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Avelo airlines is bringing back direct flights from Northern Colorado Regional (FNL) in Fort Collins to Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California. Scheduled to begin October 6, direct flights will be available twice a week for an introductory fare – until October 19 – of ...
The 2021 tourism season in Montana saw a robust return to nearly pre-pandemic passenger movements at about 95% of 2019 numbers at Missoula International (MSO). Montana State Parks alone recorded more than 1.5 million visitors between January and June of this year, representing a 44% ...
If you are planning to fly into or out of Jackson Hole Airport in 2022, this serves as your early notice that the airport will be closed for approximately 90 days in the spring to allow for a total replacement of its 6,300-foot runway. After ...
The Federal Aviation Administration in July awarded the state of Wyoming $17 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants. In addition, the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (RKS) in Rock Springs was separately awarded $8 million in AIP funds. The state funds will be used to ...
Bye Aerospace in Englewood, Colorado, founded and led by former Air Force pilot George E. Bye, has been developing all-electric aircraft since its founding in 2007. The company has three models in various stages of testing and development, with its two-place side-by-side eFlyer 2 model ...
After the threat of termination due to a 2020 legislative increase in the required number of specialty license plates, Idaho aviation pilots and enthusiasts mobilized and were able to surpass the 2,000-plate threshold by July 1. By mid-June, a total of 2,063 “Fly Idaho” plates ...
A simmering disagreement between a group of private hangar owners and airport management at Ogden Regional (OGD) has resulted in a lawsuit being filed against the airport by the owners. The suit centers around the terms of the ground leases on land where the hangars ...
The remote air traffic control tower at Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL) in Fort Collins recently resumed testing as it proceeds through Phase II and final FAA certification in the next several years. Testing began in 2019 but was delayed due to the covid pandemic. ...
In May, Montana’s first aviation weather webcam went live on the FAA website, broadcasting live views of the sky from three directions at Lincoln Airport (S69) in Lincoln, MT. The images are updated every ten minutes and provide an excellent new tool for local and ...
A specialty license plate program that supports aviation projects in Idaho is under threat of termination in July. To prevent termination, Idaho pilots will need to purchase a lot more of the specialty plates.   The Idaho Aviation Foundation (IAF) sponsored the license plate bill in 2011 when the existing statute required ...