Category Archive: Airports

Washington’s Airports Set Records – Airports International

Washington Dulles International Airport served 23.2 million passengers in 2011, 6.5 million of which were international or transborder travellers. (MWAA) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport served a combined total of 42 million passengers in 2011, according to figures released by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Jack Potter, the Authority’s President …

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OPShots Photographer Spotlight: Gary Starcher – Our Akron Connection

OPShots contributor Gary Starcher has been our eyes and ears at Akron-Canton airport for a long time, contributing over 2,000 photos to the site documenting the comings and goings at Hopkins airport’s  main competitor.  His photos document the rise of AirTran  at the field, as well as extensive coverage of business and general aviation movements …

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Sikorsky Secures Largest Order For S-92 | AVIATION WEEK

British helicopter operator Bond Aviation is acquiring 16 Sikorsky S-92 long-range, medium-lift helicopters as it plans a global expansion of its offshore oil and gas exploration support activities. Announced during the 2012 Heli-Expo in Dallas on Feb. 13, the order is the single largest for the S-92, which entered the market in September 2004. The …

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Pittsburgh key to plans for new PEOPLExpress- Pittsburgh Business Times

In the heyday of PEOPLExpress in the mid-1980s, the airline counted Pittsburgh as one of 18 cities along the East Coast that it served with its discounts and no-frills service.PEOPLExpress linked Pittsburgh with its home base in Newark, N.J., where it was headquartered until it was absorbed into Continental Airlines in 1987. Now, a startup …

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