Representatives of 13 aerospace manufacturing companies that operate in Skagit County in Washington State recently met at the Port of Skagit to discuss how to promote a robust and dynamic local aerospace industry, now and into the future. Please share: Continue Reading →
Aerospace leaders say workforce, regulations main concerns
Posted on August 9th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Analyst speculates that ‘fiscal cliff’ could close airports
Posted on August 8th, 2012 by Janice Wood
If America falls off the so-called “fiscal cliff” on Jan. 2, one of the first victims could be St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, according to a report by Jamal Thalji in the Tampa Bay Times. The Center for American Progress, a... Continue Reading →
Clemson researchers help make runways safer
Posted on August 8th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Researchers at Clemson University in South Carolina recently redesigned and modified a mobile drill press to retrofit a section of a runway that halts overrun aircraft, ultimately minimizing aircraft damage and injury to pilots and passengers. The process of retrofitting... Continue Reading →
Avgas now available at 3S4 for first time in 30 years
Posted on August 8th, 2012 by Janice Wood
For the first time in more than 30 years, the Illinois Valley Airport (3S4) in Cave Junction, Oregon, has a stable supply of 100LL aviation fuel for piston-engine aircraft. Continue Reading →
Baker Aviation named FAA certified repair station
Posted on August 6th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Baker Aviation’s maintenance facility at Addison Airport (ADS) in the Dallas area has been named a certified repair station by the FAA. Continue Reading →
Triple Tree fly-in set for Sept. 5-9
Posted on August 2nd, 2012 by Ben Sclair
WOODRUFF, S.C. — “Now I realize why visiting aviators call this place the Augusta National of aviation,” stated Dan Roehrs, local pilot and Triple Tree volunteer. The Triple Tree being compared to where the Masters golf tournament is played and... Continue Reading →
General aviation operations down at LGB
Posted on July 31st, 2012 by Janice Wood
A report in the Long Beach Business Journal notes that general aviation activity at Long Beach Airport (LGB) in California, dropped about 24% in the first six months of the year compared to the same time last year. That’s a... Continue Reading →
HEF to extend runway
Posted on July 31st, 2012 by Janice Wood
In July, Manassas Regional Airport (HEF), Virginia’s largest regional airport, began construction to extend its longest runway by an extra 500 feet. The five-phase project is expected to be completed by Nov. 30 at a total cost of $4.4 million. Continue Reading →
Hands-on aviation camp spurs new company
Posted on July 18th, 2012 by Janice Wood
For the 11th year students attending the “Cleared For Take-Off” Aviation Education Camp at Alexandria Airport in Pittstown, N.J., spent a week in a “living laboratory” getting hands on lessons in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). The camp’s proven... Continue Reading →
Contract v. FAA towers a 277% difference
Posted on July 18th, 2012 by Ben Sclair
The average annual cost difference between a contract ($537,000) and FAA ($2.025 million) tower is $1.488 million according to testimony from Calvin Scovel, DOT Inspector General at a House Transportation and Infrastructure hearing on July 18. Scovel’s numbers came from... Continue Reading →
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