Pyka - Mon August 07, 2023
Pyka Gets FAA Authorization to Operate Largest Commercial Electric Drone
Pyka, a manufacturer of large-scale highly-automated electric aircraft for crop protection and cargo transport, announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate its zero-emission highly-automated Pelican Spray aircraft for crop protection commercially nationwide....
Guardian Agriculture - Tue May 09, 2023
Guardian Agriculture's Aircraft Becomes First eVTOL Authorized to Operate in United States
Guardian Agriculture, a leading developer of Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) systems for commercial-scale sustainable farming, announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate its aircraft nationwide....
Gulf Coast Media - Thu September 24, 2020
Busy Gulf Shores Airport Getting New Air Traffic Control Tower
Coastal Alabama's Jack Edwards National Airport will see big changes over the next 12 months. The Airport Authority of Gulf Shores held a groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 8 for the airport's new air traffic control tower facility....
WTOP News - Wed September 02, 2020
FAA Announces New Airport Funding for Maryland, Virginia
Virginia's Dulles International Airport will rebuild one of its four runways and Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport in Maryland will get additional funding to purchase land in the airport's noise zone to ease complaints — two big projects given the green light through new federal funding....
Federal Aviation Administration - Wed July 10, 2019
U.S. Transportation Secretary Chao Announces $77M in Infrastructure Grants to 264 Airports in 44 States
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced that the department will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants to 264 airports in 44 states, the Pacific Islands, and the District of Columbia....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Mon October 15, 2018
FAA Announces $40.9M for New Tower at GSO
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investing $40.9 million in infrastructure for Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, N.C. The Agency is building a new, 180-foot-tall Air Traffic Control Tower....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Thu September 13, 2018
U.S. DOT Announces $586M in Airport Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $586 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States....
Emily Buenzle - Wed July 25, 2018
State's Airports Receive $25.5M in Improvement Grants
Twenty-five Alabama airports will receive more than $25.5 million in grant money from the Federal Aviation Administration for infrastructure, safety and equipment improvements. “These FAA grants support critical projects that aim to improve safety, security and efficiency of airports across the state,” said Alabama Sen....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Mon June 11, 2018
FAA Announces $677 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 214 Airports in 43 States
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao recently announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $677 million in airport infrastructure grants, the first allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States....
Fri September 29, 2017
DOT Awards $40 Million to Puerto Rico for Emergency Road, Bridge Repairs
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $40 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help restore essential service on roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Maria throughout Puerto Rico....
