The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission recently released the results of a study regarding the economic impact of aviation in the state of North Dakota, which determined that aviation-related activity creates nearly 15,500 jobs and produces $1.6 billion in economic activity across the state. In the executive summary, Governor Jack Dalrymple states, “We have been working […]
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Floodwall deployed at STP
With spring flooding of the Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn., all but certain, work crews from the Metropolitan Airports Commission today began deploying temporary sections of floodwall at St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP). “Prior to developing the floodwall in 2009, flooding sometimes caused hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage and expense and closed […]
LightHawk launches Mission Map online
LightHawk has launched a new mission map powered by Google Maps that provides a never before seen, behind the scenes glimpse of its flight missions. The mission map represents LightHawk’s flight activities across the U.S., Mexico, Central America, and in parts of Canada. Founded in 1979, LightHawk is the largest and oldest volunteer-based environmental aviation […]
Kentucky pilots sign ‘bill of rights’
Pilots at the Madison Airport (I39) in Kentucky have signed a “Pilots Bill of Rights” as the airport board looks for a new FBO. About 30 pilots signed the bill to “help ensure that their interests are taken into account as the board decides on a fixed base operator,” according to a report in The […]
New sponsor for Rob Holland
For 2011 air show season, Rob Holland Ultimate Airshows has a new sponsor: Veteran Home Loans, the nation’s largest VA lender. “I am honored to be flying for Veteran Home Loans during the 2011 air show season,” said Holland. “It is very exciting to represent such a values-based company, one so dedicated to our veterans. […]
CAF’s Red, White & Loud to land at Legends Over the Colorado Fly-In
The Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF) Boeing B-29 Superfortress FIFI and country music star Aaron Tippin will land at the Legends Over the Colorado Fly-In April 9-10 at Laughlin-Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Arizona. The CAF’s B-29 will arrive Thursday, April 7, to participate in the fly-in throughout the weekend. On Saturday, April 9, at […]
The value of aviation
GAN blogger Jamie Beckett was recently invited to speak to the East Polk Committee of 100 at their February 2011 gathering. The topic was aviation — which is right up his alley. After talking about the speech in his blog, many GAN readers asked for a video of the speech. He didn’t have one, so […]
Dedications & Reunions
Drew Steketee was president of BE A PILOT, senior vp-communications for AOPA and executive director of the Partnership for Improved Air Travel. He also headed PR and media relations for Beech, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the Airport Operators Council International. I just learned that the city of Boise has named an airport […]