The Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, N.C., has landed a couple of major league tenants, including Honda, which has located a worldwide headquarters at the airport where it will manufacture the HondaJet. The company, expected to make a $100 million investment in its facility at the airport, plans to eventually employ 600. Honda, […]
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Arizona airports feeling heat from residential development
Derek Jordan reports in The Herald from Sierra Vista, Arizona about Bisbee Airpark operators feeling pressure from area residential areas. Bisbee Airpark operators concerned about new residential development By Derek Jordan The Sierra Vista (Ariz.) Herald SIERRA VISTA – Cochise County aviators gathered Tuesday to share their thoughts and concerns with state officials regarding the […]
An airport grows in northeast Florida
Palatka Municipal Airport in Florida recently broke ground on a long-awaited new terminal building, new t-hangars, Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS III-P/T), taxiway rehabilitation, and many related improvements. With the collaboration city and airport staff and event sponsors Seminole Electric and Georgia Pacific, a celebration was held with much fanfare in perfect weather, according to […]
Maine’s Biddeford Municipal Airport in danger
A ballot referendum in Maine could spell the end of one community’s airport, if the vote goes against it. Opponents of the November 4th referendum to close Biddeford Municipal Airport have started an aggressive information campaign to help city voters understand the airport’s importance, according to Alan Lyscars, a member of the Friends of Biddeford […]