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As regional airlines struggle with pilot shortages, Butte airport officials look to the future

February 26, 2018 /

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Bert Mooney just cut the red ribbon on its new $10.5-million terminal, but in a time when the airport has seen a decline in boarding and regional airlines are feeling the pinch from a nationwide pilot shortage, will there be any planes at the gates of the new terminal? Meanwhile, airport officials are seeking to bring a Denver flight to Bert Mooney, but the airport will need to get its boarding numbers up first if it’s to achieve this aspiration and more.

ANNIE PENTILLA [email protected]

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