Amy Wilder is a private pilot with more than two decades of experience as a writer and editor in a career spanning journalism, marketing, and communications. 
She has worked in aviation journalism since 2023, combining a lifelong passion for flight and a love of the aviation community with a penchant for storytelling. As a licensed pilot, she brings firsthand insight to the stories she covers, lending an authentic, on-the-ground perspective to industry coverage.
She holds a Master of Arts in Eastern Classics and a Master of Arts in Liberal Arts, both from St. John&#039;s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Culture.

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Amy Wilder

A $1.1 billion round of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/2026_aip_grants">Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants</a> will fund runway reconstruction, terminal upgrades, and new vehicle tracking technology at U.S. airports. The 280 grants announced by the FAA on Monday cover projects in 46 states and three territories, including $10.9 million to install vehicle movement area transmitters on 3,000 vehicles at 61 airports, intended to give air traffic controllers better visibility into vehicle activity on runways and taxiways.
Other funded projects include $43 million across 12 airports for noise mitigation, $30.7 million for runway reconstruction at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL), $18.9 million for a terminal expansion at Shreveport Regional Airport (KSHV) in Louisiana, $11.5 million for a new contract tower at Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) in Minnesota, and $2 million for a terminal expansion at McAllen International Airport (KMFE) in Texas that includes baggage claim, restroom, nursing station, and ticketing counter improvements.
According to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the funding addresses both safety and passenger experience. “This over billion-dollar investment includes critical safety tools like vehicle transmitters to ensure our air traffic controllers have the best visibility possible,” he said.

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

$1.1 Billion in Airport Infrastructure Grants To Fund Upgrades across U.S.

Federal funding covers 280 grants across 46 states

The DOT and the FAA announced $1.1 billion in Airport Improvement Program grants, including funding to equip 3,000 airport vehicles with tracking transmitters.

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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

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