U.S. Aviation Academy, a flight school started at Denton Airport (DTO) in Texas, is planning to move to a new location in Grayson County, about an hour north of Dallas. The company’s new home at North Texas Regional Airport (GYI), a towered airport with class D airspace, is located in the Sherman/Denison area. The airfield […]
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Katama still beckons for fall flying
Summer has ended but great fall flying beckons. One of America’s best summer places also shines in autumn, so pilots in the Northeast will still make their way to Katama Airfield on the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard. The air is now clear and cool, the tourist hordes are gone and the prices — thank […]
Charlotte FBO posts record week during Democratic convention
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wilson Air Center–Charlotte (CLT) reports it posted a record week of aircraft operations during the Democratic National Convention earlier this month. Aircraft began rolling into Wilson Air Center the Friday before the convention, Aug. 31, with chartered aircraft for all the major news networks and government entities arriving. During the course of […]
Airship coming to the Wine Country
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS), nestled in the Wine Country, will host the world’s largest airship, the Eureka, this fall. The Eureka will offer passenger flights during the visits. At 246-feet long and 64 feet wide, Eureka stretches 15 feet longer than a standard Boeing 747 and 50 feet longer […]
Scholarships awarded
Airports Council International-North America has awarded scholarships of $2,500 each to two aviation students, Deanna K. Stoddard, a graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and Nicholas A. Keller, a graduate student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. “The Commissioners’ Committee is proud to honor these students for their academic excellence and leadership,” said […]
Flabob Airport to host Veteran’s Day celebration
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The Thomas Wathen Center and Flabob Airport will host a Veteran’s Day celebration Saturday, Nov. 10th. Activities will begin at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the day. At noon there will be a special ceremony honoring all branches of military service. The event will feature speeches, honor guards and music. That is […]
The lunch summit
Believe it or not, I am not universally loved and admired. None of us are, really, so I’m sure you’re not exactly bowled over by this admission. But once you step into the political arena, you more or less guarantee that you’re going to become a target to at least a few folks. Know that […]
Fargo Jet Center hosts outdoor movie night
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Jet Center and Fargo Flight School, along with the Hector International Airport, will host the 3rd Annual Fargo Airport Outdoor Movie Night on Thursday, Sept. 13. The event is designed to provide exposure and generate interest in the local community for its airport and affiliated businesses, according to FBO officials. “Building […]
Building a bigger tent
With the Republican convention only days behind us, and the Democratic convention going on this week, this is the obvious opportunity to take a lesson from their play books. Because whether you subscribe to this one or that one, you have to admit the elephants and donkeys have been exceptionally successful for many years at […]