MORGANTOWN — Five air carriers — Southern Airways Express, Boutique Airlines, Cape Air, Contour Airlines and SkyWest Airlines — are vying for Morgantown’s essential air service contract. […]
Tag: Morgantown Municipal Airport
Airport on pace to extend 12-year enplanement slump
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Manager Kim Haws said the city and carrier Southern Airways are prepared to subsidize flight costs to increase the number of passengers flying […]
Morgantown seeking $30 million for runway project
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is asking Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito to provide a major shot in the arm for the Morgantown Municipal […]
To succeed, airport must be willing to change course
The already bumpy ride to an extended runway at the Morgantown Municipal Airport has gotten even more turbulent. What was originally predicted as a 5-year, $50 million […]
Airport enplanement numbers rising, but still well below critical threshold
MORGANTOWN — When it comes to the number of enplanements, or revenue passengers boarding aircraft, at the Morgantown Municipal Airport, there’s good news and bad news … […]
Morgantown hopeful state will back runway extension project
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice was at the Greenbrier Valley Airport on Tuesday with a great big check for $5 million. The timing of the visit wasn’t […]
Taking flight to a career: Morgantown airport to host ‘Young Eagles Day’ Sept. 30 for children and teens interested in aviation
Dayton and Kittyhawk may have had Wilbur and Orville — but Morgantown and Monongalia County had Ben Garrison. Garrison, as local lore goes, was a magnificent young […]
Pilot shortage impacting Morgantown air service
MORGANTOWN — Nearly a decade ago, airline industry prognosticators said a looming pilot shortage hastened by a wave of retirements, dramatic increases in training requirements and a […]
About $4.5 million of city’s $11.2 million ARPA allocation spoken for
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council has approved an update to the city’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) action plan highlighted by major investments in recreation, sidewalks and […]
Morgantown, Star City, MUB among those looking for federal earmarks
They’ve been called pork, earmarks and, most recently, congressionally directed spending. Regardless of what these federal set-asides are called, they represent an opportunity for a long list […]