South Dakota State University (SDSU) in October broke ground on a new hangar for its aviation program and is named after its biggest promoter. At 13,260 sq ft, the Alan O. Tuntland Hangar will be able to accommodate 12 owned and leased aircraft at Brookings ...
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A new hangar at Gaylord Regional (GLR) in Gaylord, Michigan, promises to bring in lease and rental revenue for the northern lower peninsula airport near Boyne City, Petoskey, and Charlevoix. The 60’ x 80’ hangar can hold up to three or four aircraft depending on ...
Zero-emission-focused ZeroAvia has raised an additional $35 million to advance the company’s effort toward commercializing its hydrogen-electric technology. The company has now secured $115 million of total investment to aid in the development of its 2-5MW zero-emission powertrain system for regional aviation. Investors in ZeroAvia ...
Washington state airports are set to receive $71 million in infrastructure funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP) will distribute the funding on a formula basis. Funding can be utilized to improve airport safety, capacity, security, and environmental efforts. According ...
The Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA) Commission has authorized a Development and Entitlement Agreement for a ground lease of nearly 198 acres of surplus property near the airport. The lease has a 55-year term and is expected to create an estimated $275 million in revenue ...
The Florence One School District’s Advantage Academy launched its brand new Aviation Program in December 2021 when two local pilots took several students on discovery flights from Florence Regional Airport (FLO) in Florence, South Carolina. Thanks to a $339,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration ...
Rapidly-growing fractional ownership and charter provider Volato announced in early January it had placed an order for 15 HondaJets to add to its fleet. Volato started up in September 2021 with a single, four-passenger HondaJet Elite S, then added two more in December and currently ...
When the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (MKAA) embarked on the reconstruction of runway 5L/23R at McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), they soon realized it would grow into the largest component of the even larger Airfield Modernization Plan they had envisioned. Not only would the runway be ...
Sierra Charlie Aviation has announced receipt of a high-fidelity ALSIM AL172 simulator to support training initiatives at the flight school’s locations in Scottsdale and Chandler, Arizona. Sierra Charlie Aviation operates a fleet of Cessna 172 Skyhawk SPs and is a certified Cessna Pilot Center. The ...
The Arizona Cardinals have spread their wings with the purchase of a Boeing 777-200ER for team transport. The aircraft sports a Cardinals-themed livery and was first used for the team to fly from Phoenix to Detroit in mid-December of last year. According to Michael Bidwill, ...