Mississippi Business Journal » airplanes http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 General Atomics breaks ground for plant expansion http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/30/general-atomics-breaks-ground-for-plant-expansion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=general-atomics-breaks-ground-for-plant-expansion http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/30/general-atomics-breaks-ground-for-plant-expansion/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 19:42:28 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=57834 SHANNON — General Atomics’ Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA EMS) broke ground today on an expansion to its existing 127,000-square-foot facility in Shannon. The expansion project represents a $12 million corporate investment and will create 25 additional direct jobs over the next three years, according to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA). From its Shannon location in [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/13/study-shows-noise-accident-potential-drops-at-columbus-afb/feed/ 0 Airport improvements to be funded almost entirely from grants http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/30/airport-improvements-to-be-funded-almost-entirely-from-grants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airport-improvements-to-be-funded-almost-entirely-from-grants http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/30/airport-improvements-to-be-funded-almost-entirely-from-grants/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:19:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=56510 HATTIESBURG — Hattiesburg officials say they hope to pick up only 5 percent of the cost on more than $1 million worth of recent improvements at Chain Municipal Airport. During the past 18 months, city engineer Bert Kuyrkendall says Hattiesburg has received three Federal Aviation Administration grants, which by the end of the 2012 calendar [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/30/airport-improvements-to-be-funded-almost-entirely-from-grants/feed/ 0 City, airport leaders might have winning bid from airline http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/12/city-airport-leaders-might-have-winning-bid-from-airline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-airport-leaders-might-have-winning-bid-from-airline http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/12/city-airport-leaders-might-have-winning-bid-from-airline/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:37:01 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=55605 TUPELO — After rejecting two earlier rounds of bidding by smaller airlines hoping to provide commercial service in Tupelo, city and airport officials might have an offer they like. Air Choice One and Silver Airways turned in their bids, and Tupelo Regional Airport executive director Josh Abramson said he likes what he sees in Silver. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/12/city-airport-leaders-might-have-winning-bid-from-airline/feed/ 0 Tenax changes name to better reflect scope of capabilities http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/05/tenax-changes-name-to-better-reflect-scope-of-capabilities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tenax-changes-name-to-better-reflect-scope-of-capabilities http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/05/tenax-changes-name-to-better-reflect-scope-of-capabilities/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:09:36 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=55336 RIDGELAND — Tenax Air Logistics has a new name — Tenax Aerospace. Tenax Aerospace is an aerospace equipment and logistics company focused on providing quick-reaction integrated aviation, terrestrial and aircraft and spares leasing solutions to government agencies and commercial customers worldwide. “Tenax Aerospace is the name that most accurately describes and illustrates the comprehensive nature [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/05/tenax-changes-name-to-better-reflect-scope-of-capabilities/feed/ 0 Direct Air suspending Coast flights due to fuel supply issue http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/15/direct-air-suspending-coast-flights-due-to-fuel-supply-issue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=direct-air-suspending-coast-flights-due-to-fuel-supply-issue http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/15/direct-air-suspending-coast-flights-due-to-fuel-supply-issue/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:34:51 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=53987 GULFPORT — Charter airline Direct Air has suspended flights for at least two months. Direct Air, based in Myrtle Beach, S.C., canceled flights Monday and says it will not fly again until May 15. Officials on the Mississippi Gulf Coast see no repercussions on flights in and out of Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. Those flights to [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/15/direct-air-suspending-coast-flights-due-to-fuel-supply-issue/feed/ 0 Contractor dispute halts runway construction at Jackson-Evers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/28/contractor-dispute-halts-runway-construction-at-jackson-evers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=contractor-dispute-halts-runway-construction-at-jackson-evers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/28/contractor-dispute-halts-runway-construction-at-jackson-evers/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:51:47 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=53119 JACKSON — Mississippi’s busiest airport is down to one usable runway with a $13.3 million construction project at a standstill and eight months behind schedule. Completion of runway surfacing at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport was expected in June 2011, but a dispute with the contractor halted the work. Airport CEO Dirk Vanderleest says the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/28/contractor-dispute-halts-runway-construction-at-jackson-evers/feed/ 0 Supervisors delay action on Greenwood-Leflore Airport grant http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/09/supervisors-delay-action-on-greenwood-leflore-airport-grant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supervisors-delay-action-on-greenwood-leflore-airport-grant http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/09/supervisors-delay-action-on-greenwood-leflore-airport-grant/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:46:24 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=52109 GREENWOOD — Leflore County supervisors have delayed action on a grant to tear down and rebuild a general aviation area at the Greenwood-Leflore Airport. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the general aviation area has never been used because of design problems. Supervisors say they want to meet with the airport board next week. The Delta Regional [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/09/supervisors-delay-action-on-greenwood-leflore-airport-grant/feed/ 0 Leaders meet to discuss post-Delta service at Mid-Delta Regional http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/31/leaders-meet-to-discuss-post-delta-service-at-mid-delta-regional/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leaders-meet-to-discuss-post-delta-service-at-mid-delta-regional http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/31/leaders-meet-to-discuss-post-delta-service-at-mid-delta-regional/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:39:00 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=51267 GREENVILLE — Forty area-wide civic and business leaders met Jan. 30 at the Mid-Delta Regional Airport to discuss the future of commercial air service in Greenville post-Delta Airlines. The airport recently received two more service bids, bringing the total number of airlines interested in Mid-Delta Regional to four. Airport director Lane Rodgers was at the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/31/leaders-meet-to-discuss-post-delta-service-at-mid-delta-regional/feed/ 0 GE Aviation to choose contractor for new plant http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/30/ge-aviation-to-choose-contractor-for-new-plant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ge-aviation-to-choose-contractor-for-new-plant http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/30/ge-aviation-to-choose-contractor-for-new-plant/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:22:49 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=51187 ELLISVILLE — GE Aviation officials will soon choose a contractor to build a planned 300,000-square-foot plant in Ellisville, and hope to open it next year, company spokesman Rick Kennedy says. GE Aviation, a unit of the General Electric Co. said in July that the $56 million project was planned for the Howard Technology Park. We [...]

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