Wisconsin airport gets $7.5 million from FAA to make taxiway safer, more efficient

Winnebago County’s Wittman Regional Airport will get $7.5 million from federal regulators to improve the safety and efficiency of one of its major taxiways. The Federal Aviation Administration awarded the county an Airport Improvement Program Discretionary grant to rebuild Taxiway A, which serves the airport’s main north-south runway throughout the year and becomes a second

North Carolina airport nets $3.4 million grant for rehab, expansion work

A $3.4 million federal grant will allow the Pitt-Greenville Airport to improve service for privately owned and corporate aircraft, the facility’s executive director said. The airport will rehabilitate and expand the general aviation apron, the “parking area” near the hangers and terminals for the 70 privately owned aircraft that are housed locally along with corporate

Brunswick airport awarded $2m federal grant

Brunswick Executive Airport has been awarded two grants for $2,047,488 through the Federal Aviation Administration. The grant comes at a time of increased activity at the airport at Brunswick Landing, site of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. The money will fund the rehabilitation of 150,000 square yards of an aircraft parking area and 3,400

Airport holds groundbreaking ceremony for $55 million construction project

Billings Logan International Airport officials celebrated the official groundbreaking of a $55 million airport expansion Monday. The project already started some work in January, and major construction is set for later in 2019. The backdrop of gravel piles, torn concrete, and a port-a-potty seemed fitting for the ceremony, but that work is actually part of

Burlington airport to get nearly $16M in grant money

The FAA will award nearly $1 billion to airports across the country and the Burlington International Airport is one of them. The Burlington airport will get nearly $16 million for the final two phases of the reconstruction of Taxiway G. About 2,500 feet of the taxiway pavement has reached the end of its life.

FAA awards $10.5 million to Bay County’s airport

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport will receive a facelift as it enters its second decade of life. The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday it has awarded the Bay County airport $10,574,373 with which to expand its terminal building, construct a taxiway and add parking.

New $3.6B Salt Lake City airport opens in 1 year

The first jet bridges are now installed. The new 6-mile-long baggage screening and delivery system is being tested. The first airline agent desk at a gate just went up. Most moving walkways are finished and working but covered for protection from construction dust. “We’re at the point where we are meeting major milestones about every