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FlyUSA reports operations, safety and community gains; proposes reverting airport name to "Clearwater Executive Airport"
Summary
At an AirPark Advisory Board meeting, FlyUSA gave a quarterly operations update covering safety improvements, tenant enforcement, hurricane response and community outreach and proposed restoring the airport's historic name. No board vote was taken on the name change.
FlyUSA, the fixed-base operator at Clearwater’s municipal airfield, briefed the AirPark Advisory Board on operations, safety measures, tenant enforcement and community outreach and proposed returning the facility’s name to “Clearwater Executive Airport.” The presentation was given at the board’s meeting in Clearwater and was described as informational rather than a formal action item.
The update explained why the operator is sending an annual report and filing financial statements with the city: the financials are due to the city by the end of the first quarter. Barry (FlyUSA representative) said the company recently hired a new general manager, Danny Cooper, who was in fuel quality-control training on the day of the meeting. FlyUSA described several operational changes intended to improve safety, staff performance and customer service, including installation of the NDX quality-control platform with electronic checklists, upgraded ground support equipment and the ability…
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