Photo above – Left to right are, Kyle Wanner – ND Aeronautics Commission, Steve Martens, Robert Sprague, Ethan Sprague, Bob Simmers, Justin Weninger – ND Aviation Association. Earlier this month seventeen pilots were presented with awards for participating in the “Fly North Dakota Airports” Passport Program. The passport program presents awards to pilots for flying […]
Register Now for 2022 FAA Drone Symposium
Registration is now open for this year’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Drone Symposium, which will be held on April 28, 2022. The in-person event will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. In keeping with this year’s theme “Arise,” the symposium will focus on the expansion and advancement of how drones […]
Yuma Int’l Airport Completes Master Plan and Apron Rehab Projects
Yuma International Airport has announced the successful completion of two major projects, the 2020 Airport Master Plan and the Rehabilitation of the General Aprons. Airport Director Gladys Brown shared that in August 2019, the Yuma County Airport Authority hired airport consultant Mead & Hunt, Inc. to prepare the airport’s 2020 Airport Master Plan. “The masterplan […]
Iowa DOT Administers Commercial Aviation Infrastructure Fund
The Iowa Commercial Aviation Infrastructure Fund (ICAIF) being administered by the Iowa DOT is made possible with allocations through Federal American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Recovery Funds. A total of $100M is being offered through reimbursable grants to the eight public-owned commercial service airports in Iowa as identified in the 2020 Iowa Aviation System Plan. […]
Iowa Governor Announces $100M Investment for Commercial Airports
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced a $100 million investment to modernize and strengthen Iowa’s air transportation system through the Iowa Commercial Aviation Infrastructure Fund. Iowa’s eight commercial airports are eligible for funding that will support modernization and expansion projects. Ninety percent of the funds will be granted based upon passenger numbers from 2019 and the […]
Airline Industry Continues to Struggle with Workforce Shortage Issues
North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 80,552 airline passenger boardings during the month of February 2022. This is a 57% increase from the 51,240 boardings that the state experienced in February 2021. It is also approximately 14% below February 2019’s pre-pandemic passenger counts of 93,335. Airlines continue to identify challenges associated […]
NASAO Names New Board Secretary
Kyle Wanner, Executive Director of the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, has been elected as Secretary of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO). Wanner will fill the remainder of the term of Amy Ludwig, who left her role in the Aviation Section of the Missouri Department of Transportation for a new position at the […]
SkyWest to End Service to 29 Cities Due to Pilot Shortage, States React
SkyWest Airlines intends to end scheduled service to 29 cities in the coming months as it continues to face a flight crew shortage. The St George, Utah-based regional carrier on 10 March gave notice to the Department of Transportation (DOT) that it will end the flights on or before 10 June this year. “Last week, […]
The Sky’s the Limit for ECSU’s New Aviation Initiative
Eighty high school students will soar to new heights thanks to Elizabeth City State University’s (ECSUs) new Aviation Workforce Development (AWD) Program. The college received a $269,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to educate high schoolers about the wide variety of career opportunities in the aviation industry, and to recruit students into ECSU’s aviation […]
Falcon 900LX Selected by UK Ministry of Defense for VIP Transport
Two Dassault Falcon 900LX business jets will enter service with the Royal Air Force, providing VIP transport for senior defense and government officials. Due to begin operating this summer, they will replace a fleet of four BAe 146 aircraft, upgrading range capability and substantially reducing operating expense, fuel consumption and emissions. The aircraft are being […]
