AM 1240 WJON » air carrier http://wjon.com Sat, 18 May 2013 14:09:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 St. Cloud Air Travelers Pledge $6-Million to Attract Airline http://wjon.com/st-cloud-air-travelers-pledge-6-million-to-attract-airline/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-air-travelers-pledge-6-million-to-attract-airline/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:23:50 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=109871 Officials working to attract an airline to St. Cloud Airport have announced they have secured more than $6-million in travel commitments. It passes their goal of $5-million in luring an airline to come here.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-air-travelers-pledge-6-million-to-attract-airline/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport St. Cloud Officials Head to California to Woo Air Carriers http://wjon.com/st-cloud-officials-head-to-california-to-woo-air-carriers/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-officials-head-to-california-to-woo-air-carriers/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:23:37 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=107333 Another step this week in St. Cloud's efforts to attract an airline. A delegation of airport officials and the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation are in Sacramento, California to meet with a number of airlines.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-officials-head-to-california-to-woo-air-carriers/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport Airport Group Picks Consulting Firm http://wjon.com/airport-group-picks-consulting-firm/ http://wjon.com/airport-group-picks-consulting-firm/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:01:11 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=74439 Officials charged with attracting an airline at St. Cloud Regional Airport have settled on one consulting firm to help them accomplish that goal. The airport group has worked with multiple consultants in the past but are recommending moving forward with just one.

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]]> http://wjon.com/airport-group-picks-consulting-firm/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport St. Cloud Continues Push for Air Carrier http://wjon.com/st-cloud-continues-push-for-air-carrier/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-continues-push-for-air-carrier/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:01:43 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=66511 Efforts continue to attract an air carrier to St. Cloud Regional Airport. Airport Director Bill Towle says they are partnering with the Greater St. Cloud Development Authority to collect data that will convince an airline to provide direct daily flights to and from Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-continues-push-for-air-carrier/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport St. Cloud Airport Awarded Air Service Development Grant http://wjon.com/st-cloud-airport-awarded-air-service-development-grant/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-airport-awarded-air-service-development-grant/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:25:45 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=37406 Efforts to attract an airline to St. Cloud Regional Airport just got a big shot in the arm. The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded St. Cloud Airport a $750,000 Small Community Air Service Development Grant.

Airport Director Bill Towle says they will match that with $250,000 locally to create a contingency fund for any airline willing to commit to regularly scheduled flights.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-airport-awarded-air-service-development-grant/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport Leaders Gather to Discuss Future of St. Cloud Airport http://wjon.com/leaders-gather-to-discuss-future-of-st-cloud-airport/ http://wjon.com/leaders-gather-to-discuss-future-of-st-cloud-airport/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:01:56 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=35608 A big meeting tomorrow morning in the ongoing effort to attract an air carrier to St. Cloud. St. Cloud area businesses, community leaders and members of the public will gather at the St. Cloud Public Library. They'll hear from several speakers who are involved in transportation, economic development and air travel.

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]]> http://wjon.com/leaders-gather-to-discuss-future-of-st-cloud-airport/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport Waite Park Denies Financial Support To Help Attract Air Carrier http://wjon.com/waite-park-denies-financial-support-to-help-attract-air-carrier/ http://wjon.com/waite-park-denies-financial-support-to-help-attract-air-carrier/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:53:22 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=26527 Waite Park will support the St. Cloud Regional Airport in spirit, but not financially. The city council voted last (Monday) night not to give $1,000 in the latest effort to attract an air carrier.

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]]> http://wjon.com/waite-park-denies-financial-support-to-help-attract-air-carrier/feed/ 0 St. Cloud To Hire Firm To Attract Air Carrier http://wjon.com/st-cloud-to-hire-firm-to-attract-air-carrier/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-to-hire-firm-to-attract-air-carrier/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:01:46 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=4283 St. Cloud Airport officials plan to hire the consulting company Forecast Inc. to help them attract an air carrier. The city has been trying to attract an airline since Delta pulled out of St. Cloud more than a year ago.

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