Government Funding News for 2011

The projected funding numbers for DOT and FAA and overall the FAA should see more than sixteen billions dollars of federal money, included in which is about three and a half billion for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

There have been some mammoth improvements made over the course of the last few years to both [...]

Aircraft Tractors Help With More Green Innovations

Part of a one billion + dollar renovation project of the San Jose International airport has been completed. The installation of a roof mounted solar electric system on the new parking garage and rental car center is estimated to have a big impact environmentally in additional to saving the airport money in the long run. [...]

Slow and Steady Increases in World Trade Lead to Plans for New Building by JFK

JFK Airport is one of the largest in the nation for shipping and receiving freight and due to that fact; there is never a lack of desire for the property surrounding the international airport. Though there isn’t an overwhelming amount of land surrounding the airport for building, and there has been no plan for new [...]

2010 Gets Off to an Optimistic Start

Those of us at Lindbergh Aircraft Tug Co. wish all of you a Happy and Prosperous New Year. In America, the first weeks of a new year always seem to bring unrivaled optimism and 2010 is no different. Despite the difficult struggles of 2009, a recent AP poll found that 82% of Americans believe that [...]

Airline Industry to Face New Challenges as Recession Ends

“Recession Is Over” headlines blared last week. After analyzing key economic data for August, the nation’s top economists assigned the most severe recession since the Great Depression to history. A 12.8% annual increase in the index of leading indicators over the past three months led economic analysts to proclaim that the “contraction” has ended. For [...]