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Modern Hangar Complex nears completion as Hawgsmoke participants prepare for temporary occupancy
The modern hangar complex nears completion as
sidewalk, curb and guttering are being placed outside
the hangar. Bay lighting is being installed along with
windows, electrical, above ground plumbing (below
ground plumbing is complete), HVAC work, metal
stud wall, dry wall installation, paint and the sliding
hangar doors are being covered by metal siding.
The first temporary tenant at Salina's new 69,000
square foot hangar/office complex at the SLN Aviation
Service Center will be Hawgsmoke 2008, a large
biennial gathering of A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots from
the active-duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air
National Guard scheduled this year in Salina for Oct
15-17, 2008.
The multi-million dollar hangar complex will easily
accommodate aircraft with a wingspan of 100 feet
and a tail height of 28 feet. Please follow this link for a
PDF of the specsheet.
Find out more....
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Greetings!
Welcome to our August newsletter. Thank you for
joining us as we get ready for some exciting events in
the near future. We are very honored to be hosting the
WWII Veteran's Honor Flight from Western Kansas on
September 10.
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| D.C. trip will honor World War II veterans |
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The Washington-based Honor Flight organization is
slated to fly 100 veterans from the Hays and Plainville
area to the Mall in Washington from the Salina
Municipal Airport on Wednesday, September 10,
2008.
The Salina community is invited to help welcome the
veterans home when they arrive back in Salina on the
evening of September 10. For more information on
welcoming the WWII veterans home, please contact
Laura Robertson at (785)827-3914 or
laurar@salair.org
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| Cameron Presented with K-Safe Award |
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The employees of the Salina, KS location of Cameron
International Corporation (Cameron) were recently
presented the K-Safe Award for completing 500,000
plus work hours without a lost time injury from the
state of Kansas. Herb Holmberg from the Kansas
Department of Labor was on site to present a plaque
to the Salina employees of Cameron's Compression
Systems group.
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| New Instrument Approach Procedures |
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New Instrument Approach Procedures (IFPs) for
Runway 12/30 and for Runway 17 are scheduled to
be published on November 20, 2008.
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| Tim Rogers named to Kansas transportation task force |
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Governor Kathleen Sebelius announced the creation
of a task force charged with crafting a new strategic
transportation approach that positions Kansas for the
future. This task force will be co-chaired by Kansas
Department of Transportation (KDOT) Secretary Deb
Miller and Salina Airport Authority Executive Director
Tim Rogers, A.A.E.
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| SLN's Air Traffic Control Tower update |
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The Salina Air Traffic Control Tower is active with
more than 90,000 annual operations, airfield
construction and award winning safety procedures.
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| Great Lakes Airlines continues to grow and expand |
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At a time when airlines across the country are cutting
back on flights and destinations, Great Lakes Airlines
is expanding. Salina's service continues to grow as
other communities lose service.
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| Washington, D.C. Flight Academy at Kansas State University at Salina |
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More than 40 high school students from inner-city
neighborhoods of Washington, D.C., visited Kansas
State University at Salina to learn firsthand about the
power of flight.
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| K-State at Salina has top Women in Aviation International Chapter |
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Kansas State University at Salina's chapter of Women
in Aviation International has been named the
organizations 2007-2008 Club of the Year.
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| Salina Airport Authority August Board of Directors Summary |
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The Airport Authority board of directors approved SAA
Resolution No. 08-04 regarding the Airport Authority's
2008-2009 mill levy. Based upon the Airport
Authority's needs for the 2009 debt service payments
and 2009 capital expenditures it is necessary for the
Airport Authority to levy a tax of 2.877 mills.
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