Airports

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Airports

Memphis GA Airport Submerged in Flood

General DeWitt Spain Airport (M01) in Memphis has been closed since last Wednesday due to the flooding from the Mississippi River.
Airports

Two Moscow Airport To Merge

The Russian government intends to combine Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports into a single state-owned entity to renovate them and eventually sell them to p
Airports

Signature Rebrands Its Maintenance Operations

Signature Flight Support has launched its new maintenance brand, Signature TechnicAir.
Airports

Brunswick (Maine) airport returns to civilian duty

In the 1920s, Brunswick Municipal Airport became Maine’s first airfield.
Regulations and Government

Changes Made to TEB Departure Protocol

Following an investigation by the DOT Inspector General’s office on the safety of the Dalton 19 departure at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, ATC is no lon
Regulations and Government

FAA bans new airport access pacts

A provision in the House FAA reauthorization bill that greenlights residential through-the-fence (RTTF) access agreements at general aviation airports has
Regulations and Government

Newly Formed GA Airport Coalition Heads To Washington

The General Aviation Airport Coalition (GAAC) was officially formed late last week to “preserve and promote,” on a national level, GA airports in the U.S.
Airports

Construction at FLL To Close Runway 9L/27R

Beginning next month, Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL) will be experiencing runway closures for resurfacing.
Airports

London Oxford Boosts Runway Length

Following approval by the UK Civil Aviation Authority, privately owned London Oxford Airport announced that it has achieved a 21-percent increase in its us
FBOs

Signature Aims To Boost DCA Traffic

Signature, which saw traffic at one of its most profitable U.S.
Airports

Jacksonville Renames GA Airports

In an effort to increase the awareness of Jacksonville, Florida’s aviation system, the city’s aviation authority has renamed three of its owned and operate
Airports

New Law Seeks To Curb Noise at BUR and VNY

A trio of California congressmen have drafted legislation they hope will allow Bob Hope Burbank Airport and Van Nuys Airport to adopt operations curfews.
ATC

Most of Japan’s Airports Reopen After 9.0 Earthquake

Most of Japan’s airports have reopened in the wake of Friday’s major earthquake and ensuing tsunami that triggered one of the worst nuclear power plant dis
FBOs

Signature Flight Helping To Improve DCA Access

Since 9/11, Signature Flight Support has been working with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other governmental aviation regulatory agen
Regulations and Government

Budget cuts could delay NextGen transition

For those who manage the nation’s airports, the message coming out of their annual Washington Legislative Conference last month was one of gloom and doom.
FBOs

SCOTTSDALE FBO HONORED BY NETJETS

Scottdale AirCenter at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona was named NetJets’ top FBO for 2010.
Airports

Congress takes action on long-term FAA funding

Making good on promises of quick action on long-delayed FAA authorization, the Senate passed its "FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improveme
FBOs

JACKSONVILLE TO RENAME GA AIRPORTS

In an effort to increase the awareness of Jacksonville, Florida’s aviation system, the city’s aviation authority is renaming three of its owned and operate
FBOs

GREEN IS GOLD FOR HERITAGE AVIATION

The recently opened FBO at Vermont’s Burlington International Airport was awarded Leed gold status last month by the U.S.
FBOs

ATLANTIC AVIATION SELLS TWO FBOs

Atlantic Aviation parent company Macquarie Infrastructure announced last month that its facility and lease at Fresno Yosemite International Airport was sol
FBOs

De-icing Accident Blamed on Vehicle Operator

Improper de-icing procedures led to an accident that substantially damaged a Flexjet Challenger 300 last winter at Chicago Executive Airport, according to
FBOs

Aircraft Crushed When Hangar Roof Collapses

Maintenance provider Swift Aviation Services, located at Norwood Memorial Airport (Mass.), suffered a roof cave-in of one of its hangars on February 2, evi
FBOs

APP Jet Center Adds to Its FBO Stable

APP Jet Center has acquired the former Key Air FBO at Fort Pierce Airport in Florida, making it the lone aviation services provider on the field.
FBOs

Shell Aviation Fuels Adds Two FBOs

Shell fuels distributor Eastern Aviation Fuels has added two new FBOs to its network.
FBOs

Military Passes NAS Brunswick to Civilian Use

A ceremony was held last month at the Naval Air Station at Brunswick, Maine to celebrate the “approval of the public benefit conveyance of the property t
FBOs

DCA Security Program Moves Into TSA GA Office

The Transportation Security Administration has transferred authority over the
FBOs

TAG Cleared To Increase Farnborough Airport Movements

The annual limit on movements at the London-area Farnborough Airport will rise incrementally from 28,000 to 50,000 between now and 2019.
FBOs

Cambridge Airport rebrands as eastern England bizav hub

Cambridge Airport is the new name for the field in England that, two years ago, changed its name from Cambridge City Airport to Marshall Airport Cambridge.
Airports

Avfuel Expands Dealer Network

Independent fuel supplier Avfuel has added several new venues to its network of dealers.