| Airport Authority to consider Jet Ranch
A proposal for a large aircraft hangar project to be built at the Carson City Airport is again before the airport board, though this time focus is on obtaining a final recommendation about the project.
The airplane storage building would sit near the center of Carson City Airport on roughly 3.3 acres. The architectural firm doing the work for owner Tom Gonzales is Reno-based Licata Hansen. Construction is expected to begin early next year.
One Ash Canyon resident doesn't want to see any additions to the airport - especially more hangars - because of the noise some pilots already make as they fly over his neighborhood. More aircraft would only make the situation worse, said Scott Krieger.
"On a nice day, like last Saturday, there was one plane after another flying over.
Boeing in talks about 747 airplane sales
Boeing Co. said Wednesday that it is in talks with 15 companies in Europe, Asia and the Middle East about potential sales of its new longer 747 wide-body airplane. Randy Tinseth, Boeing's vice president for 747 customers, said those discussions involved both the passenger and freight versions of the 747-8 airplane. Tinseth declined to name the potential buyers, comment on the number of planes under discussion or whether any North American airlines are interested. Speaking at a briefing in London, Boeing executives also declined to comment on whether British Airways PLC, which has publicly expressed an interest in the plane, was planning to place an order. "We continue to work very closely with BA, we are going to respond on every point," said Marlin Dailey, vice president of sales for Europe and central Asia.
Industry headline news
On March 20, Scott Pritchard, VP of sales, marketing and service for Sunset Aviation Inc., told CharterX, "We're thrilled about JetDirect acquiring our company." Last month, Jet Direct Aviation, LLC, headquartered in Berwyn, Pa., acquired charter operator Presidential Aviation, located in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. With JetDirect's move to acquire Norwell, Mass.-based air charter broker Sentient Jet Inc., inclusive of its charter subsidiary Atlantic Aviation Flight Services, will everyone get along? "This speaks to the growth of our industry; every JetDirect-owned company has a strong client base," Pritchard said. "It's a wining combination for customers because resources available can't be matched. JetDirect has the wherewithal to do it right; I don't see any negative consequences--it's all positive." FAR Part 135 operator Sunset Aviation, with its corporate office located in Petaluma, Calif., has a total of 20 aircraft available for charter.
|
