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"This mistake was not on David's shoulders. There were a lot of people to be held accountable in the risk that we took with Red Way."

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.

A state auditor said the failed startup airline Red Way was a debacle that wasted $3.7 million in public money.

Theres guarded optimism that a collaborative effort by the Lincoln Airport and the Nebraska Attorney Generals Office will soon lead to the repayment of remaining refunds to Red Way ticket

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced on Friday that the last of the refunds, affecting about 670 people, are being processed.

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.

Thursdays official approval by the Airport Authority board of an independent accountants report doesnt put the Red Way failure in the rear-view mirror, but it does provide some lessons.

The Lincoln Airport has finalized its audit of failed airline service Red Way, and now is working to guarantee...