BLOUNTVILLE — Tri-Cities Regional Airport Executive Director Patrick
Wilson will be taking the position of deputy airport director at
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), TCRA announced Monday.
He will oversee airport operations at RDU, an airport processing more than nine million passengers in 2011.
Wilson
has held the executive director position at TCRA for eight years and
was previously deputy executive director for eight years.
In recent years, Wilson has been overseeing development on TCRA’s south side airfield with the help of federal grants.
Wilson also transitioned TCRA’s governing structure from an Airport Commission to an Airport Authority.
Wilson anticipates moving into his new position at the end of March.
“I
am very thankful for the opportunity I have had to work at Tri-Cities
Regional Airport,” Wilson said in a prepared release. “The Airport
Authority is made up of dedicated employees and commissioners who have
always worked hard to provide the region a great airport. I will miss
being a part of this team.”
Airport Authority Chairman Jim Rector
said of Wilson: “Patrick has been an excellent leader for Tri-Cities
Airport. During his tenure, he has provided a steady hand, leading the
airport through extensive terminal and airfield projects, property
issues, development of the south side of the airfield and the transition
of the Airport Commission to an Airport Authority, all while keeping
the airport in good financial shape.”
TCRA has not received any local tax dollars since 1967, when the main terminal was constructed.
The
Airport Authority Executive Committee will meet this week to determine
the path forward in conducting a search for a new executive director.
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Tri-Cities
Regional Airport Executive Director Patrick Wilson will be taking the
position of Deputy Airport Director of Operations at Raleigh-Durham
International Airport, TCRA announced today.
Wilson has held the
Executive Director position at TCRA for 8 years and was previously
Deputy Executive Director for 8 years. Wilson anticipates transitioning
into his new position at the end of March.
“I am very thankful
for the opportunity I have had to work at Tri-Cities Regional Airport,”
said Wilson. “The Airport Authority is made up of dedicated employees
and commissioners who have always worked hard to provide the region a
great airport. I will miss being a part of this team.”
The
Airport Authority Executive Committee will meet this week to determine
the path forward in conducting a search for a new executive director.
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