CA – The Skyway Center is a new general aviation hangar complex that opened in Northern California at San Carlos Airport (KSQL). The project took over two and a half years to complete and was designed and constructed by Centrex, an Oregon-based aviation specialty design ...
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CA – New partnerships at Livermore Municipal Airport hope to bring to the area a new era of aviation, known as advanced air mobility (AAM), which could circumvent Bay Area traffic and quiet the skies over the Tri-Valley. AAM refers to the group of aircraft ...
OR – The highly anticipated RV–15 will differ from the engineering test aircraft unveiled at EAA Air Venture Oshkosh 2022, Van’s Aircraft officials said. During a recent Experimental Aircraft Association webinar, Van’s officials said that the Oregon company’s first high-wing kit aircraft designed for off-airport ...
CA – In a February 8 memorandum between the FAA and Santa Clara County, California, the parties agreed that the county would address several longstanding issues impacting safety and neglect at Reid-Hillview and San Martin airports. In turn, the FAA agreed to hold its investigation in abeyance for ...
CA – Kratos, the drone maker that created a plant in Oklahoma City a few years ago, added another feather in its hat this week when its Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Division won a contract for the production of parts for a new hypersonic ...
CA – Pilots aren’t the only talent shortage the aviation industry is seeing these days. An estimated 610,000 new maintenance technicians will need to be hired globally to meet industry demand over the next 20 years. To fill this deficit, California Aeronautical University’s aviation maintenance technology ...
WA – Yakima’s interest in using its airport to relieve crowding at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has the attention of state transportation officials. Amid airspace congestion reports and considerable opposition from west coast cities and counties to a new airport, Rob Hodgman, the Washington State Department ...
CA – Natilus, a U.S. corporation, is producing the world’s first purposefully designed and manufactured autonomous aircraft for air freight transport. As a big step forward, the company has partnered with Janicki for composite part design and fabrication due to its renowned reputation for innovation ...
OR – Plumes of blue-gray smoke from vintage aircraft engines and an enthusiastic BBQ team melded together to help set an exciting mood for a unique birthday party in 2022. The Salem, Oregon-based B-17 Alliance Foundation held a 75th Birthday Bash for its B-17, “The ...
CA – Skyservice Business Aviation, a North American leader in business aviation, announced today its award-winning private jet center network would be expanding to Napa, California. The 60,000-square-foot full-service private jet center at Napa County Airport (APC) will include fixed-based operations (FBO) and maintenance services. The ...