Originally published in 1995 A 5010 is not a sweet onion. Each airport has an “Airport Master Record” (FAA Form 5010) which is the “official” record for the airport. It describes who owns the airport, its use (public or private), and details about the facility such as runways, runway length, obstructions, and other pertinent information….

Originally published in 1995 The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and ESPN, the world’s leader in sports programming, have reached an agreement to air 12 original one-hour specials on ESPN2 beginning this summer. Each month the new series will air as part of ESPN2’s prime weekend sports programming. The series will feature a number of personalities…

Originally published in 1995 Construction contractors have been given Notices To Proceed and work will begin within the month for Silsbee/Kountze-Hawthorne Field and Dimmit County Airport. Construction contracts are being executed for Hamilton Municipal, Stanton Municipal, and Pineland Municipal. Notices to proceed and actual construction should begin shortly. Final design for the following projects is…

Originally published in 1995 Cessna will invest at least $30 million over the next three years to build a new Kansas plant and will refurbish another plant to restart production. The main impetus behind Cessna’s restart is the federal General Aviation Revitalization Act, passed last year, which limits lawsuits involving airplanes more than 18 years…

Originally published in 1995 Not something you can truthfully say most days of the week! FAR Part 61 flight schools will now have the same sales tax exemption status as FAR Part 141 flight schools. Senate Bill 833, sponsored by Senator Frank Madla, was signed by Governor George Bush on May 19, 1995, and will…

Originally published in 1995 Yoakum Municipal Comes Alive! As little as a year ago Yoakum Municipal Airport appeared to have been abandoned. But that has changed drastically. In the spring of 1995, TxDOT completed an improvement project at the airport. The reconstruction project for Yoakum Municipal included a hot mix overlay of the runway, taxiway, parking apron,…

Originally published in 1995 Herb Kelleher-Founder, Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Southwest Airlines, was recently honored by the Texas Department of Transportation. Transportation Commission Member, Anne Wynne, presented Mr. Kelleher with TxDOT’s first ever Career Contribution To Aviation Award at the Thirteenth Annual Texas Airport Operators Conference in Austin. Wynne noted, “The…

Originally published in 1995 Andrews County Airport displayed an outstanding commitment to improve the safety, appearance, and usefulness of their airport. The airport funded eligible items through federal and state grant money. Part of the eligible construction items included removing a dip in the main runway that caused problems with takeoff and landing, and installing…

Originally published in 1995 Evelyn Gould of Llano Municipal Airport is the recipient of the “1995 Airport Manager of the Year award.” Mrs. Gould has been a volunteer airport manager since 1966. She has also been a pilot as long as she has been an airport manager. Over the past 29 years, she has displayed…

Originally published in 1995 This award is given not just to the airport, but to the community for a job well done in all aspects of owning and operating a general aviation airport. There are many reasons why this is an exceptional airport. The main reason is that it provides the safety and services that…

Originally published in 1995 We were hoping it would be the best ever, and it was. A record 400 people attended this year’s Thirteenth Annual Texas Airport Operators Conference, including airport managers, sponsors, consultants, speakers, staff, and a record number of 36 exhibitors. Rick Severson, President of Texas Association of Airport Executives is pictured below…

Originally published in 1995 It is official! Texas now has an Aviation Hall of Fame! The 74th Legislature has designated the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston as the official home of the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. Governor George W. Bush signed the Concurrent Resolution (HCR No. 209), on Saturday, May 27, 1995. Sponsored…

Originally published in 1995 Since the 1991 merger of the former Department of Aviation and the Department of Highways and Public Transportation to form the Texas Department of Transportation, aviation functions formerly carried out by the Department of Aviation have been the sole responsibility of the Aviation Division of the Department of Transportation. Realizing that…

Originally published in 1995 The Texas Transportation Commission approved the FY 1996-2000 Aviation Capital Improvement Program (CIP) at its May meeting. The CIP is formulated based on anticipated funding levels from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Texas Airport Facilities Development Program and contains projects totaling almost $127 million. over the five-year period. The FY…

Originally published in 1995 The Aviation Division is moving from the Anson Jones Building, located at 410 E. 5th Street. Beginning July 31, 1995, the Aviation Division will be located at the Texas Department of Transportation’s Riverside Annex, where many of TxDOT’s other divisions are located. Our new mailing address will be different from our…