For Marty Blake, the week started out with a loss. The loss was the word “Acting” which had been given to him earlier in August following the retirement of Kevin Rector. Blake was selected on Monday to lead the Office of Aviation for the Indiana Department of Transportation. “I am excited to continue my work […]
Indiana
Smith Field Named ‘Airport of The Year’
Smith Field Airport (SMD) in Fort Wayne, Indiana was recently selected as the Aviation Association of Indiana’s (AAI) 2010 Airport of the Year. The award was the seventh handed out by the organization and included a cash grant in the amount of $1,000 to be donated to an eligible 501(c) community organization of its choosing. […]
Runway Work Completed at Smith Field in Indiana
The rehabilitation of Runway 5-23 at Smith Field (SMD) has been completed and included recycling of the existing pavement to act as a stabilized base. According to the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority, a new asphalt surface was applied over the entire runway. Ninety five percent of the project was funded through the Federal Aviation […]
Evansville Airport to lose manager, gains runway extension
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the Evansville Regional Airport’s plan to extend its main runway. This on the heels of the news that long time airport manager Bob Working, who has been manager at Evansville Regional Airport since 1986, will be retiring from the job next month. Derrick Stewart, chairman of the airport’s board […]
CONKLIN & DE DECKER & NATA TO HOST TAX SEMINAR
Conklin & de Decker Associates, Inc and the National Air Transportation Association (“NATA”) are pleased to announce they will continue to co-host this year’s Commercial Operators Tax Seminar (“Tax Seminar”) that will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 17-18, 2010. Unique from other tax seminars and workshops, the Conklin & de Decker and […]
