VAN NUYS, California — Aeroplex/Aerolease Group, an aviation property development, management and consulting firm, broke ground July 1, 2016, on a $7.5 million, three-acre development project at Los Angeles’ Van Nuys Airport featuring hangar, office, shop and private terminal areas. The new facility will complement the company’s adjacent six acre private aviation center project that was developed in 2008. […]
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Grand opening of KISM airport administration building held
KISSIMMEE, Florida — The City of Kissimmee recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the new Kissimmee Gateway Airport Administration Building. After the ribbon cutting and flag raising ceremony, the city rededicated the new building to former City of Kissimmee Vice Mayor Jimmy Dyer, whom the original terminal building and Dyer Boulevard were […]
Page Field gets $13.6 million grant
FORT MYERS, Florida – The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $13.6 million grant to Page Field (FMY), a general aviation airport operated by the Lee County Port Authority (LCPA). The grant was made under the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program, which awards funds to eligible airports for necessary planning and development projects. As the FAA-designated reliever airport for […]
Chicago Executive Airport rejects self-serve fuel for GA planes
The board of directors of Chicago Executive Airport have again rejected pilots’ request for self-serve fuel, continuing a stalemate over high gas prices. According to a story in the Chicago Tribune, the board voted unanimously against offering self-service aviation gas, despite a petition from nearly 200 pilots asking for it. According to one board member, self-serve […]
Page Field wins GA Airport of the Year for Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has honored the Lee County Port Authority with the 2016 General Aviation Airport of the Year Award for Page Field (KFMY). The airport was presented the award at the Florida Airports Council Annual Conference in Bonita Springs, Fla. This is the third time FMY has received […]
Petition calls for self-serve fuel at Chicago Executive
WHEELING, Ill. – Pilots and aircraft owners at Chicago Executive Airport have created a petition to encourage the airport’s board of directors to install self-serve aviation fuel on the airport. “It’s kind of as if your town wouldn’t allow gas stations to offer self-serve pumps,” said Madeleine Monaco, president of the Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA). “The result […]
Living next to the airport
By JAMES J. PIEKLO You know the type. They move next to a railroad track or an airport then immediately start complaining about the noise. I happen to live directly under the flight path of Ocean City Municipal Airport (26N) in New Jersey, and I don’t mind the noise in the least. Our in-house VHF radio […]
FXE first for Global Entry kiosk, authorized for Cuba flights
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), one of the nation’s busiest general aviation airports, is expanding its services with two new enhancements, a Global Entry kiosk and authorization to accept and depart flights to and from Cuba. FXE is the first general aviation airport in the country selected by the U.S. Customs and Border […]
Konect Aviation to take over management of KMMV
McMINNVILLE, Oregon — On July 1, Konect Aviation Oregon will become manager of the McMinnville Municipal Airport (KMMV). Although the company has been in operation at the McMinnville Airport since 2009, Konect Aviation only recently became the FBO, taking over for the previous operator, Cirrus Aviation, on Jan. 1. In addition to the scenic tours and charter […]