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The latest Chattanooga Airport coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Local section.

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Chattanooga aiport produced almost $1.7 billion economic activity
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A former deputy Hamilton County mayor will be among the state's appointees to the new Chattanooga Airport board — a panel that is at the center of a lawsuit challenging the Tennessee law that created it.

A three-judge panel may decide whether the state is temporarily barred from reappointing most of the members of the Chattanooga Airport's board of directors while a lawsuit works its way through the courts.

The Chattanooga Airport's board of directors has filed a lawsuit against Tennessee's top leaders, seeking to impede a state law that would vacate the panel and replace it with members mostly selected by state officials.

Lovell Field just had its best April ever for passenger boardings.

The Chattanooga Airport board plans to mount a legal challenge against a Tennessee bill that would place most of the panel's nine seats under state control.

Lovell Field may eventually gain two additional gates through another terminal expansion, bringing the total from eight to 10.

The Chattanooga Airport will conduct a full-scale disaster preparedness drill on Tuesday morning that will simulate an aircraft crash.

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Mayor Tim Kelly has bashed a state bill that he said would take control of the Chattanooga Airport away from local officials.
