May 15, 2012 | Press
The DuPage Airport, a leading general aviation facility which handles a number of national security functions, is prepared to assist the increased and diverted air traffic that will accompany the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) conference in Chicago May 19‐21.
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Mar 8, 2012 | Press
The Airport Consultants Council (ACC) is pleased to announce that the DuPage Airport Authority of West Chicago, IL is the recipient of ACC’s 2012 Excellence in Procurement Award. Airport Director David Bird accepted the award on behalf of the Authority at a luncheon today during the ACC/AAAE Planning, Design & Construction Symposium in Denver, Colorado. This award, now in its fourth year, recognizes procurement programs and practices that are worthy of serving as a model for other airports and public agencies to follow.
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Oct 6, 2011 | Press
As residents reel from forecast projections that Chicago will endure the worst winter weather in the nation this year, DuPage Airport expects business as usual as the cooler weather arrives.
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Sep 8, 2011 | Press
As airports around the nation increase security leading up to the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, officials at DuPage Airport will continue to uphold heightened levels of vigilance amid possible safety threats. “We’re on high alert 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said David Bird, Executive Director of DuPage Airport. “We’re a professionally staffed operation committed to the safety and security of our customers.”
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Oct 30, 2009 | Press
Together with the West Chicago Fire Protection District, DuPage Airport Air Traffic Control Tower, and three other mutual aid companies, a water supply drill will take place on Monday, November 2nd, Tuesday, November 3rd and Wednesday, November 4th to practice supplying water to the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicles, Rescue 822 and 823.
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