Kansas City, Kan (October 4, 2006) - The
Salina Airport Authority received the Federal
Aviation Administration's Regional Airport Safety
Enhancement Award.
This award is given to FAA certificated airports that
serve scheduled air carrier operations. Recognized
airports must not have any discrepancies to the
requirements outlined in FAA regulations during the
previous three annual inspections.
"This is a great accomplishment for the airports that
receive the award. It takes a lot of effort by airport
personnel to successfully implement and maintain all
the operational, safety and design standards required
of a commercial service airport," said Jim Johnson,
Manager of the Safety and Standards Branch of the
Federal Aviation Administration in Kansas City.
"To go three years without a discrepancy clearly
shows that the airport is committed to safety,"
Johnson said.
"The employees at the SAA are willing to put in the
hours and do what it takes to keep everyone safe. I
am very proud of the work they have done to make
this award possible," said Tim Rogers, A.A.E., Salina
Airport Authority Executive Director.
Left to Right: George Hendon, Manager, Airports
Division, FAA, Central Region; Ryan Rocha, Manager
of Operations, Maintenance and ARFF, Salina Airport
Authority; Kate Lang, Acting Associate Administrator
for Airports, FAA; Michael Mullen, Airport Certification
Inspector, FAA, Central Region; Loren Carleton,
Salina
Airport Authority; Patrice Haynes, Airport
Certification Inspector, FAA, Central Region; David
Nease, Salina Airport Authority
Salina Airport Authority employees Loren Carleton,
David Nease and Ryan Rocha accepted the award in
Kansas City ceremonies. Both Carleton and Nease
have been with the SAA for many years and have
been an integral part in receiving the award.
Carleton has been with the SAA for 20 years and his
core duties are airfield lighting and hazardous
materials. Airfield lighting encompasses maintaining
inventory, troubleshooting and 80% of the repair
work. Hazardous materials involves keeping track of
the MSDS sheets, managing the fuel pumping and
storage station and inspecting all the fuel trucks to
make sure they are up to code and safe.
Nease has been with SAA for 21 years and his core
duties are Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting and
airfield markings. His rescue and fire fighting
responsibilities include scheduling training for airport
staff and Salina Fire Department personnel for safety
and firefighting procedures.
Ryan Rocha, Manager of Operations, Maintenance
and ARFF, has been with the SAA since 2001 and has
been involved in the development of many federally
funded projects including two runway rehabilitations,
vehicle procurement and equipment procurement. He
has also ben involved in airport layout plan
development. Ryan's leadership has been critical to
achieving the FAA Central Region Airport Safety
Enhancement Award.
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,
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 available hangar
space and room for growth to accommodate a wide
array of aviation related industries. The SLN Air
Traffic Control Tower logs more than 86,000 annual
aircraft operations. Two FBOs annually deliver over
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
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James Gregory
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316.832.9733
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