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Coldstream Air Services opens maintenance shop at Medina Municipal Airport
Summary
Medina officials and local leaders marked the opening of Coldstream Air Services’ aviation maintenance shop during a ribbon cutting; city and company representatives said the facility will expand maintenance, flight training and short scenic flights while several FAA approvals remain pending.
Coldstream Air Services opened a new aviation maintenance shop at the Medina Municipal Airport in a ribbon-cutting attended by Medina City Council members, county and state officials and local business leaders.
The opening matters because the shop adds on-site maintenance and annual inspection capacity at the city-owned airport and is tied to other economic-development efforts there, city officials said. Mayor Dennis Hanwell presented a city proclamation recognizing the new shop and the company’s investment.
“On behalf of the Medina City Council, the city of Medina, I, Dennis Hanwell, mayor of the city, do hereby recognize Coldstream air service on its ribbon cutting and offer sincere best wishes for many years,” Mayor Dennis Hanwell said.
City staff and officials said the airport has benefitted from changes in operations since Ron Waldron took over as airport operator. Kimberly (staff member) told attendees, “He’s been doing a fantastic job with filling all of the hangers to the point now where there’s no more space available.” Ron Waldron, who leads Coldstream and operates the field, described upgrades to fuel safety and facilities and said the flight school has grown rapidly.
Waldron said the business has increased fuel sales and restored facilities for renters, and he described new services the shop will support. “We now give a 24 hour pilot lounge...all the beverages and snacks...are all complimentary,” Ron Waldron said. He also said Coldstream recently received Federal Aviation Administration certification to offer scenic and twilight “sky rides” up to 25 nautical miles, and that an application to operate Part 135 air-taxi service (referred to in remarks as a Cleveland Air Taxi effort) has been in process for about two-and-a-half years.
City officials described ongoing collaboration with Coldstream on airport upkeep. Mayor Dennis Hanwell said the city is collaborating with Waldron on grounds maintenance “till we can get this stabilized and get the numbers to work.” The city also said the airport’s master layout plan is under review by the Federal Aviation Administration.
State and county representatives attended and offered congratulatory remarks. State House Representative Sharon Ray brought a resolution in support of the opening and said she wished the business success. County Commissioner Colleen Sweatick offered the board of county commissioners’ congratulations.
The ribbon cutting and remarks focused on increased local maintenance capacity, expanded flight training that city and company leaders said could engage youth in aviation, and potential new services if FAA approvals continue. Several officials noted additional hangar construction is planned or under consideration but said final approvals and funding timelines were not specified at the event.
Formal recognition of the opening took the form of a city proclamation presented by Mayor Dennis Hanwell; no council vote was announced at the ceremony. City and company remarks noted both completed FAA certifications (fuel tanks brought into compliance; scenic ride approval) and pending approvals (master layout plan review; Part 135 air-taxi certification still in process).
