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Denver gets more time to answer FAA questions in probe regarding Key Lime lease denial
The City of Denver has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for additional time to gather information and prepare its response to the federal agency’s investigation of the city’s 2025 denial of a Denver International Airport ground lease expansion for Key Lime Air. The FAA has agreed to extend the deadline, a spokesperson for Denver Mayor…
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Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington to retire
Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington, who oversaw the airport’s rapid growth during the last five years, will retire on Aug. 1, the airport announced on Wednesday. “I am honored to have served the public for so many years,” Washington said in a news release. “But this was a long-planned decision.” Washington was nominated by…
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Colorado Aeronautical Board greenlights millions in airport funding
Many of Colorado’s public-use airports can now begin or complete key projects that enhance aviation safety and support the state’s transition to cleaner aviation fuels. Last week, the Colorado Aeronautical Board approved $7.3 million in grants from the Colorado Aviation Discretionary Grant Program. This state-funded program funnels aviation fuel tax revenue back to Colorado airports…
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Denver airport hasn’t had notice ICE agents will assist TSA yet. Wait times are short, though
As President Donald Trump deployed immigration agents to help U.S. airports manage hours‑long security lines during the partial government shutdown, Denver International Airport remained relatively calm on Monday. At the nation’s third‑busiest airport, TSA PreCheck lanes remained open to start the week — and so did Clear. By noon, security remained easy to get through,…
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DIA whistleblower sues Denver, top city staff, alleging retaliation over possible FAA violations
Three of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s top political appointees have been named in a lawsuit alleging retaliation for spotlighting concerns over the city’s Park Hill Golf Course land swap and its decision to vote down an airport lease with Key Lime Air. Denver International Airport Executive Vice President and General Counsel Everett Ben Martinez filed…
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Denver airport gears up for spring break as TSA employees miss first paycheck
As a Washington, D.C. showdown over immigration enforcement halts Department of Homeland Security funding, thousands of federal airport security screeners will miss their first paychecks this week just as the annual spring break begins in the U.S. and airline travel surges. Denver International Airport officials are asking the public and airport employees to donate grocery…
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Here’s what to know about the Homeland Security shutdown starting this weekend
Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend, following an impasse over funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security amid a push by Democrats for changes in immigration enforcement. Funding for the federal agency is set to expire Saturday. As the partial shutdown looms, local airport authorities said they won’t speculate about…
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Push to regulate high concession prices in Colorado could hurt vendors, critics warn
High food and drink prices have long been a staple of going to a sports game, concert, festival or the airport. But as inflation has increasingly pinched people’s wallets, pushback against higher concession prices is growing. The issue has reached Colorado’s Capitol this year. A group of Democrat policymakers seeks to curb expensive game day…
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Denver City Council to consider dragon boat storage, $11M to deep clean tunnels
The Denver City Council will have a short but interesting agenda before them on Monday, as they weigh items from long-term storage of Dragon Boats to an $11 million contract to deep clean tunnels at Denver International Airport. Just in time to welcome the Year of the Horse, Denver Parks and Recreation is seeking to…
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Denver’s construction contractor verification still lacking, audit finds
A new follow-up audit says Denver still doesn’t adequately verify businesses, leaving it at risk of contracting with unqualified or ineligible businesses for large construction projects. In January 2024, auditors reviewed the city’s construction contractor prequalification process and found that the methods for assigning and communicating construction contractors’ financial limits lack transparency. Denver’s City Charter…