Angela Shafer-Payne, the airport authority’s vice president of operations, will serve as interim president/CEO. Shafer-Payne has been with San Diego International Airport (SAN) since 1995. SAN is the nation’s busiest single-runway airport and last year saw total passenger volume increase to a record 20 million. The airport is owned and operated by the airport author...
Dana began his career in aviation 22 years ago at Mayo Aviation as Maintenance Manager/Accountable Manager of an FAA Part 145 repair station. His responsibilities included overseeing all aspects and operations of the repair station to ensure quality and safety. He graduated from Aero Tech in 1995 and has obtained several factory ratings from Simuflight, Global and Honeyw...
Griffins will retire after more than 10 years as chairman, during which he has overseen a period of sustainable growth, with record passenger levels over successive years. He has also overseen the transition of the airport to new ownership. As well as Crossrail, Morgan acts as a non-executive chairman for engineering firm Ricardo and is a former executive for the UK inf...
Nadeem Muhammed, 43, from Bury a town in Greater Manchester, England was charged in the early hours of Monday morning and is suspected of making and possessing an explosive package. He is facing charges under the under suspicious circumstances under the Explosive Substance Act of 1883. “On Monday 30 January 2017, following effective security screening, a man was stopp...
AOA Chairman Ed Anderson reacted by stating: “The AOA have consistently said that the UK needs to compete in both established and emerging markets. This decision last October to approve a third runway at Heathrow Airport and today’s draft National Policy Statement are first steps in the process towards ensuring the UK has the additional capacity it needs to help the c...
Shelly Lesikar deZevallos, principal at Independent Mortgage Company, Inc.; Milt Hobbs, managing director of global aviation at JPMorgan Chase & Co.; and Mark McIntyre, chief pilot at Mente LLC, will each serve until the next annual meeting of members, where they will be eligible for election by the membership to full, three-year terms. “These accomplished individuals...
Finley, chief financial officer of Long Companies and Long Realty, has been a member of TAA since 2009 and joined the board of directors in 2012. New officers of the TAA Board for 2017 are: Lisa Lovallo, vice president and market manager for Cox Southern Arizona, who was elected vice chair; Taunya Villicana, co-founder and CEO of Affinity Wealth Management, is secreta...
Nardone previously served as WCAA’s vice president of business development and real estate for nearly two years before becoming Interim CEO. Nardone is credited with playing a critical role in the negotiations that led to the construction of Spirit Airlines’s new maintenance hangar at Detroit Metropolitan, which is expected to generate US$31.7m in private investment for ...
Gatwick and OCS were jointly presented with the Dementia Innovation Award at a ceremony hosted by the Alzheimer’s Society and attended by UK health secretary Jeremy Hunt. The award recognizes ‘forward thinking in developing a piece of research, new product, project or service to support people affected by dementia.’ Since its introduction in May 2016, more than 3,000 p...
LiLou, a Juliana-breed pig, promises to surprise and delight travelers at San Francisco Airport with her winning personality, charming costumes and painted nails. LiLou loves performing tricks for her audience, and also visits several other facilities in San Francisco including senior centers and hospitals. Launched in December 2013, the airport’s Wag Brigade brings tra...
Roger Morgan, board chairman of GFIA, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Jim to West Michigan, and we know he will thrive as the next CEO of Gerald R Ford International Airport. Jim has a track record of strong leadership, community partnerships, and he is well known and well respected among his peers in the aviation industry. Jim will continue to spark our growth as we i...
Steven, the Specialised Protective Services Development Manager for Securitas UK, is responsible for development of the company’s offering within the aviation services sector. Steven brings unparalleled expertise to the role, having held senior positions in both the UK and abroad. His focus on security contingency and public services infrastructure protection inclu...
In January 2016, Mayor Landrieu and the New Orleans Aviation Board (NOAB), the airport operator, broke ground on the new 820,000ft² North Terminal complex, which will serve as a crucial economic driver for the New Orleans metropolitan region. Originally announced in April 2013, the new North Terminal will be constructed on the north side of the existing airport at a cos...
Dr Markus Söder, the Bavarian State Minister for Finance, Regional Development and Home Affairs and the chairman of Munich Airport's supervisory board, said: "With this target we are underscoring the enormous importance attached to climate protection by the airport and the Bavarian state government. "We're not just talking about it. We're taking action and implementi...
Arnis Muižnieks, Director of Aviation Department, Ministry of Transport: “Closing the year with a new passenger traffic record, Riga International Airport has once again proven itself as the undisputed leader in the Baltic region. The recent ambitious investments in the airport infrastructure, upgrading the airfield and improving passenger service facilities, have made R...
