VAN NUYS AIRPORT BREAKS GROUND ON NEW PROPELLER PARK
VAN NUYS, CA – June 23, 2014 –“The Park,” at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) broke ground on its $21-million, 30-acre propeller aircraft facility which will consolidate piston-driven planes and businesses into a full-service aviation community at the airport. Government officials, airport executives and community leaders, joined by the Van Nuys Propeller Association and “the Park” team, gathered for the ceremonial groundbreaking of this airport milestone. The new facility is located on the old Air National Guard site, and once completed will include its own terminal, maintenance services, flight schools, restaurant, self-service fuel station and aircraft wash rack.
TWENTY-FIVE AVIATION COMPANIES AWARDED FOR OUTSTANDING COMPLIANCE WITH VAN NUYS AIRPORT’S FLY FRIENDLY STANDARDS
(Van Nuys, California – June 4, 2014) Earlier this week, 25 general aviation companies received Friendly Flyer Awards for achieving outstanding compliance with the Van Nuys Airport’s (VNY) Fly Friendly Program for calendar year 2013. Winners of the second annual Friendly Flyer Award were recognized at the Board of Airport Commissioners meeting held at Van Nuys City Hall.
OVER 1,400 STUDENTS EXPLORE AVIATION CAREERS AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT
(Van Nuys, California – May 2, 2014) Today, more than 1,400 high school students and 40 exhibitors participated in the ninth annual The Sky’s the Limit: Aviation Career Day, hosted by MP Aero, Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Los Angeles City Councilmember Nury Martinez, and The Valley Economic Alliance.
VAN NUYS AIRPORT EARNS NATIONAL AWARD FOR AIRPORT TRAINING EXCELLENCE
(Van Nuys, California— April 10, 2014) — Van Nuys Airport has earned an ANTN Digicast Excellence in Airport Training award for training completed in calendar year 2013.
VALLEY-AREA STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE AT AWARDS CEREMONY
(Van Nuys, California – March 20, 2014) The annual Teacher Mini-Grant and Young Achievers awards ceremony, sponsored by Van Nuys Airport (VNY) and the Rotary Club of Greater Van Nuys, awarded three educational mini-grants to middle school teachers in the San Fernando Valley, and $100 each to four deserving valley middle school young achievers.
TWENTY STUDENTS FROM FRANCIS POLYTECHNIC HIGH SCHOOL SHADOWED VNY AVIATION EXPERTS
(Van Nuys, California – February 6, 2014) Today, twenty high school students learned about aviation careers from hands-on activities at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) during Groundhog Job Shadow Day in partnership with Junior Achievement.
LABOR OF LOVE AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT’S COMMUNITY DAY IN CELEBRATION
(Van Nuys, Calif. – Aug. 31, 2013) Hundreds of Van Nuys Airport fans were treated to free airfield tours, aircraft static displays, free prizes and a day of plane spotting at the popular airport Observation Area.
(Van Nuys, Calif.) – Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking firms interested in operating as a Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) at Van Nuys Airport. It’s anticipated that two FBO areas will be made available for lease through future RFP’s that would follow the RFQ process.
(Van Nuys, California – August 19, 2013) Drivers of electric vehicles now have a new place to charge their batteries. A total of eight Level 2 electric vehicle charging stations have been installed on the first floor of the parking structure at the Van Nuys FlyAway parking facility.
BAUER INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION IS THE NEW OPERATOR OF THE VAN NUYS FLYAWAY
(Van Nuys, California – July 11, 2012) Today Bauer Transportation, Inc. becomes the new operator of the Van Nuys FlyAway. Bauer’s was awarded the contract in January 2012 after responding to a Request for Proposals (RFP) released by Los Angeles World Airports’ (LAWA) in August 2011.