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Richmond airport CEO to chair national board
Perry J. Miller, president and CEO of the Capital Region Airport Commission, which includes Richmond International Airport, has been elected 2023-24 chair of the American Association of Airport Executives, the world’s largest professional organization representing individuals who work at public-use commercial and general aviation airports. Miller, who started his term Monday, succeeds Mark [...]
Port of Va. hires offshore wind development VP
Patrick Kinsman, former CEO and commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Norfolk District, has been hired as the Port of Virginia’s new vice president of offshore wind development. Kinsman will oversee Portsmouth Marine Terminal’s conversion to a logistics hub. Simeans Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. is investing $200 million to build the first U.S. […]
Leidos lands $470M TSA contract
Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has landed a potential five-year, $470.7 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a contract award notice published June 3. The work is in support of checkpoint screening equipment deployment services for the Transportation Security Administration. The scope of the work is outlined by the request […]
Breeze Airways setting up base in Norfolk
Breeze Airways, a new low-cost airline, will invest $5.2 million to build an operations center in Norfolk, producing 116 jobs, the governor’s office announced Friday. The airline also will offer nonstop flights out of Richmond International Airport and Norfolk International Airport. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based startup company, which offers service to mid-size U.S. markets, […]
MWAA sells facial recognition system to Pangiam
VeriScan, a facial-recognition system developed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, has been sold to Alexandria-based Pangiam, a security and travel services provider, the company announced Friday. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. More than 40 airlines use veriScan’s traveler verification system, which is an integrated biometric facial recognition program that debu[...]
Transportation
ED ALDRIDGE PRESIDENT, CMA CGM AMERICA LLP AND APL NORTH AMERICA, NORFOLK The CMA CGM Group serves 80% of the world’s commercial ports with a 502-vessel fleet and 110,000 employees. The American arm of its shipping and logistics company, based in Norfolk, has a workforce of more than 11,000 employees and serves 18 ports. In […]
Richmond Airport CEO named secretary, treasurer of American Assoc. of Airport Executives
The Alexandria-based American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) announced Friday its 2020-21 leadership board, which includes Richmond International Airport President and CEO Perry Miller, who was tapped as the organization’s secretary and treasurer. Kelly Campbell, executive director of aviation at the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in Texas, will serve as chair. Other[...]
Va. airports saw drastic decline in passengers for April
Airports across the state saw significant drops in passenger numbers during March and April, while most people sheltered in place and canceled travel plans during the pandemic. On Tuesday, Norfolk International Airport reported a 94.2% decrease in passenger activity for April. In April 2019, the airport had more than 17 times the amount of passengers […]
