Since Delta announced the end of flights to Brainerd, the future of the north central Minnesota airport has remained in a holding pattern. One thing, however, appears all but certain. Taxpayers will begin subsidizing flights there, even as an air service waiting in the wings claims it could provide passenger service at no cost to taxpayers. “My whole model is based on no subsidy, a …
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St. Cloud Airport Gets One of First and Last Grants Under FAA Subsidy Program Set to End The St. Cloud Regional Airport is banking on a recently announced $750,000 federal grant to land an airline at the airport that’s been virtually deserted since Delta terminated service in and out of St. Cloud in late 2009. Despite a $5 million makeover of the …
Life, liberty and landing strip on City of Mora’s radar There may not be air traffic controllers in Mora, Minnesota but critics say the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and state transportation officials have fallen asleep on the job anyway by approving a controversial airport expansion project estimated to cost between $1.2 to $1.7 million. This controversial airport project …
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