Monthly Archive: September 2017

Nextant Flies Fusion-equipped Challenger 604

AIN – Nextant Aerospace has completed the first flight of a Bombardier Challenger 604 outfitted with a Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion retrofit cockpit with touchscreen displays, the company said today. The aircraft, registered N604RC (cn 5662), was built in September 2006. It flew for Centene Corporation as N868CC until June 2017, when Rockwell Collins …

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Cleveland Hopkins Unveils New Green Roof

CLEVELAND HOPKINS – On June 23, 2017, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport unveiled a combined total of 8,000 square feet of green roof space on the roofs of the airport, which will capture 72,000 gallons of water per year. Using estimates from the Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center, approximately 2.2 lbs. of nitrogen, 0.3 lbs. …

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Akron-Canton Becomes the First to Offer Self-Sanitizing Bins at TSA

THE CANTON REPOSITORY – Akron-Canton Airport has teamed with Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls to become the first airport using nano-technology to provide cleaner bins in the TSA lines. Travelers at Akron-Canton Airport will notice orange liners on the handles and mats inside bins used in the security line before entering the boarding area. …

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Allegiant Air expands at CLE, leaving Youngstown behind

THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER – Allegiant Air, the lone commercial carrier flying from the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, will end service to the Trumbull County facility on January 4, 2018. The announcement comes six months after the airline started flying from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, 70 miles away. Las Vegas-based Allegiant, known for its low fares …

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