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Salina Airport Authority Names Kenny Bieker as Manager of Facilities
 
The Salina Airport Authority has named Kenny Bieker as Manager of Facilities to manage existing facilities and development projects. He begins June 23, 2008.
 
Bieker joins the Salina Airport Authority staff after working on Salina Municipal Airport and Airport Industrial Center projects as a construction manager for a number of years with BWR Corporation. Bieker began working on Airport Authority projects in the early 1990s.
 
He has worked with Airport Authority staff for years and is very familiar with the Salina Municipal Airport and Airport Industrial Center. Bieker assisted in the design and construction of several airport projects, including; runways, taxiways and aircraft parking aprons. Bieker's past experience also includes the 1999 reconstruction of over 6 miles of airport industrial center streets.
 
"We are pleased to have someone of Kenny Bieker's experience and capabilities to lead our future airfield and industrial center construction. In addition, Kenny will manage day-to-day operation of existing facilities," said Executive Director Tim Rogers, A.A.E. "His familiarity with the Salina Airport and Airport Industrial Center is a significant asset," Rogers added.
 
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In Bieker's new position, he will be responsible for managing nearly 900,000 sq. ft. of existing manufacturing, warehouse, hangar and office space at the Salina Municipal Airport and Airport Industrial Center. His staff will include one facilities maintenance team leader and five maintenance technicians.
 
Bieker's near-term challenges will include new building construction that could total over 1 million square feet and an estimated $11 million in airfield construction over the next five years.
 
Bieker has 30 years of experience as an Engineering Technician with 21 of those years involving airports. He has served in the capacities of drafter, detailer, surveyor, and construction observer.  
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Salina Municipal Airport The Salina Municipal Airport is home base for a wide variety of businesses and operations. These include Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., America Jet at SLN, CAV Aerospace, Inc., 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 and the corporate flight departments for Blue Beacon International, Geoprobe Systems, Pepsi Cola-Salina, Plains Environmental, Premier Pneumatics, Inc. and Bradley Trucking co. The Airport's two world-class FBOs annually deliver over 4 million gallons of fuel to over 7,000 business jets and 5,000 government and military aircraft. This has earned the Airport the recognition as "America's Fuel Stop." The air traffic control tower is busy during the year with aircraft operations exceeding 80,000.

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Salina Aviation Service CenterThe Salina Aviation Service Center Industry leaders world-wide know that the SLN Aviation Service Center has a winning combination of elements that makes it the best location for aviation business. These elements include Kansas State University at Salina, pending Foreign Trade Zone designation, state and local incentives, workforce recruiting and training assistance, turnkey building design and construction services, 100% project financing and over 100 acres of available sites. These attributes, plus the fact that the Airport Authority can finance up to $40 million in construction for new aerospace and aviation businesses make SLN a prime location for growth and productivity. Projects in the works include a 69,000-square-foot hangar and plans for a hotel/restaurant/museum that will add a new dimension of versatility to the SLN Aviation Service Center.
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SAAThe Salina Airport Industrial Center offers a diverse industrial base, which makes it an attractive location for a variety of businesses. Some of the world-class operations located at the Salina Airport Industrial Center include ElDorado National, Inc., Geoprobe Systems, Kansas Army National Guard, Love Box Company, Power Ad Company, Ovation Cabinetry, Inc., Federal Express, Vortex Valves, Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc., Scientific Engineering and Cameron Compression Systems.
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