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Written by Nick | July 31, 2019

Corpus Christi International Airport to get security upgrade

Improvements at the Corpus Christi International Airport could soon be on the way. The Corpus Christi city council has agreed to accept an Federal Aviation Administration grant to help with funding.

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Written by Nick | July 31, 2019

USDOT awards grants to improve airport infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $478m in airport infrastructure grants to upgrade 232 airports in 43 states. Selected airports will use the funds for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of runways, to build firefighting facilities, and for the maintenance of taxiways, aprons, and terminals.

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Written by Nick | July 30, 2019

N.C. airport receives $315K for safety improvements

North Carolina’s Person County Airport will receive $315,000 in funding to expand a runway safety project.

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Written by Nick | July 30, 2019

Alabama airport to benefit from FAA grant

Six local airports in Alabama, including the Enterprise Municipal Airport, will receive a total of $14,344,107 in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants. The grants range from $10,426,057 for Huntsville International Airport to $59,290 for Florala Municipal Airport and are awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to support airport infrastructure improvements.

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Written by Nick | July 30, 2019

Amarillo airport receives $280,000 for design of construction project

The Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport was awarded $280,000 in federal grant money to design a project. The money will go to designing the reconstruction of 300 feet of taxiway pavement at the Amarillo airport.

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Written by Nick | July 30, 2019

Midland airport receives $6M FAA grant

The Midland International Air and Space Port has been awarded a $6 million federal grant to improve the terminal building. The $6,023,406 will fund construction to replace five passenger boarding bridges and the outbound baggage system.

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Written by Nick | July 30, 2019

Greater Rochester International Airport to receive nearly $6M in funding

Local lawmakers announced that $5.8 million in U.S. Department of Transportation funding has been awarded to the airport. They said the funding will support critical safety renovations like new airfield guidance signs, enhanced runway lighting and runway rehabilitation.

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Written by Nick | July 29, 2019

FAA grants $10M for Huntsville, Ala., airport improvements

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted $10 million to fund improvements at Alabama’s Huntsville International Airport. The grant money will be used to rehabilitate a runway and apron, update lighting and airfield signage, and rehabilitate and build a taxiway.

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Written by Nick | July 26, 2019

Airports already have plenty of infrastructure funding

Despite that there is no demonstrated justification for additional airport funding, Congress is now moving forward with legislation to hike the PFC. A fee hike was introduced last week by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) that does little more than give U.S. airports an unnecessary facelift at taxpayer expense.

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