CA – Universal Hydrogen Co. flew a 40-passenger regional airliner using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion earlier this month. The airplane, nicknamed Lightning McClean, took off at 8:41 am PST from Grant County International Airport (KMWH) and flew for 15 minutes, reaching an altitude of 3,500 ...
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NM – Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart and other senior leadership held daily talks with interested parties through the weekend, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked to remain anonymous to discuss internal issues. During an all-hands meeting last week, Hart told employees ...
NV – Stellar Aviation operates a trio of FBOs in Florida, Illinois, and Nevada and has broken ground on a new facility at Reno/Tahoe International Airport (KRNO). The $25 million project on the northeast corner of the airfield, adjacent to the Dassault Aircraft Services facility, ...
NM – After a decade of volunteer hard work, Sacaton Landing Strip in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest is open again. According to officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF), the airstrip has been unusable for three decades. “At least a decade ago, folks met at the airstrip, including ...
AZ – The combination of the Super Bowl and the Phoenix Open isn’t just causing major upheaval to the region on the ground — it’s also causing traffic in the air with a high volume of private planes. Throughout the week, metro Phoenix airports will see ...
NV – Officials with the growing private airline industry see their sleek jets as the eventual replacement to casino company corporate jets that fly big-spending customers to the Strip. It’s already happening on a small scale. On many weekends, limousine drivers working for Strip resorts ...
NM – A Lockheed JetStar formerly owned by Elvis Presley and left to bake in the New Mexico sun for nearly four decades after his death was recently sold in a Florida auction. It lacked its engines and some cockpit instruments, but with its cabin ...
AZ – General aviation pilots flying near Phoenix from Feb. 8-13, 2023, need to be aware of temporary flight restrictions, follow special air traffic procedures, and comply with additional requirements that will be in effect for Super Bowl LVII, according to FAA officials. The FAA ...
NM – After nearly two decades without commercial flights between Albuquerque and Las Cruces, Southern California-based Advanced Air has been selected to provide the service again. Under the two-year contract beginning Jan. 16, the regional airline will provide seven weekly flights between Las Cruces International ...
AZ – A Juvenile 747 with little flight experience has met its end in the desert of Arizona. A multi-million-dollar marvel is being scrapped for parts before its life in the skies ever truly began. The Boeing 747, with roughly 50 flight hours, met its ...