TX – Mesquite Metro Airport (HQZ) in Mesquite, Texas, has seen growth of nearly 50% over the past few years. Aircraft operations had been averaging about 65,000 per year when they increased to 85,000 in 2020 and then broke that record with 100,000 operations in ...
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AR – Conway Aircraft expanded its operation by celebrating the opening of a 10,000 SF headquarters and maintenance hangar at Conway Regional Airport (CXW) in Conway, Arkansas. The city of Conway and the company held a formal grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 19, ...
OK – The city of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, is growing and so is its airport. The Pauls Valley Municipal Airport (PVJ) is about to join the ranks of airports able to provide hangar space for larger single-engine and small to mid-size business jets. The recent ...
LA – Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) in Lafayette, Louisiana, has opened its new $150 million terminal building which at 120,000 SF is twice the size of the one it replaced. The project began in 2014 when voters approved a temporary 1-cent sales tax to fund ...
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 ...
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 ...