The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is returning to Las Vegas this fall to host the annual Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (BACE). After the pandemic forced NBAA to cancel physical attendance last year, programming for this year’s event will include in-person and on-demand educational ...
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The town of Taos, New Mexico has been awarded a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to support infrastructure enhancements to the Taos Regional Airport and surrounding business park. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). A ...
The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport has reached a milestone on the path to completing construction of a new air traffic control tower with the addition of a cab to the tower structure. The renovation serves as a component of an updated airport master plan designed to ...
The New Mexico Spaceport Authority has completed the refunding of construction bonds in an effort to save $8.2 million in taxpayer funding for the development of Spaceport America. The high-interest bonds have been refinanced at a reduced annual interest rate of less than 0.8 percent ...
Pinal Airpark, an aircraft “boneyard” in Arizona, has become a prime location for sourcing cargo aircraft during the pandemic. While passenger airlines suffered, cargo airlines needed to expand their fleets to meet the rising demand fueled by the global uptick in online shopping. The Southwestern ...
Tiger Field Airport in Lyon County, Nevada has been acquired by an opportunity zone fund called GRASS from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. GRASS (Growth Resources, Assets, Safety, and Stability) focuses on the application of aviation technology and compliance and has officially renamed the ...
The Scottsdale Airport (SDL) will be closed to fixed-wing operations beginning on July 6 for an estimated 45 days as the airport begins the first phase of the Runway Rehabilitation Project. This is the first major rehabilitation for the single runway (3-21) since it was ...
SkyHarbour Group has announced plans to open a new location at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) by the summer of 2023 to add to its roster of home-based hangar campuses. Groundbreaking for the 16-acre facility will likely begin in the second quarter of next year. ...
New Mexico is currently establishing a framework that will help guide state-provided grants for rural areas seeking the establishment of new routes for passenger flight service from their local airports. The Rural Air Service Enhancement Act enabling the state grant program will become an effective ...