MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL GRANTS ARE HELPING TO IMPROVE THE ALBUQUERQUE SUNPORT. SPOKESMAN DAN JIRON SAYS IT INCLUDES WORK TO REDUCE EMISSIONS. HE SAYS WHEN PLANES ARE PARKED OVERNIGHT, THEY CAN PLUG PLANES INTO AUXILIARY POWER FROM THE TERMINAL FOR CLEANING AND OTHER SERVICES … BUT WHEN THE JETS ARE PARKED AWAY FROM FROM THE TERMINAL, THEY HAVE TO USE POWER FROM INDEPENDENT UNITS … WHICH CAUSE EMISSIONS. MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE USED FOR THAT PROJECT.
JIRON TELLS US ANOTHER PROJECT THAT’LL USE 3-POINT-6 MILLION DOLLARS WILL UPGRADE COMMUTER RAMPS ON THE APRON ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TERMINAL WHERE BOUTIQUE AIR RUNS ITS OPERATIONS.
