Aviation View | Volume 2, Issue 3

102 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3 do hope to grow that sector and keep people coming to use our airport for those reasons,” Shultz says. “We have a great relationship with Mammoth Lakes Tourism, when it comes to promotion. They work well with Advanced Airlines and other regional airlines, providing subsidies, and they are an NGO that’s part of the Town of Mammoth Lakes, so we work closely with them on a regular basis.” As for new capital projects, Mammoth Yosemite is hoping to construct an ARFF and Snow Removal Equipment building next year. Shultz notes, “As we’re designing that, we are looking at environmental sustainability options to incorporate. I’ve asked the architect to give a quote for a benefit cost analysis to do solar for the building and possibly to support other infrastructure, eventually. We’d rather it be on our buildings than on the ground, due to our snow accumulation, which is about 70 inches a year, on average.” Speaking to her wish list, Shultz adds, “I would like to see a helicopter