My name is Doug Gadwa
I am the President
of Inter-State Aviation Inc.
Which is a
full service FBO
at the Pullman-Moscow Airport.
We have been in business here since 1984.
We're making a living
for about 15 employees here.
The construction has been
very little effect on our business,
except for dust.
Over night, our windshields
are covered with dust.
Tops of the wings, the whole airplane,
even if it's sitting in a hangar.
Our hangar floor is covered
with fine dust.
The part that is going to be troublesome,
for us is,
this next summer, they're planning,
potentially, a 45 day airport closure.
Tail end of the project,
there is going to be an airport closure.
Now those will effect the...
FBO's... income...
and it is a....
unkown right now
how we're going to mitigate
that problem when it gets here.
One of our biggest customers is
Schweitzer Engineering
with their Citation X's.
We fuel them several times a week.
If they're based in Lewiston
Instead of Pullman for the closure,
Somebody in Lewiston is going to be their refueler.
It will be a hurdle that
I don't believe there is federal funding
to assist us with that.
I wish there was,
but we will have to deal with it
when the time comes.
I am coming up on retirement,
I hit 66 here this next month.
and I'd like to slow down,
but it will be a real unknown.
The economic impact of an airport closure,
is not just the FBO.
The impact to our community
for that closure will be
many, many, many dollars
that are awful, awful hard to calculate.
I'm worried about my business,
but I'll be concerned about
everybody else's busines
if it is a complete closure.
I'm hoping they can work around it.
If you haven't done an intro flight
or a sightseeing flight in the Palouse,
you should take that opportunity, because
spring of the year, May and June,
this area is absolutely beautiful,
and you should take advantage if you live here.
Go for an introductory flying lesson.
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