The Tuskegee Airmen also known as “Red Tails” for the fighter pilots is a group of African-American pilots who fought in World War II. These fighter pilots formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Corps (United States Army Air Forces after 20 June 1941). There a [...]

WHAT’S GOING ON? Dedication ceremony of the Quentin P. Smith Tuskegee Airman Memorial Bridge, the new $11.6 million Airport Road overpass in Gary, Indiana. The dedication of the bridge marks a significant milestone in the airport’s $166 million expansion project scheduled to be completed this year. The new overpass is now open to one lane [...]

The board of directors of The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority approved recommendations of a committee Monday to engage the services of a highly-qualified team of financial experts, project managers and legal advisers to assist in the exploration of a public-private partnership at Gary/Chicago International. “We have an experienced team in place to help the Authority [...]