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Written by Nick | August 13, 2019

Iowa municipal airport awarded nearly $300K in state funds for upgrades

The Iowa Transportation Commission on Monday approved $7.6 million for the fiscal year 2020 State Aviation Program, clearing the way for improvements at Mason City Municipal Airport. The state awarded nearly $300,000 to the airport for a terminal upgrade and more. Statewide, aviation vertical infrastructure programs will provide $3.1 million for projects at 10 general

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Written by Nick | August 12, 2019

Billings, Mont. airport set to begin $55M expansion

Billings Logan International Airport is about to kick off a $55M remodeling project partially funded by FAA grants, all while maintaining daily operations. Phase 1 of the project will expand its two concourses, increase the number of gates from five to eight and add passenger amenities.

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Written by Nick | August 12, 2019

$41M in airport upgrades en route to Arkansas regional airport

A $41.5M improvement project is set to get underway at Texarkana Regional Airport, where airport officials plan to build a new two-story, 37,000-square-foot terminal. FAA grant money will pay for the lion’s share of one new taxiway and possibly a second.

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Written by Nick | August 12, 2019

Growing Missouri airport receives $600K in new federal funding

Missouri’s Cape Girardeau Regional Airport has received a new $600,000 FAA grant that will allow it to undertake a handful of new projects. The airport plans to use the funding for a new fence and possibly more land.

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Written by Nick | August 12, 2019

Laramie Regional Airport to fund terminal expansion with airport improvement grant

Laramie Regional is one of three Wyoming airports that the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $9.7 million in new Airport Improvement Program grants to. The airport will receive $2,000,036 to renovate and expand its terminal building.

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Written by Nick | August 9, 2019

Congress Shouldn’t Gouge Flyers by Increasing the Passenger Facility Fee

Numbers from the 2019 Budget and Economic Outlook Congressional Budget Office report show that airports currently possess a cash balance of $14 billion in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, a number that the CBO expects to grow to $56 billion by 2029.

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Written by Nick | August 9, 2019

Congress Shouldn’t Gouge Flyers by Increasing the PFC

Some lawmakers argue that the PFC should be increased to facilitate airport improvements. Yet airports currently have a cash balance of $14 billion in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and $70 billion has been dedicated to infrastructure at America’s 30 largest airports since 2008. Rather, a tax increase will only burden America’s low income

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Written by Nick | August 9, 2019

Credit agencies show airports well positioned to adapt to economic cycles

If even there’s a US recession, airports adapt well to financial pressure because their agreements with airlines allow them to increase landing fees and terminal rents even when airlines are in bankruptcy!

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Written by Nick | August 6, 2019

National Air Carriers Association: Tax Increase Makes Airfare Less Affordable

In a letter to Members of Congress, the National Air Carrier Association expressed concerns about efforts in the House to increase the PFC. “Not only are more people flying, which boosts PFC revenues, but other sources of funding for airports – rentals paid by restaurants, retailers, and hotels, in addition to other taxes – are