October 24, 2011
Jackson Airport Undergoes Name Change
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Jackson-Evers International Airport (JAN) will now be known by the full name of Jackson Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport. The airport is named in honor of the civil rights activist, Medgar Wiley Evers who was also an active member and field secretary of the NAACP. It was suggested that the airport be renamed to include Evers’s full...October 17, 2011
Oregon Airport Gets Creative With Ad Space Offerings
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The Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport (MFR) in southern Oregon is selling ad space on the side of its control tower. Most control towers at other airports are owned by the FAA, but not at MFR—they own theirs, which is how they’re able to provide this advertisement opportunity. MFR’s Airport Director refers to this...October 10, 2011
Video: Germany’s Miniatur Wunderland Adds World’s Largest Model Airport
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Designed after Hamburg’s own Knuffingen Airport, a model airport by the same name now resides at Miniatur Wunderland, an attraction in Germany which initially just featured model railways and villages. According to a Today In The Sky article published back in May of this year, the model features: 40,000 lights 15,000 figurines 500 cars 10,000...October 5, 2011
Love Field Receives Air Force One
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October 4, 2011, President Obama made a visit to North Texas at Eastfield College in Mesquite to deliver a speech to students and local residents about the American Jobs Act. Of course, President Obama flew into the North Texas area on Air Force One. Sky Talk, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s airline, travel, and aerospace blog, shared some...