OH – Aerospace, defense, and national security firm Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is building a 96,000 SF aircraft maintenance, repair, and modification facility at Dayton International Airport (DAY) in Dayton, Ohio. The development is a collaboration with SD Hangar Partners, who will be performing the ...
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IL – Several new construction projects are either planned or already underway at Illinois Valley Regional (VYS) in Peru, Illinois. The projects are in response to rising demand and are intended to attract new businesses to the Peru area. A high-priority project is extending the ...
ND – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded 17 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants totaling $16.2 million to North Dakota airports for various enhancements, repairs, and equipment. North Dakota’s U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer announced the awards last month and provided a detailed breakdown of ...
KS – The Kansas state legislature announced that in April, Governor Laura Kelly signed HB 2239 which created one tax credit for aviation employees and two tax credits for aviation businesses. The credits are intended to encourage both in-state and out-of-state workers to join the ...
WI – Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is responding to customer demand by continuing to expand operations across the company, and recently announced a $55 million investment in its completions facility at Appleton International Airport (ATW). The company is building a 73,000 SF paint hangar that will ...
OH – The Avionics Engineering Center at Ohio University has received a $10 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. The five-year agreement will allow the FAA to obtain highly specialized technical support from the center as well as access to its test facilities. The ...
Germany-based Bayer AG has sold its hangar-office facility at Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS) in Chesterfield, MO, just outside St. Louis. Strategic Holdings, LLC, of Perryville, MO, purchased the property for $8.6 million. The sale included two hangar bays, a reception area, executive offices, ...
Lincoln, Nebraska-based MRO provider Duncan Aviation is planning a $66 million expansion of its operations in Lincoln and Battle Creek, Michigan. The company says the projects were initiated in response to current and projected demand as business aviation continues to grow in flight numbers and ...
The nationwide shortage of pilots and aircraft maintenance technicians continues to be at the forefront of challenges facing business aviation as well as commercial air carriers. One school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is doing its part to attract young people into aviation and other advanced ...
WI- Aviation fans are invited to participate in the selection process for the paint design of the 2022 One Week Wonder aircraft that will be built at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022. The aircraft will be constructed over seven days at the 69th AirVenture in Oshkosh, ...