Port supports 3 aviation bills

Port of Whitman Commissioners decided to support three aviation bills.

Bills which have been placed before the legislature. Bill 1455 deals with work force shortage in the Aeronautics industry by increasing training and employment for commercial and airline transport pilots, avionics and aircraft maintenance technicians, and certified flight instructors in the state.

Bill 1456 would establish a Community Aviation Revitalization Board loan program that would allow for low interest loans for smaller airport development and provide a resource that is self-sustaining for airports that cannot acces...