Category Archive: Akron-Canton News

OPShots Photographer Spotlight: Gary Starcher – Our Akron Connection

A Pacific Aerospace PAC-750XL rests at CAK in one of Gary's fantastic ramp photos.  Photo:  Gary Starcher - OPShots Contributor

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… Read more

Sikorsky Secures Largest Order For S-92 | AVIATION WEEK

An S-92A visited Akron-Canton in July 2007.  Photo:  Gary Starcher - OPShots.net

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… Read more

NetJets Sues IRS over $642.7 Million Ticket Tax Bill – Flying Magazine

A NetJets Citation Excel lands at Akron-Canton in 2010.  The fractional jet company operates a wide variety of biz-jets.  Photo:  Gary Starcher - OPShots Contributor

NetJets is suing the IRS over a tax bill totaling $642.7 million, money the fractional jet provider says it never should have been required to pay in the first place.The Internal Revenue Service improperly assessed passenger ticket taxes, NetJets said in its complaint in federal court in… Read more

Akron-Canton Logs Busiest September – Business Journal Daily

An AirTran 717 departing Akron-Canton in 2010.  Photo:  Gary Starcher - OPShots Contributor

GREEN, Ohio — A record number of travelers flew in and out of the Akron-Canton Airport in September. The total of 138,846 customers beat the previous busiest September in 2010 by 13,811. For the first nine months of the year, 1.23 million total travelers used the airport, a 4.6% increase… Read more

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