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Bye Energy Continues Ambitious Growth, Expansion

Enters The New Year With Big Plans

Bye Energy has extended its presence to Rocky Mountain Metro Airport in Jefferson County, CO, and expanded its headquarters facility at Centennial Airport in Englewood, CO.

Cessna Wins Environmental Award From City Of Wichita

Named Top Company For Clean Air And Sustainability

The City of Wichita named Cessna Aircraft Company as the winner of a 2010 Clean Air & Sustainability Award during its Regional Energy Summit last week.

CA Lawsuit Attempts To Restrict Airspace Use

Secretive California Olive Grower Doesn't Want Any Overflights

The owner of an 80-acre olive farm near Santa Rosa, California is continuing to pursue a 2009 lawsuit which has grounded most ballooning activities in the region, as well as pest control and other aviation activities.

Blue Grass Airport Executive Director Receives FAA Award

Southern Region Honors Erik Frankl

Eric J. Frankl, A.A.E., Executive Director of Lexington's Blue Grass Airport, has been selected as the 2010 Air Carrier Airport Manager of the Year by the FAA's Southern Region. The award was presented at the annual FAA Southern Region Airports Communications Conference in Atlanta last week.

Senate Dems Push FAA Reauthorization As Jobs Bill

Airport Construction Grants In Bill Could 'Support' 90,000 Jobs, Senators Say

Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has introduced the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act. It is the same bill that passed the U.S. Senate last year, 93-0.

Aircraft Maintenance Provider to Bring 308 Jobs to Forsyth County, NC

State Grant Helps NS Aviation Locate in Winston-Salem

A start-up provider of aircraft maintenance and repair services will locate in Forsyth County, North Carolina, with plans to create 308 jobs and invest $1.27 million during the next four years in Winston-Salem.

Carter PAV Completes Phase I Flight-testing

Software Refinements Made For Improved Aircraft Control

Wichita Falls, TX-based Carter Aerospace Development said Monday that they have completed the first phase of flight-testing of their new Personal Air Vehicle (PAV). The PAV began flight-testing in October 2010 with the goal of testing and refining the flight control systems for the aircraft.