http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:15:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/03/22/pennsylvania-announces-13-8-million-investment-in-32-airports/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/03/22/pennsylvania-announces-13-8-million-investment-in-32-airports/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:22:20 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2021 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/03/22/pennsylvania-announces-13-8-million-investment-in-32-airports/feed/ 0 HARRISBURG, Pa. – An investment of $13.8 million in federal and state funds will help 32 Pennsylvania airports make upgrades and enhance safety, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today. “Aviation is a $12 billion industry in Pennsylvania, and investments in our airports pay dividends in job creation and economic growth,” Governor Rendell said. “Each dollar [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/03/20/survey-cites-anchorage-airport-as-continent%e2%80%99s-second-best/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/03/20/survey-cites-anchorage-airport-as-continent%e2%80%99s-second-best/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:08:40 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=2016 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/03/20/survey-cites-anchorage-airport-as-continent%e2%80%99s-second-best/feed/ 0 JUNEAU, ALASKA – A recently released Air Cargo World magazine survey ranked Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport as North America’s second top aviation cargo facility. Performance, value, facilities and operations were evaluated to determine the airport’s ranking. The Anchorage airport was nine points behind Memphis, Tenn. The airport is nearing completion of a multi-year project to allow [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/17/yvr-gearing-up-for-busiest-day-ever/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/17/yvr-gearing-up-for-busiest-day-ever/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:13:26 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=777 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/17/yvr-gearing-up-for-busiest-day-ever/feed/ 0 RICHMOND, BC – Vancouver Airport Authority today announced its 2010 Winter Games operational plans which include the permanent addition of new snow removal and de-icing resources, a two-fold increase in volunteers, and programs to manage significant volumes of passengers and oversized baggage. A full-scale de-icing exercise took place on an Air Canada Boeing 767 to [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/16/first-cargo-plane-to-land-prince-george-airport/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/16/first-cargo-plane-to-land-prince-george-airport/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:32:04 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=726 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/16/first-cargo-plane-to-land-prince-george-airport/feed/ 0 The Prince George Airport Authority is pleased to announce the arrival of the first 747 Aircraft for refueling. The Boeing 747 Aircraft operated by Southern Air Inc. is scheduled to land Monday, November 16, 2009 at 1130 hrs. This aircraft will be arriving from Seoul, South Korea and onto Miami and then Caracaras, Venezuela. “This announcement [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/11/toronto-city-centre-airport-changes-name/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/11/toronto-city-centre-airport-changes-name/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:22:06 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=560 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/11/toronto-city-centre-airport-changes-name/feed/ 0 TORONTO – Effective today, Toronto City Centre Airport (“TCCA”) will officially change its name to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (“BBTCA”) to honour Canada’s First World War air ace and Victoria Cross recipient, as well as all veterans and members of the Canadian Armed Forces. The proposal was initiated by the Toronto Port Authority on September [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/02/winnipeg-airports-authority-recognized-among-top-25-employers-for-2010/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/02/winnipeg-airports-authority-recognized-among-top-25-employers-for-2010/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:45:10 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=452 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/02/winnipeg-airports-authority-recognized-among-top-25-employers-for-2010/feed/ 0 WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Airports Authority is honoured to be recognized as one of Manitoba’s Top 25 employers for 2010. “WAA has evolved a culture of commitment to leadership. Leaders and innovators are found throughout the Winnipeg Airports Authority team through a deliberate approach to empower employees to make decisions at all levels of the organization,” [...] http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/02/hartsfield-jackson-atlanta-international-airport-receives-stimulus-funds/ http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/02/hartsfield-jackson-atlanta-international-airport-receives-stimulus-funds/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:11:37 +0000 admin http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/?p=448 http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2009/11/02/hartsfield-jackson-atlanta-international-airport-receives-stimulus-funds/feed/ 0 ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been awarded almost $34 million in stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to help pay for construction of the new Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. International Terminal. “Hartsfield-Jackson is the economic engine of the Southeast, and we appreciate the stimulus funds granted to enhance the [...]