Items Tagged with 'Gerald R. Ford International Airport'

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Ford airport names Tara Hernandez marketing and communications manager

June 3, 2013
Tara Hernandez has been hired as the new marketing and communications manager for the Kent County Department of Aeronautics. Read More

DK Security secures $1.5M contract with Ford airport

May 29, 2013
Grand Rapids-based DK Security has been awarded a three year, $1.5-million contract by the Kent County Airport Board to provide unarmed security guard services at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport. Read More

Ford airport moves step closer to $9.6M Concourse B expansion

May 22, 2013
Construction upgrades to the Gerald R. Ford International Airport’s Concourse B are moving closer to a start date. Read More

George W. Bush speaks at West Michigan Aviation Academy fundraiser

May 14, 2013
| By AP
President George W. Bush is the featured speaker at a Grand Rapids fundraiser this week for the West Michigan Aviation Academy. Read More

Ford airport flies nonstop to D.C. via United Airlines

May 1, 2013
Gerald R. Ford International Airport has announced that United Airlines is offering nonstop service from the airport to Washington, D.C., beginning today. Read More

Bell's Brewery lands at Ford airport renovation

April 19, 2013
Renovation of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport will include a new Bell’s Brewery in the pre-security portion of the main hall. Read More

Grand Rapids Magazine brand will adorn airport retail stores

April 19, 2013
Grand Rapids Magazine is moving off the Gerald R. Ford International Airport newsstand and into its own branded travel retail store within the main hall. Read More

Rothbury Executive Air cleared for $6.8M hangar at Ford airport

April 10, 2013
A decision by the Federal Aviation Administration this month has cleared the way for Rothbury Executive Air to become the third fixed-base operator to lease space at Gerald R. Ford International Airport. Read More

Airport approves $19 million natural water treatment system

Goal is to keep more deicing fluid out of the Thornapple River.

April 5, 2013
Gerald R. Ford International Airport is taking steps to remedy a storm-water runoff issue caused by its annual use of deicing fluids. Read More

Frontier Airlines ends service at Ford airport

April 1, 2013
Frontier Airlines has announced it will end its Grand Rapids service, beginning on Sept. 8. Read More