Airports

The FAA will award $1.187 billion in airport safety and infrastructure grants, according to Department of Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao. In a news release late last week, Chao said, “The total includes $731 million in Airport Improvement Program grants and an additional $455 million in Supplemental Discretionary grants. The money will be available for 100 […]

Maybe you’ve made it out to the airport, and maybe you’ve still been flying for your essential job. But absence makes the heart grow fonder—or at least tolerant— for a lot of us, even of the most congested airline terminals and conflicted ramp spaces. If you miss going to the airport, the North American Airports […]

The CARES Act recently signed by President Trump included $10 billion in economic relief for more than 3,000 airports around the country affected by the COVID-19 virus. Most general aviation airports, for example, survive through a combination of ground and hangar rentals, as well as per-gallon fuel flowage fees, so any decline in traffic can […]

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake knocked out power in Utah and required the temporary closure of Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC). The seismic event on March 18 prompted runway and control-tower checks, halting air traffic arriving and departing the airport. The earthquake, centered about 10 miles west of the city near Magna, Utah, began at 7:09 […]

A handful of aviation industry experts believe the social and economic fallout in the US from the COVID-19 virus is the worst seen since the market crash of 2008, others since 9/11, while still others say the airline service cutbacks and employee layoffs are simply unprecedented. Calling the current situation dynamic would be an understatement. […]

An outbreak of severe weather left a wake of devastation in Tennessee on March 4, 2020, causing widespread damage around the Nashville metro area—including significant damage at John C. Tune Airport (KJWN). The airport is closed to the public until further notice, according to the airport website. “Many hangars and aircraft have been destroyed, and […]

Pilots who are used to flying into Northern Colorado Regional Airport (KFNL) near Fort Collins/Loveland—and operating there like they would at any non-towered airport—will need to take careful note of major air traffic control changes coming soon to the airport. Beginning in mid-March, KFNL becomes a “towered” airport with the addition of a mobile ATC […]

If you subscribe to the philosophy that pilots love to help other pilots and enjoy building camaraderie as they work to improve general aviation for the greater good, you need not look any farther than South Carolina’s Triple Tree Aerodrome (TTA) to see this in action during their planned 2020 season. At the aerodrome’s many […]

After an investigation process, the FAA has responded to a complaint filed by AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association), NBAA (National Business Aviation Association) and several airport tenants from February 5, 2016. The complainants claimed that the city has violated leasing policies, implemented an unjust landing fee structure and diverted airport revenues from the airport. […]

As I write this, there were 1,729,694,062 websites (and counting) on the internet. While the World Wide Web can be a helpful place most of us cannot live without, many of those sites are useless fodder of little use to anyone. However, once in a while, we stumble upon a simply wonderful site, a site […]