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INDUSTRY UPDATE
Oshkosh Airport Products Secures 14
Individual Awards to Produce a Total of 110
Snow Trucks for United States Air Force
Oshkosh Airport Products has secured 14 individual
contract awards from the United States Air Force to
produce a total of 110 snow trucks that will be put into
service at bases located around the world. The U.S.
Air Force snow truck orders initiated in May 2018
with the first delivery planned for April 2019, and
the remainder spanning through early 2020. Diversity
in size, number of runways, environmental factors
and runway clearance regulations vary among bases
throughout the world. Order fulfillment will differ
based on the optimal snow truck product to respond
to each location's unique challenges.
"For more than 50 years, the Oshkosh Airport
Products team has been proud to support the United
States Air Force with products that meet their snow
removal needs," said Richard Voakes, Oshkosh Airport
Products government and regional sales manager.
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Paradies Lagardère Dining Division President
Regynald Washington Awarded IFMA's 2019
Silver Plate Award
Paradies Lagardère announces that
Regynald Washington, president of
Paradies Lagardère's Dining Division,
received the International Foodservice
Manufacturers Association's (IFMA)
2019 Silver Plate Award in the Retail
& Specialty Foodservice category, per
a nomination by Coca-Cola North
America. As part of IFMA's 2019 Silver
Plate Class, Regynald will be recognized
at the 65th annual Gold & Silver Plate Awards Celebration
in May in Chicago, inducted into The Gold & Silver Plate
Society, and nominated for the 2019 Gold Plate Award for
overall industry excellence.
"Congratulations to Regynald on this well-earned
recognition," said Gregg Paradies, president and CEO, Paradies
Lagardère. "Paradies Lagardère is pleased to have Regynald
now leading our Dining Division, providing his skill set,
experience and expertise to create exciting and enjoyable
airport dining experiences that exceed customer expectations."
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Asheville Regional Airport Parking Garage Wins
Project of the Year Award
Gresham Smith and the Greater Asheville Regional Airport
Authority announce that Asheville Regional Airport's

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(AVL) new parking garage was
awarded the Southeast Chapter
of the American Association of
Airport Executives' (SEC-AAAE)
2019 Commercial Airport Project
of the Year - Architectural
Project. The parking garage
supports growth as well as creates
an iconic feature for the airport.
The garage is constructed of precast concrete that features
a relief of the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains as well
as a nearly 516-foot long supergraphic image created
from perforated metal that also depicts the surrounding
landscape. The five-story parking garage adds more than
1,300 parking spaces and dedicated space to relocate rental
cars. The parking structure connects to the terminal
through a steel-framed canopy, providing users with
covered access to the centrally-located ticketing lobby
and baggage claim.
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Fraport USA Expands Its Senior
Leadership Team
Fraport USA is expanding its executive
team with the promotion of Brett Kelly
to the new role of senior vice president of
operations. Since 2011, Kelly has served
as vice president of the company's Fraport
Maryland group. In this position, he led
the award-winning concessions program
at Baltimore/Washington International
Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) -
overseeing the leasing, construction, marketing
and management of nearly 120,000 square-feet of
concessions space.
He also led the transition of Fraport USA's new
concessions development program launched at
Nashville International Airport (BNA) in February
2019. Before joining Fraport USA, Kelly served as a
vice president with General Growth Properties.
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TAIT Announces New Director of Air
Service and Marketing
Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust (TAIT)
named Andrew Pierini director of air
service and marketing. He is responsible for
the strategic planning and development of
relationships with commercial and cargo
airlines to drive additional airline activity
through retention and capacity enhancements
of airline service as well as the management
of marketing activities for all TAIT airports.
Pierini also serves as the airports' public information officer.
Pierini has broad experience from both the airline and
aircraft manufacturing industries, most recently working
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