Business View Magazine l November 2022

264 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 PREFERRED VENDORS/PARTNERS n Discover Lancaster www.discoverlancaster.com Whether you’re looking to hold a small corporate retreat, a reunion, a convention, or any other event, Lancaster County is the place to be. We have approximately 8,200 overnight rooms and 1,000,000 square feet of meeting space. Visit DiscoverLancaster.com today to find the perfect venue for you! businesses working together seamlessly who need this airport to make their business happen. Sport Flying USA Services Bristell Aircraft is probably the leading resale aircraft seller in the United States, and it’s located right here at LNS. This can be a very busy airport and it certainly has a large economic impact on the community. LNS is available for tours, providing an opportunity for the public to learn about the airport and the benefits it offers to the community. You never know the impact that being around aircraft can have which is why we work with everyone to promote not only the airport, but aviation in general as well.” When asked what he would like to see happen in the next few years at Lancaster Airport, Foster admits to being someone who does a lot of outside-the-box thinking. “I am hopeful that we can get some new air service here, and I am aggressively pursuing that. I want to see larger aircraft, say 126-189 seats, that offer direct flights to destinations such as Florida, the Carolinas, etc.” Funding Foster concludes “Funding is key to making that dream a reality. Funding is our biggest challenge because we, as an airport, only get funding through a few resources, the Federal government being one of them. We don’t set the rules and regulations on how that funding is dispersed, so sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose. As an airport, funding is always a challenge, but we are in a growth spurt that’s not going to end anytime soon, and we have tremendous unmet needs. Fortunately for us, our State has worked with us to make things happen. We will continue to be as creative as possible to achieve our goals and create new partnerships and growth.”