US DoT announces members of new working group on improving air service to small communities
US Department of Transportation (DoT) acting assistant secretary for aviation and international affairs Jenny Rosenberg announced (19-Dec-2016) the members of the new working group on improving air service to small communities, who will consist of stakeholders involved in air transportation to small communities. The group will advise Congress on current and emerging priorities, issues, and funding needs related to providing air service to small communities. The working group was created in accordance with section 2303 of the FAA extension, safety, and security act of 2016, with the inaugural meeting expected to be held in Jan-2017. The members of the Working Group include: Easterwood Airport director Joshua Abramson, Cape Air SVP of planning Andrew Bonney, Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport executive director Timothy Bradshaw, Federal Aviation Administration manager of air carrier training systems and voluntary safety programmes branch Rob Burke, Allegheny County Airport Authority VP of air service development Bryan Dietz, South Dakota Department of Transportation programme manager Jack Dokken, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation deputy secretary for multimodal transportation Toby Fauver, Northwest Alabama Regional Airport manager Barry Griffith, Mayor of Pierre Laurie Gill, Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois director Doug Kimmel, St Louis Lambert International Airport assistant director of marketing and business development Brian Kinsey, University of North Dakota dean Paul Lindseth, Southern Airways Express chairman and CEO Stan Little, Regional Airline Association president Faye Malarkey Black, Akron/Canton Regional Airport president and CEO Richard McQueen, Bowling Green State University consultant Russell Mills, Sixel Consulting air service consultant Mike Mooney, United Airlines VP of regulatory and policy affairs Stephen Morrissey, US DoT former deputy assistant secretary of aviation and international affairs Patrick Murphy, Rural Air Service Alliance executive director Brian Sowa, Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport director Brian Sprenger, InterVISTAS Consulting EVP Bill Swelbar, Wyoming Department of Transportation aeronautics division air service development programme manager Sheri Taylor, SkyWest Airlines COO Mike Thompson and Montana Department of Transportation director Michael Tooley. [more - original PR]