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Salina, Kan.
January 9, 2007
Government officials, local media, travel agents and
other interested citizens attended a news
conference at the Salina Airport Authority on
Monday, January 8, 2007. It was announced at the
conference that the the Sixel Consulting Group of
Eugene, Oregon, has been contracted to assist the
community in assessing, recruiting, negotiating and
improving the scheduled and unscheduled air service
to the Salina Municipal Airport.
To
view a video of the conference that was taped by
Access TV, please to the following link
http://mediaserver.salnet.org/saapressconf.wmv
The City of Salina, Saline County, Salina Area
Chamber of Commerce and the Salina Airport
Authority are jointly investigating how best to
improve the community's air service.
Dennis Lauver, President and CEO for the Salina
Area Chamber of Commerce along with Tim Rogers,
A.A.E., Executive Director of the Salina Airport
Authority conducted the news conference.
"Sixel Consulting Group will review regional air service
at Salina and surrounding airports in order to make
recommendations about future enhancements for our
community," said Tim Rogers, A.A.E., executive
director of the Salina Airport Authority.
"Sixel's primary objective is to help us achieve better
air service for the citizens of Salina and surrounding
communities," he added.
One of Sixel's first steps is implementation of an
Internet-based survey to determine the Salina
community's opinions on the past, present and future
of Salina air service.
Upon completion of the Air Service Development
study, Sixel will present recommendations to the
community. Initial portions of the study are
expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2007.
After the Salina community reviews the results of the
Air Service Development study, Sixel will also help
write grants and recruit targeted airlines.
The Sixel Consulting Group, Inc is a highly
recommended company run by Mark Sixel. Sixel is a
successful consultant experienced in airline industry
research, airport market analysis, airline route
analysis, and air service development. Sixel has
worked for more than 60 airports across the country
providing services ranging from air service
improvements for small communities to international
route case support for large hubs.
Salina Municipal Airport is home base for
numerous aviation businesses and operations. These
include America Jet, Aerospace Systems &
Technologies, Inc., EagleMed air ambulance, Kansas
Wing Headquarters - Civil Air Patrol, Flower Aviation,
Kansas Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility,
Kansas State University at Salina, Kansas Highway
Patrol Aviation,Professional Flight Training, LC,
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (formerly Raytheon
Aircraft Company - Salina Division), Salina
Aircraft Services, and the
corporate flight departments for ADM Milling
Company, Blue Beacon International, Geoprobe
Systems, Pepsi Cola - Salina, Plains Environmental,
Premier Pneumatics, Inc., and Bradley Trucking Co.
The Salina Aviation Service Center has available
space and room for growth to accommodate a wide
array of aviation related industries. The SLN Air
Traffic Control Tower logs nearly 90,000 annual
aircraft operations. Two FBOs annually deliver 4
million gallons of aviation fuel to the aircraft using
the Salina Municipal Airport. For more information
regarding expansion opportunities at "The SLN
Aviation Service Center," contact us at
785.827.3914 or visit the available properties link at
www.salinaair
port.com
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Salina Airport Authority
Laura Robertson
Marketing and Public Relations Specialist
phone:
785.827.3914
Media Contact
James Gregory Consultancy
James Gregory
telephone:
316.832.9733
Quick Links
Salina Airport Authority
News Conference Video
Additional Links
Salina Area Chamber of Commerce
City of Salina
Saline County
Sixel Consulting Group, Inc.
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