Airports

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

Airports

Salina runway reopens after $2.7m upgrade

The 12,300-foot Runway 17/35 at the Salina Municipal Airport (SLN), Kan., reopened at the end of July following a three-month rehabilitation period.
FBOs

Still awaiting permits, Million Air VNY spiffs up

Million Air Van Nuys (VNY), Calif., still awaiting final approval to begin construction on its permanent facility upgrade, has completed a $750,000 interim
FBOs

Business Jet Center expands at Love Field

Business Jet Center recently completed a $5 million expansion project at its Dallas Love Field (DAL) facility.
Airports

Palwaukee pride published in a brochure

Corporate pilot (and AIN contributing writer) Rob Mark heads up the Palwaukee (Ill.) Airport Community Engagement Council, or PACE.
FBOs

Lenmar Aviation opens refurbished digs at GON

Lanmar Aviation has opened its newly refurbished facility at the Groton-New London Airport (GON), Conn.
Aircraft

BBJs banned at Teterboro by legislation

Boeing’s efforts to gain access to Teterboro Airport (TEB), N.J., for its BBJ have been rebuffed, at least for this legislative year.
FBOs

Schiphol stalls on new bizav terminal

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has shelved long-standing plans to build a new business aviation terminal on the east side of the Dutch gateway.
Airports

Little Rock noise-compatibility program in review

The FAA is reviewing an FAR Part 150 noise-compatibility proposal for Little Rock National Airport, Ark., and expects to approve or disapprove the plan no
Regulations and Government

House to discuss DCA access for GA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which has been closed to general aviation traffic since 9/11, will be the subject of a hearing by the Hous
FBOs

SheltAir Aviation Services sets up shop at La Guardia

For the past month, business aircraft operators flying into New York La Guardia Airport (LGA) may have been surprised to see a fresh new name going on the
Airports

Slot Reservations To Be Required at Luton

Starting March 25, all general aviation aircraft will be required to have reserved slots for both landings and takeoffs at London Luton Airport.
Airports

Aspen Closing April 9 through June 7

On Monday, April 9, at 11 a.m.
Airports

Tutor BBJ Case Finally Ends

For many years, Ronald Tutor, president and CEO of construction firm Tutor-Saliba, tried to fight local restrictions preventing his Boeing Business Jet fro
Airports

Bids Due on RFPs from Two Airports

Two airports seeking general aviation facilities have issued requests for proposals (RFPs).
Airports

WEF traffic portends capacity woes

The World Economic Forum (WEF), held every year in January at the alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland, attracts an impressive number of high-ranking politi
Airports

Super Bowl TFR kept traffic moving at Miami-area airports

The last time the Super Bowl was held in Miami, in 1999, the concept of regular temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) was yet to be revealed to the aviation
Airports

Chicago O’Hare Slot Program Extended Again

The FAA on Friday published an order extending through April 1, 2006, a flight-reduction program at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, including slot re
Airports

Proposed reliever faces resistance

The FAA has determined that a proposed privately funded business aviation airport west of Houston is “objectionable” because it would create overlapping tr
Airports

Coalition presses EPA on fuel-spill issue

Future EPA spill-containment requirements for airport fuel trucks remains an ambiguous subject.
Airports

TSA reopens 'DC-3' airports to transient traffic

General aviation was heartened somewhat last month when the federal government reopened the “DC-3” airports to limited “transient” traffic.
NBAA app
Aircraft

Learjet 45 Approved for London City

Bombardier’s Learjet 45 has completed certification to fly into London City Airport– the downtown facility with a 5.5-degree steep approach and a single 4,
Airports

Future of Berlin Tempelhof Still Highly Uncertain

Operators at Berlin Tempelhof airport last month challenged a local court recommendation that offered only to postpone closure of the downtown airport by a
Regulations and Government

Accident spurs town to chip in for tree removal

The FAA and the state of Connecticut were willing to pay 97 percent of the $4.5 million price tag to have trees removed from around Danbury Municipal Airpo
Airports

SME gets runway stretch and new approach

The runway at Somerset-Pulaski County Airport (SME), Ky., has been extended by 400 feet to 6,000 feet and a new localizer approach has been added.
Airports

Chicago makes plans for Meigs property

On the first Saturday in February, despite record warmth, only two bicyclists and a Chicago police car took to the sloshy paths at what used to be Meigs Fi
ATC

AG clearing still available in Lanai, Hawaii

Last November the Hawaiian Department of Agriculture ruled it would no longer clear incoming aircraft on the Island of Lanai.
FBOs

GA terminal at Raleigh-Durham now complete

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), N.C., held a dedication ceremony on December 17 (the anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight) for its
Regulations and Government

Advice for using customs at TEB

International operators arriving at Teterboro Airport (TEB), N.J., are urged to choose the customs clearance facility closest to their final ground destina
Airports

Construction near Oxford causes concerns

Contrary to FAA-recommended national standards, a housing contractor was successful in changing zoning regulations in Oxford, Conn., and will be allowed to