by Associated Press Published: January 30,2012
Tags: airplanes, aviation, builders, building, construction, contractor, defense, industrial parks, jets, military, plant, technology
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 [...] [...]
BATESVILLE — The GE90 engine experienced its most successful year in 2011, accumulating airline and freighter operator commitments for 400 engines with a list price of more than $11 billion, according to GE Aviation. This surpasses the previous record of 250 engine commitments in 2007. This year included a record-setting Emirates’ order for 50 Boeing [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 19,2012
Tags: air, air travel, airplanes, airports, business travel, flight, jets, military, planes, tourism, tourists, training, transportation, travel, visitors
COLUMBUS — Working with the nation’s busiest air base in just one part of the multifaceted role of Golden Triangle Regional Airport. Other facets include economic development, business travel and passenger air service. “They’re a key enabler to our training environment here,” said Rick Johnson, chief public affairs officer for Columbus Air Force Base. That [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 21,2011
Tags: air, air travel, airliners, airlines, airplanes, airports, construction, jets, transportation, travel
TUPELO — The Tupelo Airport Authority has agreed to a $267,000 increase requested by the company building a runway extension. Century Construction asked for the increase after losing access to its resource for “fill dirt.” Century bid around $5.2 million to extend the runway by 650 feet. Century president Colin Maloney says the company lost [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 6,2011
Tags: Air Force, budget, civilians, cost cutting, defense, jets, jobs, military, payroll, planes, workers
COLUMBUS — Columbus Air Force Base expects to lose about 17 jobs as the Air Force moves to trim its civilian work force by 9,000 people. CAFB chief of manpower/personnel Christopher Chesser tells WTVA-TV four of those are positions that are already vacant, two are taking early retirement and the other 11 will be taken [...] [...]
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