$6.5 Million Announced for 17 New Mexico Airports

More than $6.5 million for maintenance and construction projects at 17 New Mexico airports was announced recently. The funding was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration, and will fund runway rehabilitations, fencing construction and other safety improvements at airports across the state. Airports receiving funding include: Albuquerque International Sunport: – $100,000 for the design to […]

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Eclipse Aerospace Delivers First Eclipse 550 Jet

Eclipse Aerospace, Inc. (EAI) is proud to announce the first customer delivery of an Eclipse 550 Twin-Engine Jet in Albuquerque, N.M. following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification. “This is an exciting day for Eclipse Aerospace and for general aviation,” says Mason Holland, Eclipse Aerospace CEO. “With the Eclipse 550, we’ve built a high performance light […]

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New Mexico Governor Announces New Spaceport America Tenant

Governor Susana Martinez today announced that Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, or SpaceX, has signed a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at Spaceport America to conduct the next phase of flight testing for its reusable rocket program. The company will be a new tenant at Spaceport America, the state-owned commercial launch site located in southern New Mexico. “I […]

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Colorado WAM to Benefit New Mexico Airport

Pilots flying in and out of Navajo Lake Airport in Navajo Dam, New Mexico will now be able to take advantage of Colorado’s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM), which began initial operations in Colorado on September 12, 2009. According to Ronald B. Keller, Aviation Safety & Education Administrator, New Mexico Department of Transportation -Aviation Division, a […]

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New Mexico Governor Announces Air USA to Relocate Corporate HDQ from Illinois to Albuquerque

Governor Susana Martinez, joined by Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry, Economic Development Cabinet Secretary Jon Barela and officials from Air USA, recently announced that Air USA will be relocating its corporate headquarters from Quincy, IL to Albuquerque. Air USA is a company that provides tactical aircraft services to U. S. defense agencies, defense contractors and NATO […]

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