Aviation News

IL – Several new construction projects are either planned or already underway at Illinois Valley Regional (VYS) in Peru, Illinois. The projects are in response to rising demand and are intended to attract new businesses to the Peru area. A high-priority project is extending the ...
ND – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded 17 Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants totaling $16.2 million to North Dakota airports for various enhancements, repairs, and equipment. North Dakota’s U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer announced the awards last month and provided a detailed breakdown of ...
TN – Members of the John C. Tune family and civic officials celebrated a milestone in the reconstruction of 78 hangars, a new air traffic control tower, and other renovations at John C. Tune Airport (JWN) in Nashville, Tennessee, following the destruction caused by a ...
GA – Ten years ago, the aviation program at Auburn University in Auburn, Georgia, had 100 students. In contrast, by this fall it expects to have 700 undergraduates enrolled. The university’s School of Aviation trains pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, and hangar service crewmembers. The program ...
TN – The 134th Air Refueling Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard hosted a ribbon-cutting in June for their new $31 million aircraft hangar at the joint public/military McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base and Airport (TYS) 10 miles south of Knoxville. Construction of the ...
MA – Denver, Colorado-based Ross Aviation has broken ground on a major expansion of its FBO facility at the Laurence G. Hanscom Field Airport (BED) in Bedford, Massachusetts. The project entails a 60,000 SF hangar along with 12,000 SF of office space and a new ...