News Around the Airport
Archer Western Federal presents checks to local Autism Agencies
Kevin Ballog, Senior Project Manager of Archer Western Federal (currently working on the new FAA Air Traffic Control Tower), will present checks for $1,200 each (total $6,000) to five Triad area Autism Agencies at an event on November 11, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. The...
Message Regarding Chairman Steve Showfety
Greensboro, NC - Steve Showfety, chairman of the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority, passed Wednesday night after a valiant battle with brain cancer. Showfety was 72 years old. Showfety was serving his 10th year on the Airport Authority and his sixth year as the Board’s...
Greensboro Among First to Fly on World’s Only Two-Cabin, 50-Seat Aircraft
Greensboro, N.C. - United will fly revolutionary CRJ 550 from Piedmont Triad International Airport starting on October 27; New aircraft offers more legroom, storage and amenities than any other regional aircraft. United customers in Greensboro will soon enjoy a...
Honoring PTI Chairman Steve Showfety
On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, PTI Chairman Steve Showfety received two distinct honors at the annual Greensboro Chamber of Commerce State of the Community: The Order of the Long Leaf Pine and the Stanley Frank Economic Workforce Development Award. To honor him and...
Statement Regarding Vandalism to Automobiles at PTI
Greensboro, N.C. - Piedmont Triad International Airport Police and Greensboro Police are investigating vandalism to over 20 automobiles that were parked in long-term parking at the airport early Sunday morning. The automobiles involved in the incident had windows...
PTI to Hold Public Workshop for Airport Noise Study Update
The Piedmont Triad Airport Authority (PTAA) has begun an update of the Airport Noise Compatibility Planning study for Piedmont Triad International Airport. The original study was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration in November 2008 per Title 14 of the Code...
Federal Aviation Administration Breaks Ground for a New Air Traffic Control Tower at PTI
FAA NewsFederal Aviation Administration, Washington, D.C. 20591FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2019Washington, DC -- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony today for a new Air...
Airport to begin Part 150 Noise Study Update
Greensboro, N.C. - The Piedmont Triad Airport Authority is preparing to update the Noise Compatibility Planning Study for the Piedmont Triad International Airport that was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in November 2008 per Title 14 of the Code...
Renovation Work will close Main Runway at PTI this Summer
For Immediate Release: April 29, 2019 Greensboro, N.C. - Renovation work will close the main runway at Piedmont Triad International Airport for the summer months, temporarily shifting noise patterns around the airport, according to PTI officials. The work is scheduled...
Carolina Core Goes ‘All In’ on Regionalism with Megasite Co-Branding and New Highway Signage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2019 Greensboro, N.C. — Today, business and economic development leaders signaled they are “all in” for regionalism, announcing that several transformational assets in central North Carolina will be branded under the Carolina Core...
Airport Authority Considers Request to Co-Brand PTI Megasite with Carolina Core
For Immediate Release: March 28, 2019 Greensboro, N.C. - The Piedmont Triad Airport Authority (PTAA) is considering a request from the Piedmont Triad Partnership (PTP) to co-brand the airport megasite with the Carolina Core. At Tuesday’s PTAA Board meeting, Board...
Employee Spotlight: Bobby Bowman
This month, the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority would like to spotlight an exemplary employee – Bobby Bowman. Bobby has worked at PTI as a skycap for a total of 39 years. For the past 19 years, he has worked for a company called PrimeFlight,...