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Looking to the skies: Eastern Iowa Airport moves to activate aerospace industry cluster

A long-simmering plan to develop an aerospace cluster at the Eastern Iowa Airport is nearly ready to come to a full boil. And for airport director Marty Lenss, the time has come for the airport — along with the state…

CBJ Editorial: Scrap the proposed natural gas power plant

Mark Twain was quoted as saying: “Buy land, they aren’t making any more of it.”…

Alliant proposed power plant airport hazard areas

Coe College’s aviation program earns Part 141 ground certification

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Coe College’s application to operate the ground portion of…

Eastern Iowa Airport opens aviation workforce campus to address labor shortages

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) has launched a new Aviation Workforce Development Campus aimed at…

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell speaks about Coe College's new flight school program in front of an airplane at the Eastern Iowa Airport on May 22, 2024, in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT PARKER JONES

Eastern Iowa Airport sets May passenger record

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) saw its highest-ever passenger total for the month of May,…

Eastern Iowa Airport gates baggage handling

Eastern Iowa Airport director Marty Lenss teaching first aviation intro course at Coe College

Marty Lenss has a wealth of experience across the aviation spectrum, but he’s recently added…

Marty Lenss Coe College aviation class

Eastern Iowa Airport breaks July passenger record

The Eastern Iowa Airport has broken a passenger record for the month of July, airport…

Eastern Iowa Airport Cedar Rapids sculpture

Coe College partners with Revv Aviation, Eastern Iowa Airport to launch flight school

As nearly 100 people gathered in a breezy aircraft hangar at the Eastern Iowa Airport…

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell speaks about Coe College's new flight school program in front of an airplane at the Eastern Iowa Airport on May 22, 2024, in Cedar Rapids. CREDIT PARKER JONES

Eastern Iowa Airport served record number of passengers in 2023

The Eastern Iowa Airport has set a passenger record in 2023 with 1.4 million total…

Eastern Iowa Airport terminal sign

Eastern Iowa Airport breaks September passenger record

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) had a record month in September, breaking the previous September…

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Eastern Iowa Airport staging an emergency exercise

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) is holding a full-scale emergency exercise Saturday, Sept. 23. The exercise…

Eastern Iowa Airport

Kirkwood’s new aviation program approved by the FAA

Kirkwood Community College’s new Aviation Maintenance Technology program has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval…

Eastern Iowa Airport, American Airlines begin nonstop flight to D.C.

American Airlines and Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) celebrated the inaugural nonstop flight from CID to…

Eastern Iowa Airport groundbreaking seen as investment in region’s economic future

The final phase of the Eastern Iowa Airport’s modernization project represents a key investment not…

Eastern Iowa Airport groundbreaking

Eastern Iowa Airport sets groundbreaking for final phase of modernization project

The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 1 p.m. Monday, March…

Eastern Iowa Airport modernization

Eastern Iowa Airport on track for second busiest year

Thanksgiving travel will be busy at the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), and officials say the…