TACOMA, Wash. – The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization wants Serco, Inc., the British company that owns the air traffic control contract at Tacoma Narrow Airport (KTIW), to add staff. In a story in The (Tacoma) News Tribune, county officials report the airport is on pace to record 65,000 operations in 2015. That would represent a 68% […]
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Work begins on upgrading historic FRG hangar
Work has begun on upgrading Sheltair’s 66,000-square-foot hangar that dominates Republic Airport (FRG) on New York’s Long Island. “While the hangar is a marvelous historic landmark, its infrastructure has been continuously upgraded to ensure our customers and tenants get the support their aviation assets require,” noted Warren Kroeppel, Sheltair’s chief operating officer. “This latest investment reflects a $1 million commitment […]
RAF temporarily closes Ryan Field
The Recreational Aviation Foundation has temporarily closed Ryan Field (2MT1) in West Glacier, Montana. “This season, marks one of the driest any can recall,” RAF officials reported. “The Ryan Airfield is completely brown and the potential for fire is extremely high. Due to these unusual conditions, the airstrip and camping areas will be closed until […]
Call to pilots to block latest threat to SMO
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has asked its members in Southern California to contact U.S. Representatives Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), in an effort to stave off the latest attempt to close Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO). Both members of Congress have endorsed a seven-point plan by local airport opponents to […]
MRKT Aviation Fuel open for business in Havre
HAVRE, Mont. – You are retired from a 50-year career as a farmer and aerial applicator. What next? If you are Roger Lincoln, you and your wife Mable go into partnership with friends Tony and Katherine Dolphay and open MRKT Aviation Fuel on the Havre City/County Airport (KHVR) in Montana. Truth be told, MRKT Aviation […]
Eagle Scout Project builds shelter at airport campground
PAYSON, Ariz. – Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. While the camping/picnic shelter was invented long ago, having one at the Payson Airport (KPAN) campground would’ve been nice when then 6-year-old James Nebrig and his family waited out a very wet thunderstorm in a tent. Sitting in that soaking tent, James started […]
Rotary Aviation Zone dedicated at TIW
GIG HARBOR, Wash. – “I’ve lived near Tacoma Narrows for 25 years,” said Friends of Tacoma Narrows Airport vice president Roger Gruener. “I’m not a pilot, but I’ve enjoyed bringing my kids, and now grandkids, out to the airport to watch the planes.” That sentiment was the cornerstone of the newly dedicated Rotary Aviation Zone […]
DuPage Airport named 2015 Illinois Reliever Airport of the Year
WEST CHICAGO, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Division of Aeronautics has chosen DuPage Airport as the 2015 Illinois Reliever Airport of the Year. The award, which is presented to an airport serving general and corporate aviation needs in a large metropolitan area like Chicago, comes on the heels of the successful completion […]
Purdue Research Park Aerospace District takes off
Purdue University plans to create the 980-acre Purdue Research Park Aerospace District in West Lafayette, which will be a base for public and private aerospace research facilities. The project includes the purchase of Lafayette Aviation by Purdue aviation technology alumnus Scott Niswonger and the Purdue Research Foundation. Plans for the aerospace district, which encompasses the Purdue University […]