The Bend Municipal Airport (BDN) has issued a request for a consultant and is expected to submit an application for a grant through the Central Oregon Area Commission on Transportation to provide support for the construction of an air traffic control tower. BDN ranks third ...
West Coast Regional Aviation News
Alaska | California | Hawaii | Oregon | Washington
The Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) in Washington state has invited the public to participate in an open house addressing rising aviation demand in the region and the subsequent need to expand commercial aviation capacity. The CACC was created by the Washington State Legislature to ...
The Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington is set to be home to a Hydrogen Aviation Test and Service Center. The effort is supported by Universal Hydrogen, magniX, Plug Power, and AeroTEC. The center will provide flight testing and certification for Universal Hydrogen’s ...
The fifth round of funding for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program will pay for projects at 279 airports in 44 states as well as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The FAA has invested $766 million in grants to provide ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $20.4 million in grants aimed at the development of sustainable initiatives to improve air quality at airports along with the reduction of aviation-related emissions. The award includes $5.9 million of funding to support the purchase of zero-emission airport ...
Business aviation recovery in the U.S. has continued to soar according to a recent report released by WingX. The demand for U.S. business jets is 30 percent higher compared to July of 2019 and activity is up four percent from the same period. According to ...
The decline in jet fuel demand experienced at the onset of the pandemic is now being replaced with a boom in travel and a need for drivers to deliver fuel accordingly. A shortage of truck drivers spurred by pandemic layoffs has created supply chain problems ...
The rehabilitation of Taxiway A has been completed at Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) as the second of two pavement improvement projects. Taxiway B improvements were previously finished last year after 14 months of work. The Taxiway A project cost $35.5 million and was fully executed ...
National demand for hangar space is being met by a lack of supply that has left aircraft owners on lengthy waiting lists. An airport support network survey conducted by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) indicated 71 percent of airports currently have a waiting ...
The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is nearing completion of a $700 million upgrade to the North Satellite Terminal which was originally constructed in 1973. The project is a month ahead of schedule and the terminal will completely open by the end of this month. While ...