Nine airports have been selected for funding under the second phase of the 2017 Kansas Airport Improvement Program. The projects selected for the Kansas Department of Transportation program include runway improvement, fuel system installation, taxiway construction and more. The nine airport sponsors, which must provide a funding match ranging from five to 50 percent, will […]
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SITA POWERS CROSS-BORDER PASSENGER PROCESSING AT TIJUANA AIRPORT
SITA recently announced the successful implementation of its passenger processing technology at Cross Border Xpress (CBX), the first ever skywalk to connect a facility in the United States of America directly into a foreign airport terminal – Tijuana Airport, Mexico (TIJ). Grupo Aeroportuario del PacÃfico, (GAP), the operator of TIJ, is a partner in this […]
Missouri Airport Managers name Friend of Aviation Award Recipients
Longtime Missouri aviation advocates Jim and Carolyn Morris were presented the 2016 Friend of Aviation Award during an April 7th banquet at the Spring Conference of the Missouri Airport Managers Association (MAMA) held at the Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake Ozark, Missouri. The Morrises are both long time pilots, former owners and operators of […]
Scottsdale Airport Terminal Will Make Way for New Executive Hangars and Office Complex
The Scottsdale Airport terminal area will be redeveloped after the City Council unanimously authorized agreements with private parties whose lease payments will fund construction of the project. The existing airport terminal building and aviation business center will be knocked down, and two large executive-type hangar facilities and a new aviation business center will be built […]
Allegheny County Airport Authority Unveils New Brand Identity
The Allegheny County Airport Authority has launched a new brand identity to better reflect recent improvements at Pittsburgh International Airport as well as the ongoing renaissance of the Pittsburgh region. The new brand, which includes new logos for the Authority, Pittsburgh International Airport and Allegheny County Airport, was unveiled at the monthly Board of Directors […]
DIMC Introduces The Big Dog
Dog Is My CoPilot, Inc. (DIMC), a 501c3 approved organization based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, introduced the “Big Dog,” their new Cessna Grand Caravan. It holds 3 times more animals and therefore saves 3 times more lives. It holds 335 gallons of fuel, and at $5 a gallon, that’s a $1675.00 fill up. The new […]
Bob Hoover Statue Unveiled at Udvar-Hazy Center
The Aviation Foundation of America unveiled a life-size statue of beloved aviation legend R.A. “Bob” Hoover at a reception at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on Saturday, April 2. (Photo of Hoover with small version of statue, courtesy of Aviation Foundation of America) The effort to create a life-size statue […]
City of Phoenix Airport Concessions Manager Receives Highest Honor
Paula Kucharz, Concessions Manager for the City of Phoenix Aviation Department, has been honored as Concessions Person of the Year by the Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA). Kucharz was presented with the prestigious award at the 2016 ACI-NA Business of Airports Conference in Orlando, Florida. (Photo – Maureen Riley (left), Executive Director of the Salt […]
Piper Aircraft, Inc. Takes 112-Aircraft Trainer Order From UND
Piper Aircraft, Inc. has taken a 112-aircraft order from the UND Aerospace Foundation, which provides training and aircraft to the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences. Deliveries begin in the fourth quarter of 2016 and stretch out over eight years. “This is an important order for the UND,” said Bruce […]
New regulations enacted for meteorological evaluation towers
Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law on March 1 Public Act 28 of 2016 that regulates meteorological evaluation towers (MET). Usually less than 200 feet high and erected quickly, these towers are used to evaluate locations for electricity-generating wind turbines. The new law comes after a recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) requesting […]
