April Managers Minute — A Note from Chris Pomeroy

April Managers Minute

Our 2017/2018 winter season air service schedule drew to a close last Monday. While early season snow was hard to find, overall, we ended the winter season with strong activity. Over the course of the winter, especially during the peak demand times around Christmas, New Year’s, and President’s Day weekend, our air carriers experienced some […]

Giving Back with SVSEF — The Impact of Scholarships

SVSEF

Although this has been unusually dry winter to date, the low-snow conditions haven’t taken away from the fun of Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation’s (SVSEF) instructional programs at Rotarun. Friedman Memorial Airport is proud to support these programs by providing six scholarships this year that enable more kids to participate. The scholarships FMA provides are […]

Appreciate Every Day as It Comes – An Update on Fritz Haemmerle

Update on Fritz

Many friends of the airport know that FMAA Board Member and Hailey Mayor Fritz Haemmerle was involved in a serious cycling accident in St. George, Utah, in October. Beyond leaving him with multiple injuries, the ordeal taught Fritz several important lessons and changed his outlook on life. Fritz was born and raised here in the […]

Another Nonstop — Chicago to Sun Valley!

nonstop

We are thrilled to have added another nonstop flight to our regulars in and out of SUN. The first of many nonstop flights from Chicago landed on Saturday, December 23. As usual, we celebrated the inaugural flight with goodie bags, a welcome event, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and various individuals from the valley in attendance! See […]

PRESS RELEASE: TSA Implements New screening Procedures

TSA

    TSA implements new screening procedures for carry-on items at Friedman Memorial Airport Procedures also in place at two other eastern Idaho airports HAILEY, Idaho – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented new and stronger carry-on baggage security screening procedures at Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN), which serves Sun Valley, and two other eastern […]

Go Straight!

Go Straight

We’re kicking off a series of town visits from the airport. This month, we’re talking about what to do in Hailey. Many of Hailey’s attractions are seasonal, but the town’s great restaurants, cozy coffee shops and diverse array of stores are a year-round affair. We’ve taken a minute to compile some suggestions here, but we […]