IA – The aviation industry in Iowa is so much more than getting vacationers to a sunny beach, families to reunions for the holidays, or business travelers to important meetings. A new report from the Iowa Department of Transportation highlights aviation’s uses in Iowa and ...
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MI – Whenever we think of the great Pioneers of Women’s Aviation, we think of people like Amelia Earhart. Less is known about Harriet Quimby, one of the world’s first female Aviators, yet she paved the way for women’s rights and aviation. As said by ...
AZ – Waymo’s robotaxis are now offering pick-up and drop-off service at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. In a blog post on its website, the company, owned by Google parent Alphabet, confirmed it is now running a ride-hailing service to the airport for members of its “trusted tester” program ...
AZ – AeroGuard is thrilled to announce that Arizona State University has selected AeroGuard Flight Training Center to provide flight training services to ASU students enrolled in the B.S. in Aeronautical Management Technology (Professional Flight) degree program. Within this agreement, AeroGuard will train future commercial ...
AZ – Canadian low-cost carrier Flair Airlines launched its new nonstop flights from Tucson International Airport on Wednesday with the first of its twice-weekly flights to Edmonton and Fort McMurray, Alberta. Flair also is launching once-weekly nonstops this week between TIA and Prince George, British Columbia, and ...
WA – The last model to roll off the production line was a 747-8 Freighter variant. It marked the 1,574th Jumbo Jet built. Boeing’s VP of the 747 programs, Kim Smith, said, “For over half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have ...
CA – San Francisco International Airport was ranked the best large airport in the United States. San Diego International was the second-best midsize airport from a recent study conducted by the Wall Street Journal. San Francisco International is best known for being oddly quiet, even ...
AK – Since 2007, Ketchikan has seen a string of fatal air tour accidents. During that period, there were seven air tour crashes in which 31 people were killed and 13 seriously injured. As a result, new rules and regulations are needed to implement procedures ...
GA – Bill Gates founded Breakthrough Energy and has recently announced that its first Catalyst project funding will come in the form of a $50 million grant to Lanza Jet’s Freedom Pines Fuels sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Soperton, Georgia. Breakthrough Energy Catalyst is a unique program that ...
TN – The grand opening for Memphis International Airport’s Consolidated De-Icing Facility was held on Tuesday, November 29. Dignitaries and leaders from Memphis and Washington, D.C., joined the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority in celebrating the facility, which was completed just in time for the heavy ...