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Yo! Check out the new Dining Options (including Aventino and Bonchon!!) Coming to Dulles! Plus “a new premium parking option launched” at DCA

By Prince Of Petworth


“Rendering of Bonchon, coming to Concourse E at Dulles International”

From the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority:

“The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced Wednesday at its board of directors meeting the first concessions selected for Concourse E, which is now under construction at Dulles International Airport, as well as a new premium parking option that launched in September at Reagan National Airport.

New Concessions Coming to Dulles International

The new concourse will have 14 gates and 44,000 square feet of food and retail space – expanding the array of options for Dulles travelers. The new food, beverage and retail stores focus on brands that represent the regional D.C. experience. (more…)

“New National Airport Flight Path?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Has anyone else noticed that the flights into National Airport (DCA) are taking a new flightpath directly over North Capitol St/Petworth, flying north and turning to go back south into DCA to land? It’s been like 5 or 6 days now with flights over Petworth every 10 minutes or so. Wonder if this has anything to do with Trump’s golf course in Virginia? I may have to call Eleanor Holmes Norton’s office to inquire.”

“Dulles International Airport Master Plan Approved by Board”

By Prince Of Petworth


“A rendering of the airfield shows new infrastructure to support passenger growth at Dulles International.”

From the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority:

“The updated plan envisions development priorities and facility upgrades to optimize the airport’s potential for efficiency, flexibility, resiliency and sustainability, while creating opportunities to increase revenue from non-aeronautical sources. Its time horizon extends beyond the term of the current airline use and premises lease agreement, which governs airlines’ business relationships with the airport through 2039. The plan provides a comprehensive vision for future airport facilities, including: (more…)

Heads Up: “Flyover (NORAD Falcon Virgo Exercises) two consecutive two-hour periods on July 1 and July 2, between midnight and 2AM, and then again between 3:30AM and 5:30AM.”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Ron Cohn

From AlertDC:

“The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) Continental US Region will conduct the routine live-fly air defense exercise Falcon Virgo in the National Capital Region during two consecutive two-hour periods on July 1 and July 2, between midnight and 2AM, and then again between 3:30AM and 5:30AM. (more…)

“Norton Urges Department of Transportation to Prohibit Use of Helicopters for Transporting Government Officials in National Capital Region”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:

“After receiving conflicting information from officials regarding the use of ADS-B transponders, a type of transponder used to communicate GPS data and project aircraft trajectory, in helicopter flights in the National Capital Region (NCR), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) wrote Department of Transportation (DoT) Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday urging DoT to prohibit the use of helicopters for these flights in the NCR, except for the president, vice president, and in certain emergencies. A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter from the Army Aviation Brigade at Fort Belvoir and a passenger plane collided in D.C. airspace on January 29, killing 67 people. The helicopter was not using its ADS-B transponder when the collision occurred. (more…)

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