Mark Nensel is the Managing Editor of Aviation Daily. Prior to taking the helm of daily production of Aviation Week's commercial aviation newsletter in 2018, Mark was a reporter and data analyst for Air Transport World.
A new international commercial service airport in Williston, North Dakota received a boost Aug. 21 when FAA awarded $20 million in discretionary funds toward the project, as part of the US Department of Transportation (DOT)’s latest airport improvement program (AIP) grants.
Since July 6, the FAA has awarded approximately $2.3 billion in AIP awards in 2017, covering 1,428 new grants to about 1,200 airports, funding construction and repair projects for 581 runways and 490 taxiways.