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 ...
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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 ...
The City of Duluth, Minnesota, lost 270 aircraft maintenance and other jobs when AAR Corporation, a leading global provider of MRO services for commercial and military aircraft, closed its operations at Duluth International Airport (DLH) in 2020. The closure is attributed to a sharp drop ...
IA – Modern Aviation recently announced that the company has officially acquired Elliot Aviation’s FBO at the Des Moines International Airport (DSM), with maintenance, repair, and overhaul still overseen by Elliot Aviation. This investment includes 17 acres of leasehold land and high-end facilities and amenities. ...
SD – Students in the flight training track of the Aviation Program at South Dakota State University (SDSU) can now apply for the Pilot Bridge Program, a partnership established last month between SDSU and Sun Country Airlines. The program gives students the opportunity to jump ...
IA – Duncan Aviation, a Nebraska-based jet service provider, broke ground on a $40 million expansion project at Battle Creek Executive Airport (AZO). The expansion is expected to create approximately 70 jobs which will add to its standing as among the city’s largest employers with ...
ND – The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota (UND) is recognized as one of the premier collegiate aviation programs in the U.S., but for nearly 30 years its flight operations have been conducted out of a former ...