Gwinnett issues RFQ for Briscoe Field

July 12, 2010 at 9:26 am | Posted in Aviation Law Current Event | Leave a comment

by Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty

Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle

Gwinnett County took another step through federal procedures toward possibly privatizing the Briscoe Field airport in Lawrenceville, Ga.

The metro Atlanta county on Thursday issued a request for qualifications for firms interested in entering into a public-private partnership to operate Briscoe Field. The move marks the next step in the Federal Aviation Administration-sponsored pilot program that will help county officials study airport privatization options and possible changes in operations.

Changes could include privatization as a general aviation airport or the addition of scheduled passenger air service, the county said.

A New York-based group of investors backed by aviation industry heavies — Propeller Investments LLC — has proposed taking Briscoe private and developing scheduled air service to points up and down the Eastern Seaboard. The idea is to turn Briscoe into a 10-gate airport with service to 10 to 15 cities with the risk falling upon the investors, not public tax dollars…more