The week brought well over a hundred Cub Scouts to the Zenith Aircraft factory in Mexico, Missouri, where the 7-10 year olds were able to get a good look at what goes into building and flying small airplanes. “It was a learning experience that was perfectly disguised as fun,” said Zenith President Sebastien Heintz. “They […]
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Missouri Airport Managers Present First Friend of Aviation Award
Missouri State Senator Mike Kehoe (shown at right) was presented the first ever Friend of Aviation Award during an April 16th banquet at the Spring Conference of the Missouri Airport Managers Association (MAMA) at the Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Missouri. Senator Kehoe’s accomplishments include being appointed to the Missouri Highways and Transportation […]
BUZZ AIRWAYS TO SERVE BRANSON AIRPORT
Branson Airport (BKG) is pleased to announce the arrival of Buzz Airways service to both Chicago (Midway) and Houston (Hobby) beginning June 12, 2014. Fares begin at $99.00* each way including taxes. Flights will operate in each market six days per week. The new flights by Buzz will replace the service currently offered on Southwest […]
MODOT SAYS BRANSON AIRPORT HAS A MAJOR ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE REGION
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Multimodal Operations Division’s Aviation Section identified that the Branson Airport created 1,460 jobs in the Branson Area with a total payroll of $35,044,000 and a total economic impact of $91,137,000 in 2012. MoDOT initiated a Statewide Airport Economic Impact Study to determine the benefits of all Missouri’s airports. This […]
Eclipse Owners Gather at Branson Missouri Airport
Forty-three Eclipse Jets landed at the Branson, Missouri Airport for the Eclipse Owners Club Fall Fly-In. Pilots and enthusiasts alike came from all over the United States to take part in the annual fly in that allows pilots to visit with vendors and fellow owners to discuss the Eclipse Twin-Engine Jet. Known as the “Time […]
Central Region Aviation Associations -State Aviation Organizes Four Corners Conference
Fallout from the GSA convention last year has had a devastating impact on all US government organizations and their ability to sponsor events such as the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) annual regional airport conferences. In the FAA’s Central Region, state aviation offices, airport associations and councils have taken a leadership role, stepping up to organize […]
Missouri Releases New Airport Directory
The 2012-13 Missouri Airport Directory is now available. The flight-planning tool that provides facility information to pilots and users of Missouri’s system of public-use airports, is produced by the Missouri Department of Transportation. The directory is provided free-of-charge with funding for this and all state aviation programs coming from aviation fuel taxes and not from […]
NASAO Chair Stepping Down for Consulting Opportunity
Joseph Pestka, Administrator of Aviation for the state of Missouri and current Chairman of the National Association of State Aviation Officials, (NASAO) is leaving both positions to open an office in Missouri for Jviation, an aviation engineering, planning and construction company based in Denver, Colorado. His first day with Jviation is January 4th. "Being a […]
Weiler to Leave MoDOT for Springfield Airport Job
Brian C. Weiler will be stepping down from his position as Multimodal Director for the Missouri Department of Transportation to assume the duties of Director of Aviation for the City of Springfield, Missouri and Springfield-Branson National Airport. Weiler, 45, in his current possition is responsible for state government involvement in aviation, rail, waterways, transit and […]
FAA Celebrates Recovery Act Funded ARFF Facility at St. Louis Downtown Airport
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today celebrated the completion of an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting building at St. Louis Downtown Airport, East St. Louis, Ill., paid for with $4.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. “This new facility in East St. Louis is one of the many Recovery […]
