Terminal A to receive direct energy supply from largest airport-based solar system in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
These funds allowed the acquisition of cutting-edge equipment to expand the practice stations of the Aeronautics and Aerospace Program. #NewsismyBusiness
In all, the agency announced the allocation of $970 million to 114 airports across the country, spanning 44 states and three territories. #NewsismyBusiness
The funding is available under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and is included in a total $245.9 million for 153 grants in 37 states, including Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
A $2.2 million grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act and FAA’s Tower Replacement Program will fund the upgrades. #NewsismyBusiness
Aerostar Puerto Rico aims to transform the airport into an energy-efficient green space. #NewsismyBusiness
The FAA embarked on the public discussion following several studies to ensure that the airspace between the two airports is safe.
The 1942 terminal building will have a second level departure hall added, along with a Customs and Border Protection facility to handle international arrivals.
The meeting is open to the public, but registration is required.
There are currently around 156 airports with air traffic control contract towers eligible for this funding.
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced it has received $8 million from the Federal Aviation Administration, which it will earmark to cover capital improvement projects in the island’s airport system. In a release, agency Executive Director Joel Pizá said the specific projects will be: The expansion project of the passenger terminal and installation of jet […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it has awarded $13.2 million to the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM) to reconstruct the apron, or the area where aircraft are parked. The grant is part of a global $479.1 million that the US Department of Transportation’s FAA is distributing in airport infrastructure grants to 123 projects […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority received an additional $45.3 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help complete the estimated $130 million, five-year construction of the new runway at the Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla. “This new grant joins the one announced in September 2020 for $24.2 million from the FAA, as […]
The Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (LMM) will receive $9.4 million from the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reconstruct its main runway. The allocation is part of a round of awards of more than $898.9 million in infrastructure and safety projects through the FY2021 Airport Improvement Program (AIP). This total includes $113.5 million […]
The Puerto Rico Ports Authority has opened a Request for Qualifications process to find candidates to rebuild the 11,700-foot Runway 8-26 at the Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, a $90 million project to be paid for with federal funding. In an interview with News is my Business, Ports Authority Executive Director Joel Pizá-Batiz confirmed that […]
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