OH – FlightSafety International has committed to the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) with naming rights to the SAFECON (Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference) National Championship. The event will now be titled the SAFECON National Championship Powered by FlightSafety. NIFA provides a forum for collegiate ...
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MN – The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) has selected airport employees to be featured as voices heard overhead by passengers in MSP’s terminals. The “Voices of MSP” program holds an open casting call for employees with winners selected by a local judging committee based ...
OH – The Sandusky County Regional Airport has officially named Michael Russell as the new airport manager at S24. Russell attended the FAA Academy and completed Army aviation training at Fort Rucker before serving four tours and retiring from the US Army in 2020. Russell ...
WI – The Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (KMKE) has received its first Airports Council International (ACI) World 2021 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award. MKE earned the award for providing an outstanding customer experience to passengers in 2021 with quality, commitment, and consistency. MKE received the ...
The Kansas City Aviation Department is responsible for large-scale snow and ice removal at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) and Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC). The Kansas City Airport System is supported by airport user charges and does not utilize general tax fund revenues ...
EAA has announced air show performers who have committed to performing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022. The performers are scheduled for afternoon and night air shows at the 69th EAA fly-in convention from July 25-31 at Wittman Regional Airport. Nine air shows are scheduled over ...
The Gary Chicago International Airport (GYY) has appointed Dan Vicari as the airport’s new executive director. Vicari previously served as the airport’s executive director from 2015 through 2018. His return to the airport marked the replacement of Col. Duane Hayden who held the executive director ...
Mid-Continent Aviation Services (MCAS) announced at the National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Conference & Expo (NBAA_BACE) in October that they will be growing their operation at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport (ICT) by building a new hangar and adding 23 positions to their workforce ...
South Dakota State University (SDSU) in October broke ground on a new hangar for its aviation program and is named after its biggest promoter. At 13,260 sq ft, the Alan O. Tuntland Hangar will be able to accommodate 12 owned and leased aircraft at Brookings ...
A new hangar at Gaylord Regional (GLR) in Gaylord, Michigan, promises to bring in lease and rental revenue for the northern lower peninsula airport near Boyne City, Petoskey, and Charlevoix. The 60’ x 80’ hangar can hold up to three or four aircraft depending on ...