FAA grants $10.2 M to extend Mississippi runway
The Columbia-Marion County Airport Authority is getting a $10.2 million grant to extend their runway. US. Senators Roger Wicker, and Cindy Hyde-Smith, along with Congressman...
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Wicker: FAA to expire in September if Congress does not act
by Alex Paton
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker said lawmakers must act on FAA bill before the end of September. However, Wicker said that division in the Senate over...
FAA potentially changing leadership
by Alex Paton
The Federal Aviation Administration may be changing leadership. Austin Barber with Clearwater group says big name airlines have a hand in this possible change. “FedEx,...
Bill in D.C. could improve air travel, bring drone research to Mississippi
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Senate’s Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, has voted in favor of a bill to reauthorize the...
Aircraft mechanic awarded Aviation Technician of the Year
The Federal Aviation Administration Office for the state of Mississippi has selected a Dean Aircraft Service mechanic as the Mechanic of the Year. Tom Meek,...
Money coming to Mississippi airports from FAA
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., reported Friday that 19 Mississippi airport facilities will benefit from $20.3 million in Federal...
Taking Off and Landing Could Get Easier With Airport Money
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Taking off and landing at your local airport could get easier once they get the work done. It was nearly $5 million approved by...
Vicksburg Plane Crash Was on the Roof of Cooper Lighting
by kim
PHOTO (public domain) KitFox 2, like the one that crashed VICKSBURG, Miss.–It may have been the only choice and today pilot Joh Michael Nassour and...