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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

Northern Jet Management launching patient transport service

The investment in Med-Pac equipment will allow fixed-wing transport of non-ambulatory patients.

March 29, 2013
Northern Jet Management, a division of Northern Air at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport, is about to ramp up its transportation services involving area hospitals and medical centers with the addition of Med-Pac equipment for jet aircraft. Read More

Southwest Airlines arrives at Ford International Airport

February 4, 2013
Gerald R. Ford International Airport announced this morning that Southwest Airlines will begin offering service to and from the airport — beginning on Aug. 11. Read More

Change Ups: Right Place director appointed to airport board

February 1, 2013
The Kent County Board of Commissioners appointed president/CEO of The Right Place Inc. Birgit Klohs as a citizen member of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport board. Read More