Post by btx on Aug 5, 2023 10:40:41 GMT -6
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Bryant Walker, director of aviation for the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport since May 2016, is stepping down to take a job with the Federal Aviation Administration in Boston.
He said the opportunity was too good to pass up and that he’s been trying to break into the FAA nearly his entire career. Walker will serve as FAA director of Office of Airports, responsible for a six-state region.
He told the Brownsville Herald that he planned to submit his three-week notice to city officials late Friday and that his last official day on the job at the airport is Aug. 25.
On May 17, Houston-based Avelo Airlines began direct, nonstop flights to Burbank, Calif., and Orlando, Fla., aboard 737-700 and -800 series aircraft. Based on the success of those routes, Avelo announced in June that it will direct, nonstop service to Las Vegas, Nev., beginning Sept. 8.
“Avelo has been doing amazingly well,” Walker said.
“We literally have doubled our enplanements since March,” Walker said. “We processed more than 20,000 passengers in the month of July. We’ve never even come close to 20,000 passengers. We’ve eclipsed the best month we’ve ever had. We might be the fastest growing airport by passenger count in the country. This isn’t a COVID recovery. It’s none of that. It’s an increase of service, so from that standpoint we’re doing really good.”
Specifically, the terminal will be lengthened. Walker said he’s already started a task order with the airport’s engineers for the gate area expansion. The up-front engineering for the project is already in place, which will lessen the amount of time it takes to get to actual construction, he said.
Bryant Walker, director of aviation for the Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport since May 2016, is stepping down to take a job with the Federal Aviation Administration in Boston.
He said the opportunity was too good to pass up and that he’s been trying to break into the FAA nearly his entire career. Walker will serve as FAA director of Office of Airports, responsible for a six-state region.
He told the Brownsville Herald that he planned to submit his three-week notice to city officials late Friday and that his last official day on the job at the airport is Aug. 25.
On May 17, Houston-based Avelo Airlines began direct, nonstop flights to Burbank, Calif., and Orlando, Fla., aboard 737-700 and -800 series aircraft. Based on the success of those routes, Avelo announced in June that it will direct, nonstop service to Las Vegas, Nev., beginning Sept. 8.
“Avelo has been doing amazingly well,” Walker said.
“We literally have doubled our enplanements since March,” Walker said. “We processed more than 20,000 passengers in the month of July. We’ve never even come close to 20,000 passengers. We’ve eclipsed the best month we’ve ever had. We might be the fastest growing airport by passenger count in the country. This isn’t a COVID recovery. It’s none of that. It’s an increase of service, so from that standpoint we’re doing really good.”
Specifically, the terminal will be lengthened. Walker said he’s already started a task order with the airport’s engineers for the gate area expansion. The up-front engineering for the project is already in place, which will lessen the amount of time it takes to get to actual construction, he said.