Richie’s Café Opens at Ryan Airfield
Visitors at Ryan Airfield now have a new place to eat and drink now that Richie’s Café is open. The new restaurant, which is owned and operated by Richard Flory, is open for breakfast and lunch from 6 a.m. to…
Mike Smejkal Named TAA Planning VP
Mike Smejkal has been promoted to Vice President of Planning and Engineering for the Tucson Airport Authority (TAA). The new position is part of a TAA reorganization that returns Planning and Engineering to a separate division as it was until 2013.…
June 22, 2017
Edwards Appointed Chief Technology Officer for TAA
Adele Edwards has been named Chief Technology Officer for the Tucson Airport Authority where she will lead planning, design and development of technology performance for the organization and its airports, Tucson International Airport and Ryan Airfield. Edwards has more than…
June 22, 2017
TAA Board Approves Restaurant Lease for Ryan Airfield
The Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) Board of Directors approved a five-year lease for a new restaurant at Ryan Airfield (RYN) at its Wednesday, April 5 board meeting. With a signed lease, the restaurant would be leased to Richard Flory. This…
April 6, 2017
Alaska Airlines to Fly Nonstop to San Jose and Silicon Valley
Southern Arizonans will gain nonstop access to another Bay Area airport in August when Alaska Airlines introduces daily nonstop service between Tucson International Airport (TUS) and Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC). Thursday’s announcement was part of the single largest…
March 9, 2017
TAA Launches New Website
With the traveler in mind, the Tucson Airport Authority launched a newly designed website, www.flytucson.com. The mobile responsive FlyTucson.com features three websites within one, one for each entity: Tucson Airport Authority, Tucson International Airport (TUS) and Ryan Airfield (RYN). The…
February 6, 2017
Tony Finley Re-Elected Chairman of TAA Board
Members of the Tucson Airport Authority voted at their annual meeting Monday to elect Tony Finley to serve a second year as its Chairman of the Board of Directors. Finley, Chief Financial Officer of Long Companies and Long Realty, has…
January 23, 2017
TAA Board OKs New Airport Parking Rates
The Tucson Airport Authority has spent $3.6 million on capital improvements to the airport, including to the parking facilities. To meet rising operating costs, and to continue work on improving Tucson International Airport, the TAA Board of Directors on Monday…
January 23, 2017
2016 Tucson Airport Passenger Growth Was Most Since 2007
Airline passengers using Tucson International Airport grew by 3.4% to almost 3.3 million in 2016. It was the largest increase at the airport since 2007. The October launches of new nonstop flights to New York on American Airlines and into…
January 23, 2017
Fly to San Jose for Just $84 on Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines has a special air fare deal on its new nonstop flights between Tucson and San Jose, now priced as low as $84 each way. Available seats at this price are limited but the calendar here shows the lowest fare by…