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AAAE Conference Shows Off Revitalized Downtown Phoenix
'It Comes 2 Life' was the conference theme for the 84th Annual AAAE Conference & Exposition which offered the estimated 2,000 attendees, both timely and interesting topics from the airport industry as well as an opportunity to enjoy a revitalized downtown featuring new restaurants, shops and hotels.
Conference Host Danny Murphy, director of Phoenix Sky Harbor International, and Carl Newman, A.A.E., Sky Harbor assistant aviation director, were among the many Arizona and City of Phoenix aviation officials on hand to greet conference delegates from across the globe.
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A number of current and former state aviation officials attended the 84th Annual AAAE Conference & Exposition held last week in Phoenix. Among those were Ashish Solanki above left, Director, Office of Regional Aviation Assistance for the Maryland Aviation Administration and Barclay Dick, former Aeronautics Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation. Look for more coverage of the AAAE Annual Conference in the next edition of the State Aviation Journal e-Magazine due out next month. (Photo by Kim Stevens)
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2012-13 Missouri Airport Directory available
The 2012-13 Missouri Airport Directory, produced by the Missouri Department of Transportation, is now available.
Read more: State Aviation Journal
Mississippi
Airport Association to hold conference in Biloxi this week
The Mississippi Airport Association (MAA) will be holding its annual conference in Biloxi, MS this week providing attendees with an opportunity to learn about popular topics in the aviation industry.
Read more: State Aviation Journal
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Michigan
Detroit budget debate: City airport can't close, may be transferred to authority
The Coleman A. Young International Airport will not close at the end of the fiscal year, despite complete elimination of its funding in Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's proposed fiscal-year 2012-13 budget. "It can't be closed because regulations don't allow it," said Jason K. Watt, program manager for the airport.
Read more: Michigan Live
Washington State
Study Finds Positive Economic Impacts From State Airports
The Washington State Department of Transportation's Aviation Division released a study last Monday that highlights the economic impact of the state's 135 public airports, including the four in Lewis County. The statewide study found the public airports create about 248,500 jobs, $15.3 billion in wages and $50.9 billion in economic activity.
Read more: CENTRALIA CHRONICLE
Arkansas
Drop in Revenue Brings Change to Aviation Grant Program
Arkansas airports may have to wait to get improvements at their airports, including hangar renovations, terminal improvements, fuel and security systems. A reported drop in sales tax revenue has led to a decision by the Arkansas Aeronautics Commission to cut back on grants.
Read more: State Aviation Journal
North Dakota
Will Big Oil bring back an airport?
Revitalizing a dormant general aviation airport doesn’t happen every day, but a surge in oil industry activity in North Dakota has raised that hope in one community—and pilots can help make it happen. The airport in Killdeer, located in western North Dakota’s Dunn County, sits at an elevation of 2,256 feet, with a 4,200-foot runway. It is the only airport in the county.
Read more: AOPA Online
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Michigan
Aviation Hall of Fame to honor eight individuals at Air Zoo ceremony
The Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame will celebrate and honor eight individuals at its annual enshrinement ceremony and dinner at the Air Zoo on May 19.
Read more: Michigan Live
Pennsylvania
State, Federal Investment to Enhance 27 Airports
Twenty-seven airports across Pennsylvania will improve facilities and enhance safety with a $12.6 million investment of federal and state funds, Governor Tom Corbett announced today. "It's vital to maintain investments in these airports so they can continue operating safely and are able to expand to meet business demands."
Read more: Market Watch WSJ
Puerto Rico
Two finalists for airport privatization selected
Puerto Rico officials eyeing a possible $1 billion payday on Wednesday said they had narrowed to two the finalists for a public-private concession to run the Caribbean island's Luiz Munoz Marin Airport for as long as half a century.
Read more: Reuters
Mississippi
State's airports awarded grants
Airport improvement projects in Mississippi will receive more than $9.7 million in Federal Aviation Administration funding.
Read more: Biloxi-Gulfport Sun Herald
North Dakota
Airport gets $350,000 broom truck
The Jamestown Regional Airport’s $350,000 broom truck arrived Tuesday, replacing a 52-year-old piece of equipment used to remove snow and debris from runways.
Read more: Jamestown Sun
Michigan
Aviation funding bill passes House
The Michigan House has passed an AOPA-backed bill that would fund state aeronautics accounts without increasing the already-high state tax on aviation fuel and other products.
Read more: AOPA Online
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Texas
New 145-foot control tower dedicated at Abilene Regional Airport
Abilene has a new 145-foot-tall front door. Last Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration, senior U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Congressman Randy Neugebauer and a veritable who's who of Abilene civic and business leaders formally dedicated the new air traffic control tower.
Read more: Abilene Reporter News
North Dakota
Dickinson Airport Expansion Plans
More people than ever are flying in and out of western North ![]() Dakota, many of them for jobs in the oil field. That traffic is putting a strain on area airports. Airport leaders are trying to come up with ways to keep up with the growth.
Read more: KFYR-TV
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Italy reverses government luxury tax on private aircraft
The Italian Senate and House have passed a measure that repealed a luxury tax on aircraft owners or operators of private aircraft who spend more than 48 hours in the country. Italy’s president, Giorgio Napolitano, signed the measure, making it official.
Read more: AOPA Online
Press Release
Conklin & De Decker Release Latest 2012 Aircraft Cost Evaluator Volume I
Conklin & de Decker has released the latest Aircraft Cost Evaluator for 2012, delivering the most up-to-date operating, benchmarking and ownership cost data available to the aviation industry. Aircraft Cost Evaluator is the most extensive operating cost database and is part of the family of aircraft operating and acquisition data products developed by Conklin & de Decker addressing more than 500 jets, turboprops, helicopters and piston aircraft.
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U.S.
Drone Pilots: We Don’t Get No Respect
At least that’s the word from Air Force Major Dave Blair – himself an MQ-1 Predator instructor pilot – in the latest issue of Air & Space Power Journal. As technology changes warfare, he argues, the military needs to change, too. The Air Force isn’t welcoming its growing workforce of remotely-piloted aircraft – RPA – personnel.
Read more: Battleland Blog
U.S.
Drones Get Clipped - Small towns see delays getting their eyes-in-the-sky programs
Drones may be the hottest must-have gadget for a growing number of local cops and small towns, but many agencies say their drones are being grounded by federal red tape. The Federal Aviation Administration released an inventory of about 60 organizations currently allowed to fly drones in the United States last month — a list that not only included large federal agencies, but also a growing number of small police forces and local governments. But officials in many of those towns told The Daily they’re a long way from having robotic eyes in the sky.
Read more: The Daily
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U.S.
Universities are buying drones faster than police departments - military helps foot the bill
For all the attention given to U.S. law enforcement’s interest in adopting drones, the biggest users turn out to be not police departments, but universities. We learned this last week, when the Electronic Frontier Foundation forced the Federal Aviation Administration to reveal that it had approved 25 universities to fly drones in U.S. airspace.
Read more: Salon
Minnesota
FAA red tape grounds Otter Tail County drone used for mapping
The foam-and-balsa-wood gizmo sitting idle in the offices of Otter Tail County isn’t exactly the spitting image of the sleek unmanned warplanes the word “drone” brings to mind. Its mission is to photograph drainage ditches, not enemy targets. But thanks to Federal Aviation Administration rules you won’t see it in the sky any time soon.
Read more: Park Rapids Enterprise
B-52 MITO departure, Minot AFB, ND
Alert response and 15-ship B-52 Minimum Interval Take-Off (MITO), in support of Exercise GLOBAL THUNDER.
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