Birmingham Airport Gets $6.48 Million for Improvements

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Birmingham Airport Gets $6.48 Million for Improvements

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport will receive nearly $6.5 million in federal funding to make improvements to the safety of the airport’s aprons and taxiways. The $6,481,875 is part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program. Ronald Matthieu, CEO of the airport, said the funding will “help us maintain […]

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