Reno Air pullout, Y2K puts airport on hold

Friday, Jan. 22, 1999 | 3 a.m.

Job openings will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis before deciding whether to fill them and additional expansion will be put on hold.

Krys Bart, the new executive director, told airport trustees on Thursday those and other cost-cutting measures should save $1.8 million this fiscal year.

American takes over Reno Air at the end of next month and the future of Reno Air's 32 daily flights in addition to American's two is unknown, but reductions are expected.

The authority is subsidizing airfield operations for the first time, kicking in $330,000 so it won't have to raise landing fees if American cancels flights. Bart said higher rates might discourage airlines.

Another $662,000 is earmarked for testing computer chips to see if any could be vulnerable to Y2K problems. The Federal Aviation Administration has given airports until June 30 to test such computerized equipment as runway lighting, heating and air conditioning systems and fire alarms.

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