Airports

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

Airports

Salina Airport parallel runway opens

A 4,300-ft VFR parallel runway–built with local funds–opened last month at Salina Airport in Kansas.
Airports

Oxford Airport's virtual runway extension OK'd

The UK’s Oxford Airport has been approved to increase its licensed runway length by 10 percent to 4,327 feet.
Airports

Los Angeles floats plan to save El Toro Airport

Chances of the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Orange County, Calif., becoming a vital part of the National Airspace System–seemingly killed by
Airports

Chicago to proceed with Meigs Field demolition

The Chicago Park District board of directors has voted unanimously to proceed with demolition of Chicago Meigs Field.
Airports

NTSB investigates near midair

A near midair collision on July 21 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport that involved an American Eagle Embraer ERJ 145 regional jet and a Part 91-opera
Safety

FAA expands runway status lights

Following successful tests at Dallas/Fort Worth and San Diego International Airports, acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell announced that runway status
FBOs

Middle East welcomes business aviation

Middle East FBO activity is accelerating, with a United Arab Emirates company planning to build an FBO at the new Al Maktoum International Airport and an A
Airports

Touching Bases: AOPA opposes privatizing New Orleans airport

AOPA is worried about an increase in charter and corporate aircraft operations squeezing out smaller general aviation aircraft at New Orleans Lakefront Air
Airports

Touching Bases: Teterboro would welcome Boeing 717

Teterboro (N.J.) Airport (TEB) manager Lanny Rider told AIN last month that if Boeing follows through on plans to produce a bizliner versi
Airports

Touching Bases: Lantana built from a rich tradition

Lantana Airport (LNA), named for the nearby town outside West Palm Beach, Fla., was intended as a reliever from its conception in 1941.
Airports

Funds sought to appeal Meigs closing

The Friends of Meigs Field is seeking money for a legal defense fund to prevent further damage to Meigs Field, the Chicago airport whose runway was gouged
Airports

Opposition to airport's noise rules reemphasized

In a legal brief filed last month in support of an FAA ruling in March against the Stage 2 noise ban at Naples Airport, Fla., AOPA said that neither the ai
Airports

Touching Bases: Cornwall Airport expects more business aviation traffic

Although it may not seem like a lot of traffic compared to a metropolitan U.S.
Airports

Touching Bases: Carlsbad adds VIP customs service

Since January, pilots flying to airports in Southern California have been able to obtain overflight permits and fly directly to destinations like McClellan
Regulations and Government

State airport closings offer lessons on the national level

New Jersey has lost half the airports it had at the end of World War II, with the number dwindling from about 100 to 45, according to aviation attorney Wil
Airports

Touching Bases: Schönefeld reaps benefits of impending Tempelhof closure

ExecuJet Europe is expanding its presence at Berlin Schönefeld Airport in Berlin, following an April 27 public referendum that will lead to the closure of
Airports

Airport Profile: Aeroport de Sion

Although it seems that there are not many alternatives to big-city airports in Europe, small underutilized airports such as Sion, east of Geneva offer a wa
Airports

TSA expands DCA approved list

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has added Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, N.Y., and FBO ExcelAire to its list of approved airports
Airports

Burbank curfew plan moves ahead

The comment period for the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority’s plan to impose a 10 p.m.
Airports

FAA: SMO cannot ban large-airplane operations

The FAA has concluded that the city of Santa Monica, Calif., “is currently in violation of its federal obligations,” a determination made as an initial res
Airports

Ground handling fee waived at Premier Affiliates

Baseops International announced today that it is waiving its $85 ground handling fees at all Premier Affiliate locations to encourage flight crews and pass
Airports

Meig's friends warn the fight is not yet over

Rachel Goodstein, president of the Friends of Meigs Field and executive director for Meigs Action Coalition (Booth No.
Regulations and Government

Nightime Curfew Proposed for Bob Hope Airport

Following the end of the comment period for the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena (Calif.) Airport Authority’s plan to impose a nighttime curfew on Bob Hope Airpor
FBOs

TAG working to remake Farnborough in pinstripes

TAG Aviation is working hard to provide European business aviation with a resource it desperately needs–an airport to call its own.
Safety

Online Safety Briefing Developed for TEB

Teterboro (N.J.) Airport has become the first in the nation to implement a Web-based airport-specific flight crew briefing.
Safety

Charter Flight Compliance Program Unveiled by NATA

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) rolled out a new flight-release system today at its Air Charter Summit, which is being held in Chantilly
Airports

Referendum could not save Berlin Tempelhof

Berlin Tempelhof airport will almost certainly close on October 31.
Airports

GBAA Appeals for Simplified Bizav Emission Trading

During the Berlin Air Show ILA last week, German Business Aviation Association (GBAA) chairman Dr.
Airports

Reduced airline traffic at SFO opens door for more bizav ops

The major reductions in airline passenger traffic at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) since September 11 may actually benefit business aviation ac