MADISON — It’s six stories high, nearly as wide as a football field and is peeking out above trees near the Madison airport. Public works official Tommy Boxx tells WLBT-TV in Jackson the large dish on stilts has a Vortac navigation system. According to a federal aviation guide, Vortac gives pilots the bearing and range of [...] [...]
MADISON — A Madison, Miss., company has a $48.2 million Army contract for aviation maintenance. A Pentagon news release said L-3 Vertex Aerospace LLC is to do the work by July 28 in Savannah, Ga.; Fort Bragg, N.C.; and Fort Campbell, Ky. The statement says the U.S. Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., solicited [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 13,2012
Tags: Air Force, airplane, aviation, community development, culture, defense, education, Heritage, history, jet, military, Museum, pilot, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
VICKSBURG — The Southern Heritage Air Foundation Museum held its grand opening over the weekend at the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport in Mound, La. The museum will be open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at other times by appointment. The museum is closed on major holidays. “The inspiration for this museum [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 6,2012
Tags: air, airline, airplane, airport, aviation, jet, jetliner, provider, service, ticket, transportation, travel
GREENVILLE — Officials at Greenville Mid-Delta Airport said flights on Silver Airways are not as full as they’d hoped, and it might be because travelers are unsure how to book flights. Though Silver Airways has been servicing Greenville’s airport for a little over a month, travelers are still unable to book flights through Delta Airlines [...] [...]
MERIDIAN — Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $103.3-million MissionCare contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to provide support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the U.S. Navy’s T-45 training aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, which is administered by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Rolls-Royce will provide inventory control, as well [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 15,2012
Tags: air, airplane, aviation, composite, defense, employee, employer, employment, hire, hiring, job, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, plant
ELLISVILLE — GE Aviation will begin taking applications Nov. 5 for its new Ellisville-based composites factory. The unit of General Electric Co. made the announcement last week as Gov. Phil Bryant visited the nearly completed plant. The company expects to hire 250 workers within five years to make composite parts for aircraft engines and systems. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 28,2012
Tags: air, airplane, aviation, city, federal government, funding, grant, jet, municipal government, municipality, tourism, tourist, transportation, travel, vacation, visitor
TUPELO — The Tupelo City Council has unanimously approved acceptance of a $1.85 million federal grant for the Tupelo Regional Airport that the council had rejected last week. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the action came after a special meeting last night with airport officials, which included questions and expressions of concern about airport [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 25,2012
Tags: air travel, airline, airplane, airport, aviation, federal agency, federal government, jet, service, transportation, travel
JACKSON — The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded permanent authority to operate daily, nonstop service between Mississippi’s capital city, Jackson, and Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport to US Airways. The route, which US Airways has been flying since March 4 under temporary authority from the DOT, is the only nonstop service linking Mississippi to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 19,2012
Tags: air travel, Aircraft, airplane, airport, city, county government, grant, hangar, municipal government, municipality, tourism, tourist, transportation, travel, visitor
CORINTH — Local officials have accepted a grant of $204,520 to improve aircraft accommodations by enclosing the hangars. The Daily Corinthian reports Alcorn County and Corinth officials agreed to funds for work at the jointly owned airport. Corinth-Alcorn County Airport officials say the project would be completed in 2013. Airport board of directors chairman Waco [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 10,2012
Tags: air, air travel, airline, airplane, airport, aviation, bond, credit rasting, debt, jet, rating, revenue, transportation, travel
JACKSON — Fitch Ratings has affirmed Jackson Municipal Airport Authority’s outstanding $42.1 million airport revenue and refunding bonds at “A-.” The Rating Outlook remains “stable.” Fitch wrote: “Traffic is currently similar to levels prior to Hurricane Katrina where the airport served evacuees and recovery efforts following declines over the past five consecutive years. Stability is [...] [...]
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