the winter months and early spring. We’ll have it open for use until construction season begins again. Then we’ll close it again for the second year, and the same for the third year,” Brewer details. Air traffic control infrastructure is another significant investment currently in development.“The air traffic control tower has not started yet. It’s getting closer. They’re still in design. They’ve come out here and done a lot of the engineering and geotechnical work in place for that. It looks like groundbreaking could happen either late this year or early next year.” BUSINESS AVIATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Charter flight activity drives significant revenue growth at Northeast Philadelphia Airport, where jet fuel sales indicate expanding corporate aviation demand in the regional market. The facility’s role as a general aviation reliever for Philadelphia International Airport positions it strategically for business travelers seeking alternatives to commercial airline schedules. “We have noticed an uptick in jet A fuel sales, which equates to a lot of charter flying,” Brewer observes. “In today’s world, so many of the users use charter flights where they just drop and leave.They drop the passengers and the plane leaves to go elsewhere to continue making money for the charter companies.” Leonardo Helicopters anchors the airport’s industrial 76 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 05, ISSUE 02
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