodal Project Implementation/Division of Aeronautics at the Illinois Department of Transportation. Eves most recently served as the Engineer of Airport Construction and Materials in […]

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SIU Aviation Receives Boeing Donation for Student Scholarships, Other Resources

Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s nationally recognized aviation program recently received a donation from The Boeing Company to further enhance offerings to its students. Boeing’s latest gift of $50,000 will be used toward scholarships and enabling students in aviation-related student registered organizations to attend conferences where they gain additional knowledge and network. “Partnerships with outstanding aviation […]

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Shovels Can Hit the Ground for Multi-Billion Dollar O’Hare Airport Terminal

Construction can start on new passenger terminals at O’Hare International Airport. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and local, state, and federal officials marked the milestone today at O’Hare after the Federal Aviation Administration completed the project’s environmental review. “Chicago’s transportation infrastructure is what makes this city an economic powerhouse of global importance,” said U.S. Transportation […]

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IDOT Announces Airport of the Year Awards

Photo above – From left are, Tom Cleveland (DuPage Airport), Andrew Fearn, Airport Manager, Coles County Memorial Airport, recipient of the Roger C. Marquardt Excellence in Aviation Leadership Award, Scott Marquardt (Executive Director of IPAA), and Mark Doles (DuPage Airport). Reflecting the importance and vitality of the state’s aviation system, six airports have received Airport […]

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