Allegheny County Airport Authority

Allegheny County Airport Authority

Agency overview
Formed	1999
Preceding agency	Allegheny County Aviation Department
Type	municipal authority
Jurisdiction	Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Headquarters	Landside Terminal 4th Floor Mezzanine P.O. Box 12370 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15231
Agency executive	Christina Cassotis, Board Chairperson

Allegheny County Airport Authority is a municipal authority in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 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.

Directors of Pittsburgh International Airport

• Christina Cassotis January 15, 2015 – present ^[1]
• James R. Gill March 14, 2014 – January 14, 2015 (interim) ^[2]
• Bradley Penrod October 2007 – February 5, 2013 ^[3] (interim status until March 14, 2014)
• Kent George December 14, 1998 ^[4] – October 2007 ^[5] (also served as president of the American Association of Airport Executives ^[6]
• Gary Bishop January 1996 – December 31, 1997 ^[7]
• Peter Florian January 20, 1996 – ^[8]
• Herbert Higginbotham December 1993 – January 19, 1996
• Guy Tumolo June 1993 – November 30, 1993 ^[9]
• Scott O'Donnell January 1988 – June 1993
• Stephen A. George pre-1988
• David Donohoe circa 1981–1982 ^[10]
• Martin J. Griffin, 1968 ^[11] – 1971 ^[12]
• Clifford Ball, April 23, 1952 (opening) – October 1955.

• Aviation portal

References

1. "New Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO sees 'more opportunity' in Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
2. Gough, Paul (March 14, 2014). "Penrod out as Allegheny County Airport Authority chief". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
3. "Allegheny County Airport Authority demotes director Bradley D. Penrod - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
4. "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". news.google.com.
6. "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". news.google.com.
7. "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". news.google.com.
8. "Beaver County Times". news.google.com.
9. "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". news.google.com.
10. "Observer-Reporter". news.google.com.
11. "The Pittsburgh Press". news.google.com. (Page 5)
12. "The Pittsburgh Press". news.google.com.

External links

• Allegheny County Airport Authority homepage
• Pittsburgh International Airport homepage
• Allegheny County Airport homepage