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Collins Aerospace to modify UK Chinook helicopters in Huntsville

Bud McLaughlin - November 12, 2024

LONDON -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, has received a $19 million contract from the Department of Defense to equip a fleet of new H-47...

N. Alabama airports benefit from ALDOT airport improvement program

Bud McLaughlin - November 1, 2024

MONTGOMERY -- Four area airports are sharing some $600,000 in state funding awarded by the Alabama Department of Transportation for improvements. Statewide, ALDOT’s Alabama Airport...

UAS firm Skyfire establishes headquarters in Rocket City

Bud McLaughlin - June 25, 2024

HUNTSVILLE - Known as the Rocket City for its space and missile legacy, Huntsville is becoming a landing zone for other aerospace-related industries. The latest...

ALDOT awards grant to Fort Payne’s Isbell Field

Bud McLaughlin - May 27, 2024

FORT PAYNE – For months, passengers and pilots had a bumpy start and finish to their flights at Isbell Field in Fort Payne. Now, thanks to...

On the fly: Catch a ride during vintage plane exhibit

Mike Easterling - May 21, 2024

MERIDIANVILLE – Vintage aircraft aficionados can’t fly them, but they can not only look but touch and ride World War II planes this week...

Breeze Airways blowing non-stop into Los Angeles

Mike Easterling - February 20, 2024

HUNTSVILLE -- Breeze Airways is headed to LA, and it's not Lower Alabama, though its planes are made there. Breeze Airways, whose planes are built...

Tyonek Services Group acquires Huntsville facility for aircraft maintenance

Bud McLaughlin - January 22, 2024

HUNTSVILLE --Tyonek Services Group has purchased a hangar facility near Huntsville International Airport, the company announced. The 68,000-square-foot facility is equipped to meet the demands...

Pryor Field expanding ramp space, building for the future

Mike Easterling - October 31, 2023

DECATUR – Pryor Field Regional Airport, strategically placed beside Calhoun Community College between Decatur and Athens and just west of Huntsville, styles itself as...

Restored fighter jet lands at James Clemens High School

Brandon Moseley - September 12, 2023

MADISON -- Randy Beavers has just finished the restoration of a TF-9J Cougar fighter jet in his garage. Beavers is not a multi-millionaire adding another piece to his...

Avilution displays experimental technologies at EDGE

Kimberly Ballard - August 8, 2023

HUNTSVILLE – One of Huntsville’s exciting avionics software startups, Avilution, soared to new heights recently with the successful demonstration of its new experimental technologies. The...

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