MASCOUTAH, Ill. – For most, the sight of a sunflower holds feelings of happiness and a symbol of loyalty or adoration, considered lucky by some cultures. In the Metro East, they’re taking on a different meaning at the airport. “It’s the hidden disability sunflower program…we look at it as it could be physical, mental, or
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ST. LOUIS – A new collaboration will help prepare the St. Louis region for billions of dollars in economic activity for the area. Young hands tinker with cardboard in a Lindbergh High School aviation class as students try to build their own airplanes. Principal Eric Cochran joined the new aerospace and aviation taskforce, hoping these
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The MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah celebrates its 25th anniversary today (Wednesday). Completed on May 8, 1998, after an approximately 15-year endeavor to bring the airport to Mascoutah, it has the unique distinction of operating under a joint-use agreement with Scott Air Force Base and has long been credited with helping to save Scott AFB
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MASCOUTAH, Ill. — It’s a major new development for the U.S. military and it’s being produced right here in the bi-state. The first autonomous jet, the Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray, is sending missions farther, faster without putting sailors’ lives at risk. It is being made at the new Boeing production facility in Mascoutah, Illinois.
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ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ill. – If you’re still planning a spring break getaway, the MidAmerica St. Louis Airport wants your business. There’s a lot of growth at the airport recently, including new destinations and terminal expansion. For 160 passengers inside the MidAmerica Airport on Monday morning, the renovations they saw inside of the terminal may
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ST. LOUIS — Allegiant Air is adding nonstop, round-trip service this summer to Tennessee from MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah. The Las Vegas-based airline (Nasdaq: ALGT) is adding round-trip flights from MidAmerica to McGhee Tyson Airport in Alcoa, Tennessee, in suburban Knoxville. The new flights will be the only nonstop service between the cities,
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2023 was a year of growth and change for MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Ill., with the appointment of new leadership, the opening of a terminal expansion, the completion of a new Taxiway project and construction underway on additional terminal modifications that will benefit tenants and leisure air travel. MidAmerica St. Louis Airport expects
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The St. Clair County Public Building Commission (PBC), which oversees the operations at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) in Mascoutah, Ill., has announced that Darren James has officially been named Airport Director after serving as interim in the position since August 23. In the wake of his promotion, the PBC also announced that Jennifer Hogancamp
Due to an uptick in passenger traffic the MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) added an additional 41,000 square feet to its existing terminal, bringing with it a number of amenities to improve the passenger experience. According to FAA data dating back to 2016, air carrier enplanements at the MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) were at
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