The Federal Aviation Administration is providing more than $5.5 million in funding to Richmond International Airport so that the airport can make safety enhancements to the first of several runways that will require them. The funding, part of the FAA’s Fiscal Year 2023 Airport Improvement Program, will fund
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Federal Aviation Administration officials are contemplating closing the air traffic control tower at Richmond International Airport during the overnight hours of midnight to 5 a.m., but airport and airline officials – and Virginia’s two U.S. Senators – are urging them to reconsider. The plan seemingly would be designed in
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Air travel plummeted during the pandemic. Experts say that travel trends will change as more people get vaccinated and begin traveling again. Over 1 million passengers have traveled daily since mid-March, according to Transportation Security Administration checkpoint numbers. Mother’s Day weekend saw the largest number of travelers since early
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