KS – The Kansas state legislature announced that in April, Governor Laura Kelly signed HB 2239 which created one tax credit for aviation employees and two tax credits for aviation businesses. The credits are intended to encourage both in-state and out-of-state workers to join the ...
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WI – Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is responding to customer demand by continuing to expand operations across the company, and recently announced a $55 million investment in its completions facility at Appleton International Airport (ATW). The company is building a 73,000 SF paint hangar that will ...
OH – The Avionics Engineering Center at Ohio University has received a $10 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. The five-year agreement will allow the FAA to obtain highly specialized technical support from the center as well as access to its test facilities. The ...
AR – Conway Aircraft expanded its operation by celebrating the opening of a 10,000 SF headquarters and maintenance hangar at Conway Regional Airport (CXW) in Conway, Arkansas. The city of Conway and the company held a formal grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 19, ...
OK – The city of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, is growing and so is its airport. The Pauls Valley Municipal Airport (PVJ) is about to join the ranks of airports able to provide hangar space for larger single-engine and small to mid-size business jets. The recent ...
LA – Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) in Lafayette, Louisiana, has opened its new $150 million terminal building which at 120,000 SF is twice the size of the one it replaced. The project began in 2014 when voters approved a temporary 1-cent sales tax to fund ...
FL – APP Jet Center has acquired its second Florida FBO operation at Witham Field Airport (SUA) in Stuart, Florida. The acquisition expands its existing network which includes FBOs at Treasure Coast International (FPR), Fort Pierce, Florida, Manassas Regional (HEF), Manassas, Virginia, Hayward Executive (HWD), ...
KY – The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected a need for a growth rate of 13% in commercial and airline pilot employment over the next ten years. As many of you know, an ongoing shortage of pilots has begun making a noticeable impact ...
GA – Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY) in Albany is building a four-hangar complex representing one of the airport’s newest upgrades. The $10 million project is being financed in part by funds received via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act during the ...
NV – Turns out Lake Tahoe is on the highway to the danger zone. Top Gun: Maverick was just released in theaters, and it’s been a massive hit with critics and audiences alike. While the location for the third act of the film is supposed ...