Wednesday, July 30, 2014

New hangar under way at Schenectady County Airport (KSCH), New York

Schenectady County and Richmor Aviation officials will gather at 11 a.m. Thursday for a “steel going up” ceremony at the Schenectady County Airport in Glenville. Richmor is building a 20,000-square-foot, $1.2 million hangar to accommodate its growing private aviation business there.

“So many new technology ventures are within minutes of this airport,” said Mahlon Richards, president of the Columbia County-based Richmor, said in a release first announcing the project late last summer. “Our vision is to bring more corporate jet management, jet charter and maintenance to the site.

“It is a convenient location and is perfect for time-critical flights that local technology companies require to visit their national or international affiliates,” he added.

Richmor, in addition to Schenectady County and Columbia County airports, also has operations at Stewart International Airport in Newburgh.

Richmor is the Schenectady County Airport’s fixed-base operator, providing fuel and other support services. It also offers a flight school for pilots in association with Schenectady County Community College, as well as supporting the college’s air traffic controller program based at the airport.

The airport, owned by Schenectady County, is also home to the Stratton Air National Guard Base, an Armed Forces Reserve Center, an airport business park and the county’s ice hockey rink.

- Source:  http://blog.timesunion.com

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