Editor’s note: The previous version of this story mistakenly stated that the New London airport would be the headquarters of Liberty’s Flight Training Affiliate (FTA) program. Liberty University buys New London airport to add to school of aeronautics Liberty University purchased a nearby airport for $1.8 million to use as a location for further developing its School of Aeronautics. The […]
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Council votes in favor of Freedom Aviation as only area FBO A nine-month battle between Freedom Aviation, a subsidiary of Liberty University, and some members within the general aviation community came to a close Tuesday, Feb. 24, when the Lynchburg City Council voted 6-1 to work on a lease that would allow Freedom Aviation to become the sole fixed-based operator […]
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The Lynchburg airport control center will remain in use for another year Lynchburg Airport Director Mark Courtney plans to use saved state entitlement money to fund air traffic control tower (ATCT) operations for the near future. According to Courtney’s ATCT Interim Phase Plan presented to the Virginia Aviation Board (VAB), estimated monthly expenses will total around $40,000, but the airport […]
Read moreNew wings might be coming to the Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH). The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recently awarded the Lynchburg Regional Airport a $700,000 federal grant as part of their small community air service development program for 2011. The grant given to Lynchburg, according to a news release from VDOT, was only conditionally selected since the amount awarded was […]
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