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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 ...
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has released a report indicating progress toward their Zero Net Energy (ZNE) plan to recruit all energy consumption from renewable energy sources at the campus level by 2021. SFO intends to reduce energy consumption to 25 percent below 2013 levels ...
In December 2020 the Aurora State Airport Master Plan was approved by the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). The plan, which includes an extension of the airport’s Runway 17-35 from 5,000 to 6,000 feet, had been challenged by the cities of Aurora and ...