The contract requires uAvionix to install, test, and achieve full operational status at all 55 airports within the next 12 months, according to officials with the Montana-based company.
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Jet Aviation launches operations at KOPF
Upon completion next year, the newly built facility will also feature an 8,500-square-foot FBO building with a private entrance on the west side of the airfield, electric vehicle charging systems, LED lighting and photovoltaic panels, on-site Customs and Border Protection, and 40,000 square feet of hangar space available for nightly transient parking.
Community input needed on KRIL master plan
The plan will guide the airport for the next 20 years to “maximize airport use for the community and pilots who fly here, work here, and rely on the facility for firefighting, medical flights, or recreation,” airport officials said.
New FBO, hangar in the works for KMKC
The Kansas City Aviation Department has taken the first steps to develop the last 20 acres of available land at Kansas City Downtown Airport-Wheeler Field (KMKC).
Blake Scholl has ideas
“You should put the terminals underground. Airside is above ground. Terminals are below ground,” says Blake Scholl. “Imagine a design with two runways. There’s an arrival runway, departure runway. Traffic flows from arrival runway to departure runway. You don’t need tugs. You can delete a whole bunch of airport infrastructure.”
Oregon completes runway and electrical upgrades at S45
The Oregon Department of Aviation (ODAV) has completed a runway and electrical rehabilitation project at Siletz Bay State Airport (S45) in Gleneden.
8GK upgraded with $1 million fueling system
“This new fuel system is a runway to opportunity for Gallatin County,” said Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray. “By enhancing refueling services, we strengthen the airport’s role in supporting business aviation, flight training activities, and increased connectivity in general aviation across northern Kentucky.”
New tower in the works at KBAK
Work has begun on a new air traffic control tower at Columbus Municipal Airport (KBAK) in Indiana.
Archer acquires LA airport
The company plans to make Hawthorne Airport its operational hub for its planned LA air taxi network, as well as a testbed for the AI-powered aviation technologies it is developing.