Tag: airport
Birmingham Airport Authority Begins Construction on $27M Facility
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
A new $27 million Air Cargo Facility at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) is on the way.
The Birmingham City Council voted...
How The HBCU Experience, And Golf, Shaped Four Black Men in...
Alabama News Center
It’s rare that golf comes up in connection with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), but four longtime friends and golf buddies...
Birmingham Airport Marks Milestone With First Cargo Flight from Germany
flybirmingham.com
On Sunday, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) and Kuehne+Nagel, a global logistics company, welcomed the first cargo flight from Stuttgart, Germany to the Eastern U.S.
This...
Birmingham Airport Gets $6.48 Million for Improvements
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport will receive nearly $6.5 million in federal funding to make improvements to the safety of the airport’s aprons...
Inside the New $12.4 Million Fire Station at Birmingham’s Airport
flybirmingham.com
A new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) station and new ARFF trucks were unveiled last week at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth (BHM) International Airport. The new...
CEO Ronald Mathieu’s $8.3M Transformation of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
A passion for “things that fly in the sky” has always motivated Ron Mathieu, dating back to his fifth birthday,...
Why Passengers May Not Recognize BHM by The World Games 2022
Here are some of the improvements being made at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport ahead of The World Games 2022, July 7-17 in Birmingham, AL
Baggage Handling...
How Yasmine Mathieu’s Persistence Saved Her Husband, Ron’s, Life
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Ron Mathieu, chief executive officer of the Birmingham-Shuttleworth International Airport, is a survivor. “My kidneys were failing, and I had...
Birmingham Airport Authority Welcomes New Board of Directors
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Birmingham Airport Authority welcomed its new seven- member Board of Directors to its first official Board meeting on Monday. The new...
91-Year-Old Sydney Man Charged With Importing Cocaine
SYDNEY (AP) — A 91-year-old retired surgeon has been charged with importing cocaine hidden in soap into Australia, prompting police to warn travelers to...