Pierre to seek permission to reopen air service bidding

The City Commission in 2014 recommended Aerodynamics Inc. The U.S. Department of Transportation late last month gave the company permission to fly scheduled passenger air service, but not before months of concerns over the carrier's fiscal resources and managerial competence.

Aerodynamics vice president Mickey Bowman told the Capital Journal that the airline still wants to serve Pierre, but Mayor Laurie Gill told the newspaper and KCCR radio that there have been too many issues surrounding the carrier, including a recent bankruptcy filing by the carrier's parent company.