The Tuscaloosa Regional Airport

asset, and then having to say, ‘we just can’t take you.’ So, we hope to take advantage of some capital investment to build more han- gars, whether through private development or public investment, with the goal of some kind of return on investment for either route - even a mixture of public/private to help ease the burden of initial investment. It’s not easy for anybody to build anything on an airport, so we’re trying to see what’s the most reasonable route with the money that we’re provided with, for any capital investment. Right now, it could go either way.” Another current item on Powell’s agenda is upgrading some of the Airport’s 50-year-old facilities. “A lot of our pavement and lot of our buildings are hitting the end of their life cycle,” he avers. “So, our current focus is putting investment back into our current infrastructure. Our past few projects, and our upcoming projects, are all addressing current airfield capacity issues. So, our capital strat- egy is focused on the FAA Airport Improve- ment Program and getting our current issues addressed before we worry about expansion.” Regarding any possible future expansion, Powell says that there are five or six parcels