Inside Victorville Airport, 400 Pandemic-Stricken Airliners Face an Uncertain Future – Airline Geeks
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner sits in storage [ EXCLUSIVE ] June 10, 2021, 6:30 am by Ryan Ewing Inside Victorville Airport, 400 Pandemic-Stricken Airliners Face an Uncertain Future Head through the Mojave Desert and up Interstate 15 just north of Los Angeles, and you’ll find a relatively small, unsuspecting airport with no commercial air service. […]
News Nation Visits ComAv Technical Services at Southern California Logistics Airport.
Markie MartinPosted: MAY 27, 2021 / 08:33 PM CDT | Updated: MAY 27, 2021 / 08:33 PM CDT VICTORVILLE, Calif. (NewsNation Now) — There’s demand for travel with vacation plans made possible again thanks to relaxed COVID-19 restrictions. However, after more than a year of caution amid the coronavirus pandemic, bringing planes and personnel back online isn’t that easy. […]
Epoch Times – Aircraft in Limbo Find a Temporary Home
BY CHRIS KARR April 28, 2020 Updated: May 3, 2020 As airports around the globe see a downward spiral in business due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a single airport in the southeast corner of California’s Mojave Desert is busier than ever. The Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) in Victorville specializes in aircraft storage—and its standing army of airplanes in limbo […]
Daily Press: Coronavirus: As air travel drops, demand for plane storage jumps at Southern California Logistics Airport
By Martin EstacioStaff Writer@DP_mestacioPosted Mar 24, 2020 at 8:47 PM VICTORVILLE — As demand for air travel has plummeted due to coronavirus-related restrictions, requests to store commercial aircraft have spiked, most noticeably at Southern California Logistics Airport. At ComAv, which specializes in both short and long-term storage, company spokesperson Lisa Christine said Tuesday that more than 100 airplanes had already flown […]
Los Angeles Times -Here is where airlines are parking all those grounded planes as travel dries up
By HUGO MARTÍN STAFF WRITER MARCH 24, 2020 3:19 PM PT With demand for air travel in a nosedive, U.S. airlines are taking hundreds of commercial planes out of service and parking them in remote desert airports, with the hope that the aircraft will be back in the air shortly. The coronavirus outbreak has pushed so many planes […]
ComAv Technical Services earns Exemplar Award Company edges out five other nominees for MDAQMD’s top honor
VICTORVILLE — ComAv Technical Services, an aviation company, has taken home the prestigious 2020 Exemplar Award for their efforts to reduce or prevent air pollution. This is the top honor covering the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District’s expansive jurisdiction. The Victorville-based logistics magnate has been instrumental to its client based in numerous ways. For […]
People – Dramatic Footage Shows Hundreds of Empty Planes Parked in C.A. Desert After Mass Cancellations
“I don’t even want to know how many billions of dollars of jets are down there,” says pilot and freelance video editor Bryan Keith. By Maria Pasquini and Mackenzie Schmidt April 27, 2020 05:41 PM00:1300:58Share: Footage Shows Airplane Parking Lot Where Planes are Being Stored Due to Low Traffic Amid Coronavirus Pandemic×Direct Link As U.S. airlines are facing drastic changes amid […]
$500k air district grant allows ComAV in Victorville to purchase low emission equipment
on August 8, 2019 By Victor Valley News Group VICTORVILLE — New airliner tug vehicles purchased with a Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD) grant will allow local business, ComAv, to operate more efficiently, while cutting more than 2.5 tons per year of emissions. Thanks to Carl Moyer funding provided by MDAQMD, ComAv (Commercial Aviation […]
ComAv Honored with FAA Diamond Award for 12th Year -Aviation Pros
Along with celebrating an anniversary of 19 years in operation, ComAv was once again recognized for a 12th year for exceeding in excellence among their aircraft maintenance staff and professionals. Jun 27th, 2017 VICTORVILLE, CA – June 22nd, 2017 – Along with celebrating an anniversary of 19 years in operation, ComAv was once again recognized […]