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A brand new concrete pad at Grand Junction Regional Airport is strong enough that commercial jets could park on it now, but the question is whether the pad can weather the 20 years it's expected to last. Work on the $4.7 million project to replace the pad, which can accommodate four commercial jets, was halted Aug. 22 when samples of the concrete poured at the terminal's east apron failed a flexural strength test - the one on which the Federal Aviation Administration relies.
The air traffic control tower at Dulles International Airport, seen during a 2016 demonstration of new technology. Residents from across the Washington region filed a record number of complaints about noise from flights at Reagan National and Dulles International airports in 2016 - more than four times the number recorded in the previous year, according to new data released this month.
Recently released footage of a small plane crashing in a parking lot in Plainville, Connecticut at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday, September 11. The Hartford Courant reported the single-engine Cessna was coming into land at Robertson Field Airport when it veered and crashed into a tree in a nearby parking lot. The 80-year-old pilot Manfred Forst, who was the only one on board, sustained minor injuries.
An influential industry panel plans to vote Thursday on recommendations that the Federal Aviation Administration eliminate or scale back dozens of safety rules, including one on airline pilot qualifications. The recommendations are contained in a report to the FAA's Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee in response to President Donald Trump's directives to cut government regulations.
Alexandria airport receiving $17.9 million grant The money comes as part of the airport's involvement in the Airport Improvement Program's Military Airport Program. Check out this story on thetowntalk.com: 2017 Central Louisiana Reagan Rally held by the Rapides Republican Parish Executive Committee Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 at Country Inn & Suites in Pineville.
Story updated on 14 September to add comments from the National Business Travel Association, which opposes ATC privatisation. See the last two paragraphs.
When the program coordinator for the Humboldt County airport in McKinleyville got a call stating an aircraft was missing she got a bad feeling, Emily Jacobs knew it was Terry Vallee's plane but she didn't know his co-pilot was his son, her friend from elementary school in Arcata. The flight crashed Sept.
Most commercial airports in Florida are open although hundreds of flights are still being canceled or delayed as the state recovers from Hurricane Irma. Miami International Airport said Tuesday that limited airline and cargo flights had resumed.
When the Florida Atlantic football team traveled to Madison last week, they wanted to accomplish two things; beat the 9th ranked Badgers and escape Hurricane Irma. While they didn't come away with a win, they did get to safer grounds.
The final scheduled flight from Tallahassee International Airport will leave Sunday evening ahead of Hurricane Irma, which is starting to rip its way up the state of Florida. The Category 4 storm made landfall in the Florida Keys early Sunday, still far from the capital city in the state's panhandle.
In this image from video provided by NBC10 Philadelphia, first responders are positioned near the wreckage of a helicopter in Lumberton, N.J., Friday, Sept. 8, 2017.
The US Department of Transportation had in June recommended that the Kenyan national carrier be allowed to access if there were no public objections. President Donald Trump was also given a 61-day window to disapprove, if he so wished.
In this image from video provided by NBC10 Philadelphia, first responders are positioned near the wreckage of a helicopter in Lumberton, N.J., Friday, Sept. 8, 2017.
The Lakeland, FL-based FAA-certificated ab initio and accelerated flight school has authority to issue foreign student visas for training. With a focus on training the next generation of domestic and foreign professional pilots, IAA has a growing fleet of Cessna and Piper single and multiengine aircraft, its own modern 12,000 square foot maintenance facility with dedicated maintenance professionals, and over 12,000 square feet of office, onsite dormitory housing for students and training space.
AD 2015-22-51 required pre-flight checking and inspecting each main rotor blade for a crack and replacing any cracked blade. This new AD removes the check and requires inspecting each blade more frequently.
There were few concrete facts Wednesday regarding the status of an aircraft that was last known to be flying near the Wetzel/Harrison County line, said Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny. According to a Wednesday morning statement from the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft is a Cirrus SR20.
West Virginia's most used airport will receive a $13.5 million Federal Aviation Administration grant to rebuild the runway safety overrun area that collapsed after a 2015 landslide. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the state's U.S. congressmen announced the allocation Wednesday for Yeager Airport.
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency for six counties ahead of any potential impacts of Major Hurricane Irma. Ahead of Hurricane Irma, I've issued an executive order prohibiting price gouging and waiving rules and regulations for motor vehicles transporting supplies, equipment, personnel, goods and services associated with disaster assistance and relief.
Historical allies AOPA and the National Air Transportation Association are now pitted against each other in an unusual battle over... While flying back to my home airport, KAVQ, I heard this exchange from two pilots entering the non-towered airport airspace ...... If you're always flying the magenta line and arriving via pre-loaded RNAV approaches, maybe you're not working hard enough.