NV – If you fly through Reno often, you will notice that the Biggest Little City’s airport is getting busier. Built in the 1980s, Reno-Tahoe International serves 12,000 travelers a day on average, and its age is beginning to show. There’s not enough parking and ...
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AZ – Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Tower has been replaced by a new tower fitted with an integrated digital tower solution from Frequentist. The digital tower solution consists of integrated recording and digital terminal information and weather services, ensuring controllers have modern, digital solutions to support ...
AZ – In a recent announcement, Spirit Airlines has developed a new pathway program in collaboration with the CAE flight school in Phoenix, Arizona, called Spirit Wings Pilot Pathway. The program aims to give prospective pilots a more direct track to the cockpit and bring ...
AZ – A blind woman from Arizona is set to make history by piloting a plane across the country. With a few flights already completed, Kaiya Armstrong, 21, will fly from Mesa, Arizona, to Washington, D.C., on Oct. 13 in honor of World Sight Day. ...
AZ – NFL Super Bowl LVII will be held Sunday, February 12th at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and airports within the area are already preparing for this event that will drive an influx of commercial and private jet traffic to the airports. ...
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. ...
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 ...