Icelandair launched its first flight from RDU on Thursday, providing nonstop transatlantic service to Reykjavik, a tourist destination that also serves as a midway point between North America and Europe. The inaugural flight marks the first new international route added since 2019 and RDU’s first transatlantic flight since March 2020. “We welcome Icelandair to RDU […]
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April Snowstorms Impact Air Travel in Central & Western North Dakota
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 76,553 airline passenger boardings during the month of April 2022. This is a 23% increase from the 62,168 boardings that the state experienced in April 2021. It is also approximately 17% below April 2019’s pre-pandemic passenger counts of 92,063. The multiple heavy snowstorms that the […]
NBAA, Stakeholders File Motions in Federal Court to Halt East Hampton Airport Closure
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has joined with other stakeholders in filing a pair of motions in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York asking to pause the planned closure of East Hampton Airport (HTO) and supposed conversion of the embattled publicly owned airport to a private-use facility with access […]
TODAY EXCLUSIVE: Passenger-Turned-Pilot Details Miracle Landing
Darren Harrison, the passenger who landed a plane after his pilot lost consciousness, detailed the heroic experience in an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie. Harrison described his determination to survive for his wife and unborn child, and recalled thinking, “I can’t die today. Today is not my day.” Harrison described how he leapt into […]
Washington State Students Crowned National Champions in World’s Largest Rocket Contest
Newport High School Team 2 of Bellevue, WA were crowned National Champion at the world’s largest student rocketry competition – the American Rocketry Challenge. Newport High School Team 2 had the best score of 99 teams competing at the National Finals, which took place at Great Meadow in The Plains, VA. In total, 724 teams […]
HSV First Commercial Airport to Receive FAA License to Land Commercial Space Vehicle
Huntsville International Airport has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to allow commercial space vehicles to land in Huntsville. Huntsville International Airport, located in North Alabama, is the first commercial airport in the U.S. approved as a reentry site to receive a space vehicle landing. “Huntsville has propelled us into another historic first […]
Enstrom Helicopter Under New and Stable Ownership
Chuck Surack, founder of Surack Enterprises, announced that he has purchased The Enstrom Helicopter Corporation of Menominee, Michigan, to rebuild the Enstrom brand into one of the leading American-made helicopter manufacturers as it once was. In a letter to the Enstrom leadership team, Surack shared his appreciation to the employees for their devotion and dedication […]
Textron Aviation Inks Order for Three Cessna Citations in Support of the Government of Turkey Flight Inspection Missions
Textron Aviation has announced it has received an order from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) for one special mission Cessna Citation Longitude and two special mission Cessna Citation Latitude jets. The aircraft will be fitted with special flight inspection calibration equipment and used by the DHMI (General Directorate of State Airports Authority) in Turkey to inspect […]
NATCA Mourns Loss of Veteran Miami Tower Controller and Union Facility Representative Narciso Torres
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is shocked and extremely saddened to report the passing of veteran Miami Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT, MIA) controller and devoted Union member Narciso Torres, who was aboard a single-engine Cessna 172 that crash-landed Saturday on the Haulover Inlet Bridge north of Miami Beach, Fla. Torres served as […]
Oklahoma Legislation Lands Grant Program for More Direct Flights
A two-year effort has landed legislation into law to increase the number of direct flights between Oklahoma airports and premiere destination cities. Senate Bill 1461, by Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, and Representative Jon Echols, R-Oklahoma City created the Oklahoma Air Service Development Grant Program (OASDGP), which will be administered by the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission […]
