Mississippi Business Journal » airports http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Sequester could ground commercial air services statewide http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/22/sequester-could-ground-commercial-air-services-statewide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sequester-could-ground-commercial-air-services-statewide http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/22/sequester-could-ground-commercial-air-services-statewide/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:35:41 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=71946 Air travelers accustomed to catching Silver Airways flights out of Hattiesburg, Meridian, Greenville and Tupelo may soon have to rethink their travel plans. As with a series of other disruptions occurring at airports large and small around the country, the culprit is the federal budget sequester, an onslaught of across-the-board cuts brought about by the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/22/sequester-could-ground-commercial-air-services-statewide/feed/ 0 Silver Airways to start selling tickets for three airports by August http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/13/silver-airways-to-start-selling-tickets-for-three-airports-by-august/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silver-airways-to-start-selling-tickets-for-three-airports-by-august http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/13/silver-airways-to-start-selling-tickets-for-three-airports-by-august/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:53:48 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=58506 AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Silver Airways will begin selling tickets by Aug. 1 for passenger service from three Mississippi locations. Mickey Bowman, vice president of essential air service at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based airline, tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal flights from Tupelo, Greenville and Hattiesburg-Laurel in Mississippi, as well as for Muscle Shoals, Ala., and [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/06/13/silver-airways-to-start-selling-tickets-for-three-airports-by-august/feed/ 0 Three airports getting connection change from Memphis to Atlanta http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/23/three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/23/three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 12:52:25 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=57510 AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Three Mississippi cities that are losing their federally-subsidized air connections to Memphis will now be served through Atlanta. Silver Airways Corp. will provide 12 flights a week between Atlanta and Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport. The airline will fly 18 times a week from Atlanta to Tupelo, continuing on to Greenville. The communities had [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/23/three-airports-getting-connection-change-from-memphis-to-atlanta/feed/ 0 Supervisors hoping to land federal grant for airport improvements http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/21/supervisors-hoping-to-land-federal-grant-for-airport-improvements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supervisors-hoping-to-land-federal-grant-for-airport-improvements http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/21/supervisors-hoping-to-land-federal-grant-for-airport-improvements/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 18:43:26 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=57466 PONTOTOC COUNTY — Pontotoc County supervisors are hoping for a federal grant to help make runway improvements at the county airport. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports the decision came after an engineer told supervisors the runway needed resealing because the pavement was showing signs of age. The cost of the project is estimated at [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/21/supervisors-hoping-to-land-federal-grant-for-airport-improvements/feed/ 0 Authority to showcase airport improvements at open house http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/21/authority-to-showcase-airport-improvements-at-open-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=authority-to-showcase-airport-improvements-at-open-house http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/21/authority-to-showcase-airport-improvements-at-open-house/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 16:06:15 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=57452 MERIDIAN — The Meridian Airport Authority plans an open house tomorrow to highlight improvements at the local airport. The Meridian Star reports work included a new hangar at Dean Aircraft and renovations at Meridian Aviation and the airport terminal. Tomorrow’s event begins with a dedication ceremony at the terminal building. A display area will explain [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/21/authority-to-showcase-airport-improvements-at-open-house/feed/ 0 Aldermen adopt new zoning ordinance around airport http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/07/aldermen-adopt-new-zoning-ordinance-around-airport/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aldermen-adopt-new-zoning-ordinance-around-airport http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/07/aldermen-adopt-new-zoning-ordinance-around-airport/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 19:40:36 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=56746 MAGNOLIA — New zoning rules will limit the height of objects built in the flight path of the McComb-Pike County Airport and will regulate the use of property near the facility. The Enterprise-Journal reports Magnolia aldermen accepted a new air zone ordinance from the McComb-Pike County Airport board during a meeting last week. Airport board [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/07/aldermen-adopt-new-zoning-ordinance-around-airport/feed/ 0 FAA awards $9.7M in grants to state airports http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/04/faa-awards-9-7m-in-grants-to-state-airports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=faa-awards-9-7m-in-grants-to-state-airports http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/04/faa-awards-9-7m-in-grants-to-state-airports/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:54:43 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=56661 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Airport improvement projects in Mississippi will receive more than $9.7 million in Federal Aviation Administration funding. The announcement was made by Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. Cochran said the announcements came after final congressional approval to legislation that reauthorized federal aviation programs such as the AIP, the Small Community Air Service Development Program [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/04/faa-awards-9-7m-in-grants-to-state-airports/feed/ 0 Airport improvements to be funded almost entirely from grants http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/30/airport-improvements-to-be-funded-almost-entirely-from-grants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airport-improvements-to-be-funded-almost-entirely-from-grants http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/30/airport-improvements-to-be-funded-almost-entirely-from-grants/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:19:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=56510 HATTIESBURG — Hattiesburg officials say they hope to pick up only 5 percent of the cost on more than $1 million worth of recent improvements at Chain Municipal Airport. During the past 18 months, city engineer Bert Kuyrkendall says Hattiesburg has received three Federal Aviation Administration grants, which by the end of the 2012 calendar [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/30/airport-improvements-to-be-funded-almost-entirely-from-grants/feed/ 0 Delta airport chooses Silver Airways; DOT must approve bid http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/27/delta-airport-chooses-silver-airways-dot-must-approve-bid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delta-airport-chooses-silver-airways-dot-must-approve-bid http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/27/delta-airport-chooses-silver-airways-dot-must-approve-bid/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:04:09 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=56249 GREENVILLE — Silver Airways officials say they can start providing air service in August to Greenville Mid-Delta Regional Airport if the government approves. Silver Airways’ proposal is pending before the U.S. Department of Transportation. The city of Greenville announced earlier this month that it was supporting Silver Airways for the contract with the USDOT’s Essential [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/27/delta-airport-chooses-silver-airways-dot-must-approve-bid/feed/ 0 Airport officials to choose between two airlines http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/13/airport-officials-to-choose-between-two-airlines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airport-officials-to-choose-between-two-airlines http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/04/13/airport-officials-to-choose-between-two-airlines/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:02:48 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=55691 HATTIESBURG — Within the next month, the Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport is expected to make a decision on a replacement carrier to take over for Delta Air Lines. Hattiesburg-Laurel director Thomas Heanue said yesterday the airport is considering bids submitted to the United States Department of Transportation by Silver Airways and Air Choice One Airlines. Heanue [...]

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