by Associated Press Published: February 25,2013
Tags: air travel, airport, appropriation, aviation, budget, budget cut, control tower, convention, federal government, meeting, tourism, tourist, transportation, travel, visitor
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Automatic federal budget cuts could shut down control towers at as many as seven Mississippi airports. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned of the closing of 100 airport towers at airports that have 150,000 flights or fewer each year if automatic federal spending cuts take effect March 1. The Federal Aviation Administration [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 9,2013
Tags: air defense, air power, Aircraft, aviation, defense, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, military, unmanned aircraft, war, warfighting
MOSS POINT — Northrop Grumman Corp. has delivered 2 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force earlier than expected. Company officials told The Mississippi Press both aircraft were delivered ahead of schedule in late November. Northrop Grumman builds fuselages for the Global Hawks and other aircraft at its 70-employee Unmanned Systems Center [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 20,2012
Tags: air, airline, aviation, bench, case, convention, court, discrimination, employee, employment, judge, judicial, judiciary, justice, law, lawsuit, legal, meeting, tourism, tourist, transportation, travel, visitor, work, worker
TUPELO — Tupelo Regional Airport officials have asked a federal judge in Oxford to throw out a job discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit filed by former airport executive director Terry Anderson is scheduled for trial on April 8. WTVA-TV in Tupelo reports the airport board argues it had legitimate reasons to fire Anderson in December of [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 14,2012
Tags: agency, air travel, airline, airport, aviation, computer, federal, flight, government, online, tourism, tourist, trannsportation, travel, vacation, visitor, website
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Silver Airways flights to three Mississippi cities now appear on Delta Air Lines’ website, and programmers are working to include flights to Greenville. Steve Bennett, a spokesman for Silver Airways Corp. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., said the changes were made by Thursday. Silver began flying from Atlanta to Greenville, Hattiesburg, Meridian and [...] [...]
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: September 24,2012
Tags: air travel, airline, airport, aviation, aviator, convention, federal government, meeting, tourism, tourist, transportation, travel, vacation, visitor
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Silver Airways of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will take over three Mississippi cities being dropped by Delta Airlines. The Hattiesburg American reports, starting Oct. 1, flights out of the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport and the airports in Greenville and Tupelo will go to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport instead of Memphis. Delta connects through Memphis. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 5,2012
Tags: airport, aviation, city, complaint, criticism, disassembly, jets, municipal government, municipality, officials
TUPELO — A company that dissembles wide-body commercial aircraft has invited Tupelo officials to take a tour amid some public criticism of how its operation looks. Universal Asset Management flies 747s and other decommissioned aircraft to Tupelo and takes them apart in the former Army Air National Guard facility. The parts are then recycled. To [...] [...]
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