Beginning in August 2021, the WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech) will offer its first collegiate-level professional pilot program in the Wichita area. The two-year Part 141 training program will accommodate up to 15 students per year and provide an Associates of ...
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A group called Friends of Montgomery County Airpark (KGAI) in Maryland has formed in response to noise and safety-related complaints from the surrounding community. The group is petitioning to bolster support for KGAI and cites the airport as a community asset that is a component ...
As we discussed previously (HN, September 2019), the National Air Transport Association (NATA) has advocated for revisions to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) requirements for aircraft hangar fire protection systems to a risk-based approach. Existing standards are based on physical characteristics such as hangar ...
The Federal Aviation Administration has recently awarded grants in excess of $845 million to projects dedicated to lessening environmental impact and increasing airport capacity and accessibility. The grants are part of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), but the newly announced projects will not be subject ...
National demand for hangar space is being met by a lack of supply that has left aircraft owners on lengthy waiting lists. An airport support network survey conducted by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) indicated 71 percent of airports currently have a waiting ...
The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is nearing completion of a $700 million upgrade to the North Satellite Terminal which was originally constructed in 1973. The project is a month ahead of schedule and the terminal will completely open by the end of this month. While ...
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has released a report indicating progress toward their Zero Net Energy (ZNE) plan to recruit all energy consumption from renewable energy sources at the campus level by 2021. SFO intends to reduce energy consumption to 25 percent below 2013 levels ...
The Scottsdale Airport (SDL) will be closed to fixed-wing operations beginning on July 6 for an estimated 45 days as the airport begins the first phase of the Runway Rehabilitation Project. This is the first major rehabilitation for the single runway (3-21) since it was ...
SkyHarbour Group has announced plans to open a new location at Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) by the summer of 2023 to add to its roster of home-based hangar campuses. Groundbreaking for the 16-acre facility will likely begin in the second quarter of next year. ...
New Mexico is currently establishing a framework that will help guide state-provided grants for rural areas seeking the establishment of new routes for passenger flight service from their local airports. The Rural Air Service Enhancement Act enabling the state grant program will become an effective ...