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Airport manager warns of tower staffing shortfall, eyes contract tower as equipment arrives
Summary
Airport manager Andy Jones told the Elkhart City Airport Board that new control-tower equipment is arriving and that staffing strains after the chief controller's planned departure may force the city to consider a contract tower; he also outlined safety training, recent repairs and a generator insurance claim.
Andy Jones, the airport manager, told the Elkhart City Airport Board that "more and more equipment is arriving" for the air traffic control tower and he is "still hopeful" the facility can begin operations within about 30 days.
Jones said the airport faces staffing pressures after Chief Controller Michael Judd informed him he is leaving for a training position at Chicago O'Hare: "He's been a great asset to the airport," Jones said, adding that the airport currently has two full-time controllers and one part-time controller on staff and is exploring whether the tower could become a contract tower…
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