Allegheny County Airport Authority

Updated on Dec 08, 2024

Edit

Comment

Formed 1999		Type municipal authority

Preceding agency Allegheny County Aviation Department Jurisdiction Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Headquarters Landside Terminal4th Floor MezzanineP.O. Box 12370Pittsburgh 15231 Agency executive Christina Cassotis, Board Chairperson

Allegheny County Airport Authority is a Municipal Authority in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania that oversees and maintains the Allegheny County airport system. These include management of Pittsburgh International Airport as well as Allegheny County Airport. The Authority is also a key lobbying and public interest agency often representing the local aviation industry and related industry interests in Harrisburg (the state capital) and on the federal level.

The authority holds over $500 million in debt from construction of the Pittsburgh International Airport.

Directors of Pittsburgh International Airport

Christina Cassotis January 15, 2015 – present

James R. Gill March 14, 2014 – January 14, 2015 (interim)

Bradley Penrod Oct. 2007-February 5, 2013 (interim status until March 14, 2014)

Kent George Dec. 14 1998-Oct. 2007 (also served as President of American Association of Airport Executives

Gary Bishop Jan. 1996-Dec. 31 1997

Peter Florian Jan. 20 1996-

Herbert Higginbotham Dec. 1993 - Jan. 19 1996

Guy Tumolo June 1993-Nov. 30 1993.

Scott O'Donnell January 1988-June 1993

Stephen A. George pre 1988

David Donohoe circa 1981-82

Martin J. Griffin, 1968-1971

References

Allegheny County Airport Authority Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA