Broken promises and false starts plagued the city’s early hopes of developing an airport.
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Letter: Airport parking is highway robbery
“It’s bad enough that traveling by air is not so much fun anymore, but to add insult to injury, parking is highway robbery.”
Letter: Thumbs-down on airport parking signage
“The signage is horrible!”
Letter: Airport should rethink parking plan
“The airport should reopen the entire long-term lot in order to ‘preserve choice for passengers.'”
Terminal atrocity
ASHEVILLE, NC
Letter: Airport is committed to responsibly managing growth
“The airport board and management team are committed to managing the exciting growth as responsibly and efficiently as possible.”
Letter: Urge change in airport parking choices
“Like others, I have been deeply offended by the heavy-handed manner in which our airport authority has coerced more people to park in the new parking deck: by closing off 300 spaces in the long-term surface lot.”
Conscious Party: Community Day
WHAT: A community celebration to raise funds for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation WHEN: Saturday, July 15, 2-6 p.m. WHERE: Clarion Inn at the Asheville Regional Airport WHY: For a day of free fun for a great cause, bring the family to the inaugural Community Day extravaganza, a fundraising benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The afternoon event will feature over […]
Moffitt’s loyalties lie elsewhere
Tim Moffitt's campaign is swimming in cash from outside sources. In 2010, his backers included Art Pope, the mogul from Dollar General and ALEC, the shadowy extremist group that seems determined to take the "public" out of public education. This year it's something called the Carolina Business Coalition Education Fund, which does not reveal its […]
Navy patrol plane doing touch-and-go landings at Asheville Regional Airport
Even though it may seem incongruous to some, the Navy frequently uses Asheville Regional Airport for routine pilot training.
New exhibit at Asheville airport celebrates three years of local “Art in the Airport”
The work of more than 100 local artists has been displayed for air travelers at the Asheville Regional Airport during the three-year period since the “Art in the Airport” program began.
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive in Asheville
Air Force One landed shortly after 1:00 on Friday, April 23 at the Asheville Regional Airport. Photos by Jonathan Welch
