The John Wayne Airport (KSNA) in Orange County, California posted an October report detailing statistics for traffic at the airport in August indicating a 211.1% increase compared to the same period last year. KSNA experienced a passenger traffic count of 942,541 in August 2019, 266,986 ...
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The FAA has awarded another round of grants as part of its Airport Improvement Program. Airport infrastructure grants totaling over $479 million have been awarded to 123 projects as part of the program. The recent grants include funding for projects that support job creation, increased ...
The FAA has invested $42 million toward improving seven additional airports in Alaska and has awarded more than 64 grants during 2021 to airports in the state to expand safety, access, and sustainability efforts. The majority of communities in Alaska are only accessible by air ...
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 ...
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 ...