columbia regional airport

No Columbia airline revenue guarantee payout for April

Andrew Yost — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:05:26 +0000

The City of Columbia announced today that no money will come out of the Air Service Revenue Guarantee fund for the month of April. This is the second month in a row which American Airlines did not require a payment from the fund.

How Columbia Regional Airport lost all its airlines but one

Scott Pham — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:20:30 +0000

This week we note the last departure of Frontier Airlines from Columbia Regional Airport and try to figure out how we ended up with just one airline.

Columbia airport tower to remain operational

Scott Pham and Ryan Famuliner — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:03:49 +0000

Edited at 3:30 pm with quotes from Columbia Public Works

Columbia Regional Airport (COU) issued a press released Friday afternoon announcing it had received word that its tower will remain open thanks to new federal funding. As we've reported before, the air control tower serving Columbia Regional Airport was on a list [pdf] of regional towers that the FAA was planning to close.

Congressional bill may keep Columbia Regional Aiport tower open

Sydney Miller — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:58:14 +0000

After an emergency landing at Columbia Regional Airport today, Columbia Public Works stressed the importance of an air traffic control tower at the airport.

Columbia will not be reimbursing American Airlines for March

Joshua Teasley — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:41:19 +0000

The American Airlines announced that the Columbia Regional Airport reached its revenue goal for the month of March.

Columbia airline guarantee fund makes first payout

Associated Press — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:37:48 +0000

The city of Columbia paid more than $22,000 to American Airlines after the airline's first two weeks at the city's airport.

The city guaranteed revenue to the airline when it began service at the Columbia Regional Airport Feb. 14.

City officials say they were pleased with American's numbers during the first two weeks but the payout was necessary partly because the city was hit by two heavy snowstorms in February.

Columbia's airport tower gets an extra month (but still slated to close)

Yuqing Pan — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:42:33 +0000

The Federal Aviation Administration announced today in a press release that it is going to delay the closures of 149 air traffic control towers across the country by about a month, including the one at Columbia Regional Airport.

FAA notifies Columbia of Air Traffic Control Tower closure

Hilary Niles — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:16:38 +0000

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday notified airport manager Don Elliott that the Air Traffic Control Tower at Columbia Regional Airport would be unfunded as of May 5.

Hartzler, McDavid call for funding to keep airport tower open

Tony Nochim — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:47:06 +0000

A U.S. Congress member was not an airplane passenger at the Columbia Regional Airport on Tuesday. Instead, she visited to draw attention to an important safety issue.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler of Missouri’s Fourth District said she does not agree with the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to close the air traffic control tower at the airport.

Newscast for March 26, 2013

Kristofor Husted — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:53:27 +0000

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

Missouri House rejects Democratic effort to expand Medicaid
Mamtek CEO makes bail
Rep. Hartzler and Mayor McDavid call for funding to keep airport tower open