KS – Landing in spring 2023, the new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) represents a total transformation of Kansas City’s air passenger experience. Travelers arriving to and departing from the Heart of America will be met with upgraded technology, a long list ...
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MI – Western Michigan University announces wheels up on an enhanced partnership with SkyWest Airlines, the largest regional airline in the world. It will provide aviation students a runway for success through SkyWest’s Pilot Pathway Program and AMT Pathway Program. “At Western, we’re preparing the next generation ...
D.C. – The race is a resumption of the Pulitzer air races first held in the early 1920s. The race winner will be awarded the Pulitzer Trophy, which is now on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Pre-registration is ...
KS – A change in classification for a rapidly growing aviation company at Col. James Jabara Airport will open another potential revenue stream for the business. The Wichita City Council, which also acts as the Wichita Airport Authority, made the approval at its meeting Tuesday morning, ...
IA – The Iowa City Municipal Airport is looking to use solar power to offset some of the airport’s major electrical uses. The solar power generating project is in the initial stages, but it has been a topic of discussion for the airport commission in previous ...
MN – Cirrus Aircraft’s whole-plane parachute system has been successfully deployed for the first time in aviation emergencies related to its jet plane, the Duluth News Tribune reports. The parachutes, long a feature of the company’s prop-driven planes, have been included in the company’s SF50 ...
IA – The aviation industry in Iowa is so much more than getting vacationers to a sunny beach, families to reunions for the holidays, or business travelers to important meetings. A new report from the Iowa Department of Transportation highlights aviation’s uses in Iowa and ...
MI – Whenever we think of the great Pioneers of Women’s Aviation, we think of people like Amelia Earhart. Less is known about Harriet Quimby, one of the world’s first female Aviators, yet she paved the way for women’s rights and aviation. As said by ...
Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (DET), after languishing as an underused and neglected facility for decades and even being considered for closure, is set to begin a massive transformation that civic leaders are optimistic will bring significant new investment and economic benefits to the east ...
ND – The Fargo Jet Center (FJC) at Hector International Airport (FAR) in Fargo, North Dakota, is growing its operation with the construction of a new 112,000 SF hangar and office facility. FJC is an FAA-approved Part 145 repair station and MRO provider. The $22 ...