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National guard tankers returning to Key Field

Associated Press — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:16:53 +0000

MERIDIAN — The Air National Guard at Key Field is receiving two KC-135 tankers in July. The arrival of the tankers means the Guard unit is going back to an air refueling mission. The KC-135′s left Key Field in March of 2011. The base received C-27 planes as it changed to an airlift mission. Col. [...]

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L-3 Vertex wins U.S. Army aviation contract

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:53:17 +0000

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 [...]

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Governor’s son opens new aviation museum

Associated Press — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:07:34 +0000

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 [...]

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Airport seeing fewer fliers during transition from Delta

Associated Press — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:31:16 +0000

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 [...]

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Rolls-Royce wins $103M contract from Defense Department

MBJ Staff — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:59:18 +0000

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 [...]

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Council votes to accept previously rejected airport grant

Associated Press — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:07:37 +0000

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 [...]

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US Airways awarded permanent authority for Jackson-Washington service

MBJ Staff — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:45:47 +0000

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 [...]

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Fitch rates airport bonds ‘A-’ and awards stable outlook

MBJ Staff — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:07:58 +0000

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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