The sole Sport-Jet prototype crashed while taking off from the Colorado Springs Airport on June 22. Company president Bob Bornhofen told AIN that the very light jet single was substantially damaged, though pilot James Stewart and occupant John Welty suffered only minor injuries.
Colorado
September 13, 2006 - 5:25am
Aspen/Pitkin County Airport will close from April 9 through June 7 next year for runway resurfacing with grooved asphalt. Other safety improvements to the airport will begin in the fourth quarter of this year, but these won’t involve closures. After the runway is reopened there may be occasional closures of a maximum of two days while runway markings and pavement sealers are applied.
September 11, 2006 - 6:53am
Cutter Aviation, headquartered in Albuquerque, N.M., added its eighth FBO with the August 11 purchase of the former Colorado Aviation at Colorado Springs Airport. The facility is currently undergoing renovation and might be expanded as business develops.
