Dozens of municipal airports in Iowa have received millions of dollars in federal grants for upgrades and repairs, even though most are used primarily by private pilots and businesses, a Des Moines Register analysis has found.
Airports across the state have received more than $76.6 million in airport improvement grants since 2007 — about 42 percent [...]
Jet Linx Aviation, a private jet travel and aircraft management company, and CoGoJets, an online social networking website where members coordinate air travel and book a private jet together on a per-seat, pro rata basis, are partnering with Dallas businessmen to open a Dallas Love Field location in July 2009.
Jamie Walker, CEO of Omaha-based Jet [...]
By CHRISTINE NEGRONI
Branson, Mo., is remote and has a tiny year-round population. But it also has the kinds of outdoor activities and family-friendly theater productions that attracted eight and a half million visitors last year, earning the city the unofficial nickname “Vegas without the gambling.”
The Branson Airport will have ticket booths for downtown performances.
And it [...]
