Tag: Albert Whitted Airport
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St. Petersburg city leaders are laying the groundwork to accommodate electric air taxis — known as eVTOLs, or electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft — at Albert Whitted Airport, following the release of a roadmap from the city’s Advanced Air Mobility Task Force. The task force, led by chair Ed Montanari, presented its recommendations to…
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St. Petersburg’s Albert Whitted Airport remains without replacement hangars more than a year after Hurricane Milton destroyed three structures that housed dozens of tenants, prompting city council members to push for faster action on rebuilding. The hurricane’s 100 mph winds destroyed 32 storage units, and the airport has lost approximately $275,000 in rental revenue to…
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St. Petersburg officials are preparing to take another step toward the possibility of electric air taxis in the city. For months, the city’s Advanced Air Mobility Task Force has been studying electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, or EVTOLs — futuristic aircraft that resemble a cross between a drone, plane and helicopter, and are expected…
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The City of St. Petersburg is moving quickly to stake its claim in a rapidly growing aerospace industry centered on electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, also known as eVTOLs. Former City Council member and career pilot Ed Montanari, now chair of the city’s first Advanced Air Mobility Task Force, returned to City Hall Aug.…
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The St. Petersburg City Council is expected to finalize approval Thursday for a $134,800 state grant that would fund upgrades at Albert Whitted Airport—securing its operation as an airport for at least the next 20 years. The funding, provided by the Florida Department of Transportation, will support the construction phase of the airport’s Airfield Vault…
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Cleanup of debris left by Hurricanes Helene and Milton at Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg started on Monday, over three months following the storms. “This marks the first day of cleanup, primarily involving demolition and debris removal,” Rich Lesniak, the Airport Manager, told Bay News 9r. “Each time I see this, it’s still somewhat…
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St. Petersburg is set to commence repairs on Albert Whitted Airport, over three months after Hurricane Milton caused significant damage to the publicly owned facility. On January 9, City Council members unanimously approved a $1.2 million contract to start the demolition and removal of damaged hangars. Crews are scheduled to begin constructing the 2025 Firestone…
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The City of St. Petersburg’s elected representatives will convene Thursday for the first time since October 3 to discuss issuing bonds to help finance a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium. This meeting marks the city council’s second since September 19 and Hurricane Helene, and the first since Hurricane Milton caused significant damage to St. Pete,…
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Hurricanes Helene and Milton wrought extensive damage, including Tropicana Field and, St. Petersburg’s Albert Whitted Airport, which has selected four consulting and design firms to oversee extensive repairs and improvements. The evaluation committee, originally planning to choose three firms, expanded their selection due to widespread storm damage that included compromised lighting systems, runway erosion, and…
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