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- April 23, 2021, 12:31 PM
Atlantic Aviation now has two locations in the U.S. that will receive continuing supplies of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), following its announcement last month of the introduction of SAF at its KLAX facility. (Photo: Atlantic Aviation)
In honor of Thursday s Earth Day, Atlantic Aviation announced it has begun stocking continual supplies of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its FBO at Colorado’s Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (KASE). For Atlantic, which operates at nearly 70 locations in the U.S., this represents its second facility to continually offer SAF.
The blended fuel, produced by Neste and distributed by Avfuel, is another milestone in the company’s efforts to further goals highlighted as part of its comprehensive environmental, social, and corporate governance program, along with continuing investment in reduced energy LED lighting, electric ground support vehicles, and the replacement of conventional diesel fuel with renewable diesel at
Early numbers for summer 2021 are rebounding as well
April 2020 was about as brutal as it gets for tourism in Aspen, so it figured there would be rise in visitor bookings this month with more relaxed travel and health restrictions.
An update on travel released last week showed local lodging occupancy rates in April, as of March 31, to have increased 7,317.2% over April last year.
“No, that is not a typo,” said Aspen Skiing Co.’s summary of the latest occupancy report released by DestiMetrics, a division of the Inntopia firm that examines lodging and tourism trends in the mountain West.
The numbers returned to earth when talking actual booking rates. This April started with a 24.8% occupancy rate, compared with 0.3% at the beginning of April 2020 and 34.3% when April 2019 kicked off, the report said.
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Aspen Fire Chief Rick Balentine receives a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from family planning nurse Linda Vieira at the Community Health Services building in Aspen on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Aspen Fire Chief Rick Balentine has been put on notice by the district board that he needs to improve his relationships with other local public safety agencies by June, when his contract likely will come up for renewal.
The Aspen Fire Protection District Board is putting Balentine on a six-month employment contract rather than an annual one-year or multi-year deal he has had since becoming chief in 2014. He had two consecutive three-year contracts and then a one-year deal, which expired Dec. 31.