Articles tagged: Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
Sequestration: Cuts to control tower staff at Ann Arbor, Willow Run airports still uncertain
Posted: Mar 12, 2013Staff at both Ann Arbor Municipal and Willow Run airports are still uncertain as to whether federally funded control tower employees will be affected by $85 billion in automatic federal budget cuts -- known as sequestration -- that are slated to take effect as early as April. Read more »
DETROIT FREE PRESS: Federal budget cuts put Ann Arbor Municipal Airport's control tower in jeopardy of closure
Posted: Feb 22, 2013Federal automatic budget cuts set to take effect next Friday could mean the closure of the control tower at Ann Arbor Municipal Airport in Pittsfield Township, according to media reports. Read more »
Turbulent ride continues for proposed runway expansion at Ann Arbor airport
Posted: Feb 07, 2013Pittsfield Township continues to fight for a say in a long-discussed lengthening of the main runway at the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport that its authorities are claiming is necessary for safety upgrades. Read more »
Video & polls: See a bird's-eye view of the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
Posted: Feb 07, 2013A debate over a runway expansion at the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport in Pittsfield Township is resurfacing as the township petitions the federal government to grant it some authority over the process. Read more »
Pittsfield Township, residents ask federal government to block Ann Arbor airport expansion
Posted: Feb 05, 2013The Pittsfield Township Board of Trustees and a citizen group have formally asked U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to stop the proposed runway expansion at the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport, township authorities announced Tuesday. Read more »
Ann Arbor man says planes towing advertisements above Michigan Stadium are getting to be too much
Posted: Oct 21, 2012Ann Arbor resident David Scheltema lives less than a mile from the Big House and he says it seems there are more banner-towing airplanes flying lower than ever before. They take to the skies in ... Read more »
updated: Skywriter plane above Ann Arbor leaves U-M slogans in the sky
Posted: Sep 15, 2012A small plane used the skies above Ann Arbor on Saturday to inspire the University of Michigan football crowd with Wolverines slogans. Read more »
Study of runway expansion at Ann Arbor airport nears completion with $42.5K contract approval
Posted: Aug 22, 2012The Ann Arbor Municipal Airport is located just south of the city limits near Ellsworth and State roads in Pittsfield Township. Some nearby residents oppose the proposed runway extension.Ann Arbor officials took another step forward ... Read more »
Ann Arbor airport plane crash: Pilot told police wind may have caused it
Posted: Apr 10, 2012The pilot of the small plane that crashed Thursday at the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport told police he was 30 to 50 feet in the air during takeoff when the aircraft kept veering to the ... Read more »
Ann Arbor City Council takes action on fire services study, design guidelines and new roundabout
Posted: Feb 08, 2011The Ann Arbor City Council approved a $54,000 contract Monday night to examine staffing levels in the Ann Arbor Fire Department. The contract vote was among several council actions, including the approval of a design ... Read more »
Hangar vacancies at Ann Arbor Municipal Airport nearly double from a year ago
Posted: May 24, 2010Hangar vacancies at the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport have nearly doubled in the last year, costing the city $17,449 in the first five months of this year, a new report shows. Read more »
State rep candidate takes stance on Ann Arbor airport expansion
Posted: Mar 26, 2010Rick Olson, a Republican vying for the 55th District state House seat, has taken a stance opposing the expansion of the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport runway located in Pittsfield Township. Read more »
Updated: Preliminary environmental assessment report for Ann Arbor airport expansion available for review
Posted: Mar 03, 2010A draft of the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport Environmental Assessment, prepared for the Federal Aviation Administration, Michigan Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics and Freight Services and City of Ann Arbor, is available for review. Read more »
FlightAware's new tracker for popular airport traffic
Posted: Mar 03, 2010FlightAware, a service which provides information about commercial and general aviation air traffic, has a new feature in beta test which allows you to see the most popular carriers which fly between two airports and ... Read more »
With poll: Debate over runway expansion at Ann Arbor airport heats up
Posted: Feb 07, 2010An aerial shot of the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport, courtesy of the city. Residents living in a subdivision next to a small airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., watched in disbelief last April as a twin-engine ... Read more »
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