The U.S. Department of Transportation announced an award of $3,984,102 to airports across the state of North Dakota. This Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) funding will be distributed as follows: $2,566,048 to Bismarck Municipal Airport for the construction of a service road to the snow removal equipment building. $728,354 to Minot International Airport for installation of […]
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McFarland Johnson Begins Construction at Greater Binghamton Airport
Photo above – Greater Binghamton Airport Groundbreaking. From left to right: Lea Webb, NYS Senator, 52nd District; Donna A. Lupardo, Assemblywoman, District 123; Jason Garner, Broome County Executive; Adam Green, Vice President, LeChase Construction Services: Rob Aikens, President, Binghamton-Oneonta Building Trades Council; Chad Nixon, President, McFarland Johnson; Mark Heefner, CM, Broome County Commissioner of Aviation. […]
The Metropolitan Airports Commission Names Alison Kelly as Labor and Employee Relations Manager
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has selected Alison Kelly to serve as labor and employee relations manager. The MAC owns and operates Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and six reliever airports in the Twin Cities. Kelly will manage a comprehensive labor relations program and will be responsible for negotiating and administering the MAC’s 13 collective bargaining […]
Pilots and Community Fight Against Torrance, California Airport Threat
Pilots and residents showed a united front to defend a Torrance, California, airport after a concerning alternative land use study threatened its closure. However, airport operations and noise still divide the community. In a January 23 meeting, the Torrance city council voted 5-1 (with one abstention) to ban touch-and-goes and restrict back taxis and low […]
Lone Star Flight Museum Announces 2024 Texas Aviation Hall of Fame Inductees
The Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) has announced the selection of four new inductees into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame (TAHOF). The TAHOF selection committee has named Colleen C. Barrett, R. Walter Cunningham (posthumously) Wally Funk and Heather Wilson to the Class of 2024. This esteemed group will be officially inducted on Friday, April […]
Aviation Institute of Maintenance School Group Names Dr. Joel A. English as President
Virginia Beach-based Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM), Centura College, and Tidewater Tech announced today the appointment of Dr. Joel A. English as President, only the second to serve in this capacity over the institution’s 55-year history. English has served as the institutions’ Executive Vice President since 2020, and he has functioned as Vice President of […]
Elton Jay, Retired Mississippi State Aeronautics Director Passes Away
Elton Edward Jay, Jr., a former engineer with the FAA and retired state aeronautics director for the Mississippi Department of Transportation passed away on January 26, 2024. Elton graduated from Batesville High School and from Mississippi State University with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was a Professional Engineer and began his career working with […]
Ray Seif Named the New Kansas Division of Aviation Director
Ray Seif was recently named the new Kansas Department of Transportation Division of Aviation Director. His first day in the office was January 17th. Seif joins KDOT after serving as the Airport Manager of the Augusta, KS Municipal Airport. Seif first became interested in aviation while attending Wichita Southeast High School. “I was in a […]
Tuskegee Airmen PT-19 Trainer Restored by CAF Airbase Georgia Returns to the Skies
Photo above – A WWII PT-19 Cornell trainer initially used by Tuskegee Airmen takes off for its first flight after two years of complete restoration by CAF Airbase Georgia members. (Photo by Charles Burcher) After two years of dedicated restoration work, Fairchild PT-19A, serial number 42-83511, took to the skies again at Atlanta Regional Airport […]
Hastings Municipal Airport named Nebraska Airport of the Year
The Nebraska Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics honored the Hastings Municipal Airport on Thursday, Jan. 25 as Airport of the Year. On behalf of the Airport, representatives received signs for the airport, a certificate and a poster to display from NDOT. “The Nebraska Division of Aeronautics received more “Airport of the Year” submissions in […]
