03-24-2008 -
Dealership donates vehicle to airport
Visiting pilots and passengers at the Anderson Municipal Airport will have a new vehicle to use when running errands. Sam Pierce Chevrolet in Daleville announced its plan to donate a passenger vehicle to the airport. Pierce has been a longtime supporter of the Anderson airport. Currently, the airport uses an old Anderson city police car as a courtesy vehicle.
03-18-2008 -
City to rebuild airport fence
Aviation board members voted 4-0 to demolish the broken part of the fence and rebuild it with two gates. The cost of fixing an airport fence over the White River is reportedly $38,000. Anderson Municipal Airport officials have to pay only $1,500 of that cost, and the Federal Aviation Administration will pay for the rest.
02-20-2008 -
Anderson company pursuing $30 million lunar exploration prize
A local businessman has his eyes on the sky. Pete Bitar of Anderson-based Air Buoyant, announced that he had assembled a team to pursue the $30 million Lunar X Prize, sponsored by Google. The contest challenges teams to send a remote rover to the moon, travel at least 500 meters and send data back to earth.
11-02-2007 -
‘Segway of the sky’: Air Buoyant developing single-passenger flying platform
Anderson-based Air Buoyant, is developing a one-person flying platform called the VertiPod. Classified as an ultralight aircraft, the propeller-powered VertiPod’s simple controls could spark a transportation revolution.