OR – Hillsboro Aviation has become the first FBO in Oregon, US to supply Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), following its partnership with Avfuel Corporation and Neste. The FBO, based at Portland-Hillsboro Airport, received its first delivery of 8,000 gallons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel ...
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CA – After drone sightings and even reports of a man flying in a jetpack around Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the federal government is rolling out new tech that could better detect objects entering restricted airspace. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that is ...
CA – Los Angeles transportation officials expect drone-like electric air taxis to be operational in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics or sooner. Several companies are scouting out parking lots and high-rise buildings to develop vertiports, allowing for the new technology of air taxis and ...
CA – California has been experiencing a rise in business aviation. ACI Jet, a Southern California business aviation solutions provider, is reporting a significant positive swing in recent years. Charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) is also seeing an increase in the private charter business, ...
CA – After several years of neglect, New Cuyama Airport in California’s high desert will get a second chance at life after residents, pilots, and volunteers decided it was worth saving. While other airports have faced closure threats within California, New Cuyama Airport had the ...
WA – The City of Davenport recently completed a nearly $6 million reconstruction project at the Davenport Municipal Airport to meet the growing air traffic at the facility. From the start of the project, the airport has almost tripled its number of hangars to 16 ...
CA – The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners took action to accelerate the transition away from leaded aviation fuel at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). Signature Flight Support is positioned to become the first fixed-based operator at VNY to offer unleaded piston-powered aircraft fuel. The ...
WA – Modern Aviation recently finished a $25 million, two-phased development project and FBO terminal renovation at Boeing Field/King County International Airport in Seattle, Washington. The project was managed by the Business Aviation Group. Phase 1 of the development project involved building a 40,000-square-foot hangar, ...
CA – CloudNine, an executive hangar development at Camarillo Airport, recently acquired Channel Islands Aviation, one of four fixed-based operators (FBOs) on the airfield. It was operated for 43 years by Mark and Janie Oberman. CloudNine, owned by Ron Rosak and Nick Martino, is developing ...
CA – After years of discussion, Hangar One, the airship hangar at Moffett Federal Airfield (KNUQ), is being restored. The behemoth building, standing 200 feet high and 1,133 feet long, is the largest in Santa Clara County and one of the largest freestanding buildings in ...