FAA Invests in New Logan Airport Runway Safety Improvements

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) unveiled last week two significant safety enhancements to Logan Airport’s longest runway. FAA Airport Improvement Project (AIP) grants totaling $50 million helped fund a crushable concrete safety barbarea at the harbor end of Runway 33L that is designed to prevent […]

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Gulfstream Announces Expansion in Massachusetts

Last week Christopher J. Willenborg, (Pictured at right) Aeronautics Division Administrator for MassDOT, shared the news that Gulfstream’s President of Product Support, Mark Burns announced expansion plans for Gulfstream Aerospace in Massachusetts.  Gulfstream plans to build a new maintenance hanger at Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport which will create 200 construction jobs, 100 new full-time positions and […]

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Willenborg, MassDOT Secretary Visit Northhampton Airport

Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Jeffrey Mullan and Christopher Willenborg, (pictured) Administrator for the MassDOT Aeronautics Division visited Northampton Airport this week as part of an ongoing effort to visit all of the commonwealth’s 39 privately owned airports. Northampton Airport is a privately-owned public use airport in Western Massachusetts.  "The owners and airport manager gave us […]

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Deal Reached on Transfer of Worcester Regional Airport to Massport

Christopher Willenborg, (pictured) provided the following press release from the Massachusetts Port Authority. Mr. Willenborg is the Adminstrator for the Massachusetts Aeronautics Division. As part of the Patrick-Murray Administrations historic transportation reform efforts to simplify the state’s transportation system, the Massachusetts Port Authority and the City of Worcester today signed an agreement on the transfer […]

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Conklin & de Decker Release 2009 Volume II AIRCRAFT COST EVALUATOR Setting Benchmark for Turbulent Times

October, 2009 — Orleans, Massachusetts — Conklin & de Decker’s latest Aircraft Cost Evaluator Volume release is now available and delivers up-to-date operating and ownership cost data to help subscribers understand their costs in these turbulent times. Aircraft Cost Evaluator is an effective benchmarking tool and part of the family of aircraft operating and acquisition […]

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