Dave Haring News Today

Landing a new air carrier to Lincoln is going to take some time, an airport official said.

The Lincoln Airport Authority unanimously approved a vote of confidence resolution for Executive Director Dave Haring, but not before one board member fired back on the Red Way airlines fiasco.

CommuteAir foresees substantial investments in infrastructure, training and personnel, leading to the creation of more than 50 new positions, which will double the current staff in Lincoln.

The Lincoln Airport is "retrenching and preparing to reemerge" after loss of Houston flight and airline.

Rachel Barth will be the director of air service development and strategic marketing, while also overseeing a community advisory board aimed at bringing a new carrier to Lincoln.

The $1.7 million the Lincoln Airport will receive through a bipartisan infrastructure law will likely go toward funding a long-term runway project.

The Lincoln Airport Authority plans to hang onto the $702,000 still owed to Red Way until the failed airline makes good on more than 670 customer refunds totaling about $450,000.

Lincoln Airport currently has daily flights to Chicago, Houston and Denver and a consultant said those three flights connect Lincoln travelers to 305 destinations.

Red Way sent an email to customers saying it cant pay refunds because the Lincoln Airport is withholding a final payment. Airport officials say thats not the case.

In two months, Lincolns Red Way Airlines tore through the majority of its American Rescue Plan Act dollars, and then failed.