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Millions in federal grants from FAA have been invested in safety at Northern Colorado, Boulder Valley airports
BizWest, Local

Millions in federal grants from FAA have been invested in safety at Northern Colorado, Boulder Valley airports

By BizWest A handful of Northern Colorado and Boulder Valley airports in the last couple of months have been chosen to receive thousands in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration. This month, the FAA announced $9.7 million in grants to Colorado airports, including $513,599 to the Greeley-Weld County Airport to improve its apron, where passengers load onto parked planes. That was in addition to $10 million in grants the FAA had awarded in June, in which $609,290 went to the Northern Colorado Regional Airport in Loveland to improve its taxiway, and $315,000 that was granted to the Vance Brand Municipal Airport in Longmont to install perimeter fencing. Erie Municipal Airport received a $380,382 grant to improve its taxiway and apron. The funds were granted as a part of the F...
FAA, United investigate video showing ‘unauthorized person’ in flight deck during Rockies flight
DENVER7, State

FAA, United investigate video showing ‘unauthorized person’ in flight deck during Rockies flight

By Sydney Isenberg | Denver 7 The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and United Airlines have launched investigations after a video reportedly showed an "unauthorized person" in the flight deck during a Colorado Rockies flight. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the incident. The FAA and United Airlines did not confirm details of the incident. However, a video posted to social media appears to show the team's hitting coach sitting in the cockpit during the flight. READ THE FULL STORY AT DENVER 7