MS – May was designated by the Mississippi legislature in 2011 as the state’s Aviation Month to highlight the value that airports and aviation-related businesses bring to its economy. Of the 80 facilities in the Mississippi Airport System, 74 are public and 6 are private ...
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TX – The Texas Department of Transportation’s Aviation Division has named Austin’s San Marcos Regional Airport (HYI) the 2022 Reliever Airport of the year. The award was presented during TxDOT’s 40th Texas Aviation Conference in March. Citing the airport’s achievements, the city noted its proactive ...
TX – Rising Aviation High School opened in the fall of 2021 and is already considered a top-rated private high school in Addison, Texas. And while the curriculum is decidedly aviation-centric it is open to any students interested in a STEM-focused education. In addition to ...
TX – United Airlines Ventures and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV) have collaborated with Cemvita Factory to commercialize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. The SAF will be developed through the utilization of carbon dioxide and synthetic microbes. United also indicated the company has an equity ...
TX – The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) will add 80 new positions to help support increased traffic at the airport. The Austin City Council recently approved a budget amendment to allow for the job postings as an increase in domestic and international flights to AUS ...
TX- Volato has acquired Gulf Coast Aviation as the company drives efforts to serve a larger share of the North American business aviation market. According to Volato, owners in Volato’s fractional program along with the company’s charter customers will now have access to an increased ...
USA – Red Bull’s Paper Wings contest is back for 2022 and is the world’s largest paper airplane championship. Students across the globe are invited to fly a plain sheet of paper as far, as long, or as artistically through the air as possible. Three ...
OK – Oklahoma State University has officially opened the Ray and Linda Booker OSU Flight Center. The new complex includes an 11,500-square-foot building that provides twice the amount of space available to students and flight instructors compared to OSU’s previous aviation facilities. The facility is ...
TX – Southwest Airlines is celebrating 15 years of the company’s Medical Transportation Grant Program. The program enables families, including patients and caregivers, to travel for free across North America. This year, Southwest will donate more than $4 million in transportation to 76 grant recipients. ...
The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) reported a 55 percent increase in passenger traffic in 2021 compared to 2020. According to the airport, 562,384 people traveled through BTR last year. The airport was the second largest in the state by passenger volume in 2021. TSA ...