Airports

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

Airports

Heads Up: MIA 9L Is Now the Center Runway

During construction of Miami International Airport’s new 8,600-foot Runway 8/26 (800 feet north of and parallel to existing 10,506-foot Runway 9L/27R), som
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Denver International Begins Building Sixth Runway

Denver mayor Wellington Webb fired up the first earthmover late last month as Denver International Airport (DEN) began construction of its sixth runway.
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HPN Expansion Opposed Due To Reservoir Concerns

Bronx city councilman Oliver Koppell introduced a resolution into the New York state legislature calling for curtailing any plans to expand Westchester Cou
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Montreal Airport Renamed for Former PM Trudeau

Transport Canada announced last month that Montreal Dorval Airport will be officially renamed Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport to honor Canada’s
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Customs Desertignates User-fee Airports

Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa, Ariz., and Roswell Industrial Air Center in Roswell, N.M., have been designated by the Customs and Border Protection Agen
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Dusseldorf imposes new slot fee

Germany’s Dusseldorf Airport is to introduce a new E160 ($176) “slot allocation charge” for each takeoff and landing, which operators have to pay even if t
FBOs

Mercury takes over at Newport News

The facilities of Flight International, one of two FBOs at Williamsburg International Airport in Newport News, Va., have become the 20th Mercury Air Center
FBOs

Signature breaks ground at Toulon

Signature Flight Support last month broke ground on a new facility at Toulon-Hyeres Airport in the south of France.
Airports

FAA seeks input on Burbank noise program

The FAA is reviewing a proposed revision to the approved noise-compatibility program that was submitted for Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR), Calif.
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Lightning blows hole in West Palm runway

Air traffic at West Palm Beach Airport (PBI), Fla., came to a screeching halt for about an hour on the morning of April 12 due to a lightning strike, but i
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Airport mixes military, airline and GA

Linemen at Pride Flight Services in Alexandria, La., need to know their stuff.
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LZ bankruptcy orphans hundreds of Let L-410s

A Czech regional court in Brno has declared Let Kunovice and Ayres Corp.
Airports

Airports must improve image, N.J. group warns

Bob Checchio, president of the MidAtlantic Aviation Coalition (MAAC)–sponsor of the New Jersey Aviation Conference held last month in cooperation with the
Airports

Salina Airport Keeps On Growing

The Salina (Kan.) Airport Authority today announced plans to build a new 69,000-sq-ft hangar and office complex in anticipation of continued growth at the
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Boca residents to get noisebuster web site

Within the next six weeks homeowners surrounding Boca Raton (Fla.) Airport will be able to go to a Web site if they have an aircraft noise complaint.
Regulations and Government

Group Says No Rationale for Closing DCA to Genav

The Washington Airports Task Force, a private Virginia organization dedicated to promoting aviation in Virginia and the National Capital region, is the lat
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Customs Designates McKinney a User-fee Airport

McKinney Municipal Airport in Dallas has been added to the list of the U.S.
FBOs

In a Swift move, new FBO opens at PHX

The newly completed Swift Aviation Services (SAS) FBO at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is up and running and welcoming large business jets
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FBOs

Mercury FBO Adds to Facility at Charleston

Mercury Air Services added a new hangar, shop space and tenant office structure last month to its FBO at Charleston International Airport, S.C.
Airports

Bizav patiently awaits rules for DCA access

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expected to have rules drafted by the end of last month that would allow “qualified” GA operations back in
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Burbank Authority Seeks To Expand Curfew

The Burbank, Calif., airport authority is considering using an FAA noise study to expand an overnight curfew at Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (BUR).
FBOs

TAG plans exec terminal for Farnborough Airport

TAG Aviation will start building an executive terminal at the London-area Farnborough Airport right after this year’s Farnborough International Air Show.
Airports

Grand Junction down to one FBO

West Star Aviation is now the only FBO and Air BP the only fuel supplier at Walker Field in Grand Junction, Colo., following West Star’s purchase of Timber
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FAA, Santa Monica go head-to-head

The Santa Monica, Calif.
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Google gains access to NASA field

Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have drawn flak for a deal they struck with NASA to base an executive Boeing 767-200 and two Gulfstream Vs at th
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Nagoya seeking bizav

Delegates from Nagoya Airport are here at the NBAA Convention to promote the airport as Japan’s business aviation gateway.
Airports

Pueblo Airport Plans Expansion

Visitors to Pueblo Memorial Airport on the eastern edge of the Colorado Rockies can look forward to major infrastructure improvements.
Airports

Local FBOs hang out the welcome signs

The static display is one of the highlights of each year’s NBAA Convention, where manufacturers and operators show off their crown jewels before potential
Airports

TAG awaiting decision on F’boro growth plan

By the end of next month, TAG Aviation (Booth No.
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Epps family was there from Georgia’s aviation beginning

While this year’s NBAA Convention commemorates the association’s 60th anniversary, show planners are taking advantage of its Atlanta location to celebrate