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2 days ago | aviationpros.com | Mario Pierobon

The aircraft ground handling industry has undergone a transformative shift in recent years, driven by a growing emphasis on structured, data-driven safety frameworks. Safety Management Systems (SMS), once fragmented and largely dependent on airline-specific manuals, are now maturing into integrated, globally aligned structures across providers.

5 days ago | aviationpros.com | Richard Craver

The Guilford County Board of Commissioners will hold a special economic-incentives meeting on June 12 amid confirmation that fledgling passenger airline manufacturer JetZero is considering a plant at Piedmont Triad International Airport. The company disclosed in April plans for a U.S. production facility with the potential for 10,000 employees. A legal notice lists the meeting for 10 a.m. at the Old County Courthouse, 301 W. Market St. in Greensboro.

1 week ago | aviationpros.com | John Ferguson

May 28—A Houston man was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after being convicted of pointing a laser at aircraft flying near Hobby Airport. Jordan Dwaynel Jackson, 36, will have to spend at least half of his sentence in federal prison, U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal ordered Wednesday. The other half can be accrued while Jackson serves an 18-year sentence for aggravated sexual assault, which he pleaded guilty to last year in Harris County, according to court records.

1 week ago | aviationpros.com | Wendy Culverwell

Hangar owners at the Richland Airport may be required to open their doors to building inspectors after a fire hydrant inspection revealed unpermitted and unmetered connections to city water systems. Diahann Howard, executive director of the Port of Benton, publicly disclosed during a recent meeting that some airport hangars tapped into two systems — one supplying water to fire hydrants and the other delivering city water.

1 week ago | aviationpros.com | Alex Gault

May 27—Rep. Elise M. Stefanik wants the U.S. Army to fast-track nearly $70 million in funding to make critical repairs to the Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield on Fort Drum. In a statement on Tuesday, Stefanik announced she had send a formal request to Army leadership asking them to reallocate the 2027 Army Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization funds into fiscal year 2026, accelerating work on projects slated for the 2027 money.