VA – The first phase of hangar condominium construction at Winchester Regional Airport (KOKV) has officially commenced as TMG Construction Corporation has broken ground on the development of a 20,000-square-foot building. The new building will house six private aircraft hangars as part of the project’s ...
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D.C. – The FAA’s From The Flight Deck video series has recently reached a milestone of 300,000 views. According to the FAA, the videos provide pilots with real runway approaches and airport taxiway footage from cockpit-mounted cameras. The footage is combined with diagrams and visual ...
WA/OR – Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air have announced a partnership with Hillsboro Aero Academy to create the Ascend Pilot Academy. The academy will help provide pilots with a path toward a career with Horizon Air and eventually with Alaska Airlines. Horizon and Alaska expect ...
AK – The FAA has begun the installation of technology to support weather reporting stations in Alaska. The weather reporting stations are designed to help provide pilots with weather information prior to departure. The FAA is planning on installing eight new Automated Weather Observing Systems ...
CA – Wisk Aero has partnered with the City of Long Beach in California through the Long Beach Economic Partnership (LBEP). The partnership is designed to help enable the future of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in Southern California. Wisk Aero is the developer of the ...
USA – Red Bull’s Paper Wings contest is back for 2022 and is the world’s largest paper airplane championship. Students across the globe are invited to fly a plain sheet of paper as far, as long, or as artistically through the air as possible. Three ...
OK – Oklahoma State University has officially opened the Ray and Linda Booker OSU Flight Center. The new complex includes an 11,500-square-foot building that provides twice the amount of space available to students and flight instructors compared to OSU’s previous aviation facilities. The facility is ...
TX – Southwest Airlines is celebrating 15 years of the company’s Medical Transportation Grant Program. The program enables families, including patients and caregivers, to travel for free across North America. This year, Southwest will donate more than $4 million in transportation to 76 grant recipients. ...
The Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) reported another record-breaking year for cargo handling in 2021. GSP marked an increase of more than 48 percent from 2020 with 96,800 tons of cargo handled at the airport. International freight accounted for 43,800 tons and was valued at $5.01 ...
The Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has committed to net-zero carbon by 2050 with the release of its first carbon policy. ATL has also committed the airport to achieving the city of Atlanta’s goal of reaching 100% clean and renewable energy by 2035. The ...