Entries Tagged as 'airport'
May 16th, 2012 · Comments Off · transportation

Do you know of (or are you) a deserving college student interested in learning what it’s like to work at Alabama’s largest and busiest airport in the midst of a terminal modernization project? There’s a place in Birmingham where you may want to apply…
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December 15th, 2010 · Comments Off · Take a moment

Hopefully folks travelling by plane will begin to get into the spirit of the season thanks to the Twelve Days of Holiday Music series at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
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July 1st, 2009 · Comments Off · The City

We hope you’re carrying some extra change if you’re heading towards downtown Birmingham, AL or the airport as new parking rates went into effect today.
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Perhaps today’s announcement that the Birmingham Airport Authority has voted to change the name of our airport to Birmingham Shuttlesworth Interntational Airport will cause many to voice concerns as to whether or not it should have been done (for whatever reason). One man’s thoughts though went to whether or not there was any thought given [...]
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I got an email today from the chairman of the Business Travel Coalition directing me to the Save my Airport! website they’ve established to raise awareness about the potential of an airline crisis due to rising fuel prices. The consumer advocacy group has compiled two lists on the site highlighting airports that may lead to [...]
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That is what was proposed by Mayor Larry Langford earlier today during the City Council meeting. He said that he would be asking the Birmingham Airport Authority to rename the current facility for civil rights icon the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. Aerial of Seibels/Bryan Birmingham International Airport. Bob Farley/f8photo The proposal would change the name from [...]
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Among the improvements being made to the regional transit system in the near future (due in part to Mayor Larry Langford‘s $9 million pledge earlier this year) is the start of a shuttle that would connect downtown Birmingham, AL with its international airport. Similar services currently exist in many regional cities. No word on the [...]
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