NV – The city of South Lake Tahoe is planning some hazardous fuel reduction and flight path safety work on land surrounding the airport. The newly appointed Airport Manager of Lake Tahoe Airport, John Dickinson brings great experience in FAA regulations and safety management. Mr. ...
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NV – Nevada-based aerospace company Sierra Nevada announce that is it investing over $200 million to produce two prototypes of its RAPCON-X intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. The announcement comes as the US Army continues to search for a replacement for its aging fleet ...
AZ – A lack of hangar space at the Chandler Municipal Airport has led to safety issues for the airport. According to the Airport Manager Ryan Reeves he sent one of his employees out to make sure all aircraft were tied down properly before a ...
NM – The first tenant to the county jetport in Santa Teresa, New Mexico was approved by Doña Ana County. Burrell Aviation plans to construct a new air cargo handling facility, cold storage, distribution center, and aircraft maintenance hangars at the Doña Ana County International ...
AZ – Virgin Galactic, an aerospace and space travel company, announced it has signed a long-term lease for a new final assembly manufacturing facility for its next-generation Delta-class spaceships. The manufacturing facility will be located adjacent to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and will have the ...
AZ – California-based Davcon Construction is expected to complete Phase 2 of its private hangar project at Mesa, Arizona’s Falcon Field Airport next month. Construction on the complex, which can accommodate the latest ultra-long-range business jets, began in March 2020. Phase 1 of the project ...
NM – The first tenant to the county jetport in Santa Teresa, New Mexico was approved by Doña Ana County. Burrell Aviation plans to construct a new air cargo handling facility, cold storage, distribution center, and aircraft maintenance hangars at the Doña Ana County International ...
NM – Sceye Inc. is developing a high-altitude platform station that company officials hope will provide an option other than satellites and airplanes for boosting internet connectivity and collecting data on everything from industrial pollution to wildfire threats. They launched one of its airships from ...
AZ – Cirrus Aircraft has delivered the first United Aviate Academy SR Series TRAC20 training aircraft as part of a 25 aircraft order placed by the school last February. The order also includes options for up to 50 additional TRAC20 aircraft to be used for ...
NV – GrandView Aviation is a private aviation charter operation serving VIP clients and medical transplant transport missions. GrandView Aviation has a fleet of Embraer Phenom 300s, and with their recent acquisition of three additional aircraft, the company recently opened a new base in Reno, ...