WASHINGTON, D.C. – Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) President Greg Principato has called on the newly formed bipartisan Congressional Jobs Now! Caucus to include funding for airport infrastructure projects in the Caucus’s upcoming discussions as one way to help create jobs and promote economic growth. “The improvement of airport infrastructure helps increase safety for the […]
RYN master plan updated
The Tucson Airport Authority Board of Directors recently approved the 2009 Ryan Airfield (RYN) Master Plan update, which calls for $80 million in improvements over the next 20 years. Ryan Airfield is a general aviation airport located approximately 12 miles west of Tucson International Airport (TIA). It was created in 1942 by the Ryan School […]
W.Va. CAP crew locates wreckage of missing plane
An aircrew from the Clarksburg Composite Squadron has located the wreckage of a twin-engine Piper PA-30 that had been reported missing after it left a Texas airport Nov. 23 for Virginia. The crew spotted the Piper about 9:40 a.m. five miles north of the Rainelle VOR ground station. The crash site was confirmed about 1:30 […]
Common man’s airport
Kalispell City Airport in Montana is not the domain of the rich and famous. According to a story at Daily Inter Lake.com, it’s used by local business people, search-and-rescue volunteers, hobby pilots and, local pilots argue, middle-class folks who depend on accessible runways for small aircraft. Yet airport supporters find themselves under fire from a […]
‘Miracle on the Hudson’ DVD released
Gaiam Inc. recently released on DVD the Discovery Channel’s “Miracle on the Hudson and Other Extraordinary Air Crash Events,” about the successful landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. The compilation includes the Discovery Channel originals “Hudson Plane Crash: What Really Happened,” as well as “Crashes that Changed Flying.” On Jan. 15, […]
Wilson debuts vertical bi-fold door
Wilson Doors now offers the Valu-Tec vertical bi-folding door. The Valu-Tec steel bi-fold door is packed with the kind of standard features needed for secure aircraft storage and easy access, according to company officials, including three button pushbutton operation (Up/Down/Stop), auto-locks, top/bottom rubber/vinyl weather seal, balanced lift cable and drive mechanism for even lifting across […]
Holiday shopping at the Air Zoo
The Air Zoo in Kalamazoo, Mich., has launched its online Fly Buy museum store, which features model airplanes, bomber jackets, T-shirts, hats, toys, glassware, museum memberships and annual passes. Holiday specials include: 20% off all T-shirts through Dec. 3; 15% off the entire collection of EZ Build Airplanes from Dec 4-17; and 20% savings on […]
Largest private hangar in Idaho opens
Aero Mark, an FBO located Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) in Idaho, has opened its new FBO and hangar building, dubbed Aero Mark XL. The new building, the largest privately owned aircraft hangar in Idaho according to FBO officials, features 30,000 square feet of hangar and 12,000 square feet of office space and amenities. The […]
PilotMall.com offers military discount
PilotMall.com Inc., an online aviation store, is offering all active military staffers a 10% discount through the end of December off all pilot supplies, including aviation charts, pilot gift items, aircraft manuals and more. “PilotMall.com Inc has been fortunate this year,” said Neil Glazer, president. “In light of our good fortune, we wanted to give […]