Collaboration continues across Kansas to support UAS. Kansas Division of Aviation Director, Merrill Atwater reports that more than 30 representatives from Kansas aviation sectors including academia, military, and public and private aviation companies came together recently for active UAS discussions. The Coalition for Kansas Unmanned Systems Society (CKUSS), along with the Kansas Department of Transportation […]
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Great Lakes Airlines Starts Salina, KS Service
With the departure of Great Lakes Airlines flight #3021 from the Salina Regional Airport on June 15th at 7:45 AM, Salina area residents again have access to scheduled air service. The restoration of nonstop flights to the Denver International Airport benefits residents and businesses in Salina, Saline County and North Central Kansas. “The Salina market […]
Great Lakes Airlines to Start Nonstop Service from Salina to Denver
Great Lakes Airlines will start nonstop flights from the Salina Regional Airport to the Denver International Airport on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) announced the start of Denver flights this morning during a ribbon cutting opening of the newly remodeled passenger screening area at the Airport’s M. J. Kennedy Air Terminal. Senator […]
Kansas Airports to Receive Funding Under Airport Improvement Program
Nine airports have been selected for funding under the second phase of the 2017 Kansas Airport Improvement Program. The projects selected for the Kansas Department of Transportation program include runway improvement, fuel system installation, taxiway construction and more. The nine airport sponsors, which must provide a funding match ranging from five to 50 percent, will […]
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RANS S-20LS Raven Gets FAA Approval as Factory-Built SLSA
The FAA has signed off, and RANS Designs will now supply the Raven, factory-built and ready to fly, with engines from 80 to 180hp, as a SLSA. The S-20LS Raven carries pricing starting at $119,000. (Photo: Awarding the acceptance paperwork. Left to right are Tony Dopita, Assembly Forman; Randy Schlitter, CEO RANS Designs; Derrick Jones, […]
Great Lakes Airlines Selected for Salina, KS EAS Flights
The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected Great Lakes Airlines to provide Essential Air Service Program flights from the Salina Regional Airport to the Denver International Airport. Great Lakes will provide Salina area residents and businesses with nonstop service in 30 seat Embraer Brasilia regional airliner. The new flights are scheduled to start on April […]
C-47 stops in Salina before beginning ‘Warplanes to Siberia’ trek
As America’s Fuel Stop, Salina hosts a number of historical aircraft and today a veteran of D-Day lifted off on her way to Great Falls, Mont. A C-47 Skytrain stopped at Avflight Salina for fuel en route to participate in the Russian-American project “Warplanes to Siberia.” The Warplanes to Siberia Project re-creates the World War […]
KDOT Names Acting Aviation Director
Tiffany Brown of the Kansas Department of Transportation has been named acting Director of Aviation by Kansas Transportation Secretary Mike King. Brown, who joined KDOT in February 2013 as the State Aviation Engineer, has also served as the agency’s Deputy Director of Aviation and managed the Kansas Airport Improvement Program. She assumes her new role […]
Romo to Quarterback Manhattan Airport
Jesse Romo, Division of Aviation Director for the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), will be stepping down from this current position in April to begin calling the plays as Airport Director for the City of Manhattan, Kansas on April 27th. Romo, who started working for KDOT in January 2006, previously served as deputy director of […]
KSU-Salina becomes first to receive statewide access for UAS flight operations
Kansas State University Salina reached a national milestone in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, becoming the first entity in the country to receive approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, for statewide access during flight operations. The university received three Certificates of Authorization that will allow its unmanned aircraft systems program to conduct research on public […]
