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MARTINSBURG — The Altoona-Blair County Airport Authority discussed possible strategies for its future projects such as constructing additional hangars and rem

kstephens@altoonamirror.com MARTINSBURG — Altoona-Blair County Airport leaders are hoping to entice flyers this year by introducing a new passenger aircraft and the option of renting a vehicle. “People now have the opportunity to fly in a much nicer aircraft, with a smooter, quieter and faster ride,” airport authority member Gary Orner said recently. The rental vehicles, airport Manager Tracy Plessinger said, can be booked online at the airport terminal through Boutique Air, the San Francisco-based airline company now providing daily passenger flights to the Pittsburgh and Baltimore-Was...

kstephens@altoonamirror.com MARTINSBURG — The Altoona-Blair County Airport Authority is recommending use of a New York company with an office in DuBois for engineering services. The authority has long depended on Delta Airport Consultants, a Richmond, Va., company with an office in Harrisburg, for engineering services. With Delta’s current five-year contract ending in 2021, the authority convened a public meeting Monday afternoon to interview representatives of three companies interested in providing engineering services. Based on the presentations, the authority named McFarland Johnson a...