Tag: pensacola international airport
Bungled approval of airline agreements, missed win
Since 2008, the airlines at the Pensacola International Airport have operated without a long-term agreements. The month-to-month contracts have negatively impacted the airport’s bond ratings….
Fly Pensacola passengers down for September, Fly VPS up 23 percent
September was not a good month for the Pensacola International Airport. Its passengers dropped 1.3 percent in comparison to September 2016, 132,576-134,412. Year to date,…
Pensacola airport bonds rated BBB-, positive outlook – but where’s the new AUL?
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Pensacola, Florida’s ‘BBB-’ rating on $30.6 million of outstanding series 2008 airport capital improvement revenue bonds issued on behalf of Pensacola…
Pensacola Airport to close 8 p.m. Saturday
From the Pensacola International Airport Facebook page: Pensacola International Airport will close and cease ALL operations at 8 pm Saturday, October 7th and will remain…
Pensacola International Airport prepares for 2035
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY The Pensacola International Airport has begun preparing for increased use projected there by 2035. Among the main projects to handle a…
The growth of Destin-FWB airport continues to outshine Pensacola
The Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport had another phenomenal month for passenger growth. In August 2017 the airport in Okaloosa County had 41,776 more passengers than…
Destin-Ft. Walton Airport narrows passenger gap with Pensacola
July was a record setting month for the Pensacola International Airport and Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport. However, the growth in passengers in Okaloosa County was…
From Pensacola to Destin, airports booming
The City of Pensacola released yesterday that 175,814 individuals arrived and departed from the Pensacola International Airport in July, setting a new monthly record. The…
Frontier to add non-stop route to Denver next spring
Frontier Airlines announced today that Pensacola International Airport will get non-stop service to Denver, Colorado beginning the spring of 2018. In the press announcement, Mayor…
Pensacola airport growth lags behind Destin-Ft. Walton Beach
Gov. Rick Scott spent the past week touting the state’s move ahead of Texas in the overall number of passengers boarding airplanes. While many large…
VT MAE within budget and set to open Spring 2018
On Monday, Dave Penzone, the consultant hired by Mayor Ashton Hayward to oversee the VT MAE project at the Pensacola International Airport, updated the Pensacola…
Ingram gets funding for Bluffs and airport through his committee [podcast]
Escambia County and the City of Pensacola got good news yesterday. Rep. Clay Ingram reported on “Pensacola Speaks” that infrastructure funding for FloridaWest’s Bluffs project…
Pensacola airport marketing selection five months after bids opened
How the Hayward Administration Does Business 101 The Pensacola-based advertising firm Emagination Unlimited’s marketing contract for the Pensacola International Airport expired on March 29, 2016….
Southwest Airlines announces new summer weekend flights
From June 3-August 14, Southwest Airlines will offer new, non-stop weekend service to Denver International Airport (DEN) from the Pensacola International Airport. The carrier has…
Gov. Scott breaks ground on $43-million facility at Pensacola airport
Governor Rick Scott joined state, county and city officials to break ground on the long-awaited aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility for VT Mobile…