Los Angeles World Airports has issued a Request for Qualifications seeking firms interested in operating as a Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) in Southern California. It’s anticipated that two FBO areas will be made available for lease, according to airport officials. FBO services would include leasing land and buildings, serving the needs […]
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Mineral Wells Airport launches new website
MINERAL WELLS, Texas — The Mineral Wells Airport recently launched a new website: MineralWellsAirport.com. The new website is a major component of an airport marketing program, put in place by the City of Mineral Wells in January, 2013, that is designed to increase awareness of the airport and the city in Texas and across the […]
The next Oshkosh fly-in
While Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) in Oshkosh is the busiest airport in the world for one week every year, there’s also a lot going on during the other 51 weeks. That’s the message that the local EAA Chapter 252 hopes to get across during its upcoming Wittman Airport Expo Day & EAA Chapter Pancake Breakfast, Sept. 14. […]
Props Restaurant at WVI launches new menu
WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Just shy of its one-year anniversary Props Restaurant and Lounge at the Watsonville Municipal Airport is offering a new menu with healthier choices. Pilots, passengers and patrons alike can now choose Prop’s cole slaw instead of fries as an option with their burgers noted with airports codes. The Salmon Bagel Burger (MRY) […]
Hangar Ten expands at MKC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Hangar Ten Aviation Services complex, located at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC), is responding to pent-up demand for new hangar space by adding an 11,000 square-foot multi-use facility. The planned structure will feature a large bay, capable of hangaring aircraft the size of a Citation X, as well as […]
BirdWize enhanced
Xsight Systems has launched a new runway detection enhancement to FODetect that allows airports to track and reduce ground-level bird-related threats. Bird strikes cost the aviation industry hundreds of millions of dollars a year. The FAA receives more than 9,000 reports of bird strike incidents every year. More than 40% of all avian-related incidents occur […]
Final pancake breakfast at SKY
Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 50 will host its 17th and final Annual Fly-In Pancake Breakfast at Griffing-Sandusky Airport (SKY) on Aug. 11. Since 1937, The Griffing family has owned and operated SKY. They have provided international services to the North Coast of Ohio, including mail, freight, and passenger service to the Lake Erie Islands and […]
Improvements slated at 19 Pennsylvania airports
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Nineteen Pennsylvania airports will make safety enhancements and improve their operations with the aid of a $2.1 million state investment. “Airports contribute to our communities’ economies and create thousands of jobs for Pennsylvanians,” Governor Tom Corbett said. “This state support will help the airports continue operating safely and ensure that they can […]
Carter Aviation Group begins expansion at SEF
SEBRING, Florida — Carter Aviation Group, which has operated an aircraft repair and maintenance business at Sebring Regional Airport (SEF) for more than 39 years, is now in process of a full renovation and expansion. The renovation process will include a 3,000-square-foot addition, new roof, gutters and trim, upgrading and replacing windows and doors. Renovations will […]