IL – Illinois state lawmakers have approved legislation to create a $1.50/USG sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit that airlines can use to satisfy all or part of their state use tax liabilities. The legislation, which must be signed by Governor JB Pritzker (D), will ...
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KS – Landing in spring 2023, the new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) represents a total transformation of Kansas City’s air passenger experience. Travelers arriving to and departing from the Heart of America will be met with upgraded technology, a long list ...
MI – Western Michigan University announces wheels up on an enhanced partnership with SkyWest Airlines, the largest regional airline in the world. It will provide aviation students a runway for success through SkyWest’s Pilot Pathway Program and AMT Pathway Program. “At Western, we’re preparing the next generation ...
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 ...
NM – A Lockheed JetStar formerly owned by Elvis Presley and left to bake in the New Mexico sun for nearly four decades after his death was recently sold in a Florida auction. It lacked its engines and some cockpit instruments, but with its cabin ...
AZ – General aviation pilots flying near Phoenix from Feb. 8-13, 2023, need to be aware of temporary flight restrictions, follow special air traffic procedures, and comply with additional requirements that will be in effect for Super Bowl LVII, according to FAA officials. The FAA ...
NM – After nearly two decades without commercial flights between Albuquerque and Las Cruces, Southern California-based Advanced Air has been selected to provide the service again. Under the two-year contract beginning Jan. 16, the regional airline will provide seven weekly flights between Las Cruces International ...
USA – America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber made its debut Friday after years of secret development and as part of the Pentagon’s answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China. The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft in more than ...