- January 27, 2021, 11:17 AM
North Carolina-based Modern Aviation Wilmington has added avionics repair and installation to its Part 145 repair station operations, which the company said fully rounds out its four decades of maintenance capabilities at Wilmington International Airport.
As part of that expansion, the company hired Ryan Zaiser as avionics manager. Zaiser previously spent 14 years at Gulfstream Aerospace as product support avionics/aircraft support manager, working the full line of Gulfstream jets. Prior to Gulfstream, he worked 10 years between Toledo Jet Center and Constant Aviation and has extensive design and installation experience with a number of avionics manufacturers’ and connectivity providers’ product lines, including Garmin, Honeywell, Collins Aerospace, Universal Avionics, Gogo, and Satcom Direct.
At Wilmington International, the economic growth reflected in the report stems, in part, from the addition of United Airlines in 2018, said Airport Director Julie Wilsey. Other airlines that serve ILM have also added destinations in recent years, which has helped boost the number of passengers served. Those additional non-stops, flights, and airlines have certainly increased the appeal for the local community and businesses, she said.
At Cape Fear Regional Jetport, money flies into Brunswick County, said manager Howie Franklin. The airport primarily serves people traveling for leisure. We re primarily a destination airport, he added.
Several businesses also operate out of the jetport, including two flight schools, a charter service, and a skydiving company. Those businesses help account for the nearly 2,000 jobs that the airport brought to the area in 2019.
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Wilmington International Airport
While the wait time is rarely long at our airport, Bernie Sanders might instead have ideas for better parking judging from where he s looking from the terminal.
Battleship North Carolina One Tree Hill
There s no time One Tree Hill fans: Appears Bernie Sanders is ready to make appearances in a spinoff (there s no spinoff because, again, this is all in fun).
Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Bernie Sanders wanted to make sure the cost of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge was within budget during its 1969 opening ceremony.
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By Christina Haley O Neal, posted Jan 12, 2021
A state report shows ILM has an economic impact of $2.3 billion. (File photo) Soaring to a $2.3 billion economic output, the Wilmington International Airport s contribution to the state had risen above previous figures before the COVID-19 downturn in overall travel, according to a state report.
That report, which is based on 2019 data, also showed ILM supported 16,385 jobs and generated $572.7 million in personal income and nearly $85 million in state and local taxes.
The recent figures mark a rise from a previous report, which showed ILM having an economic impact of $1.8 billion, supporting 13,000 jobs and generating $455.7 million in income and $66.8 million in tax revenues.