New CEO for Jackson airport

JACKSON, Miss. – Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport general manager Carl D. Newman was named the new CEO for the Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport in Jackson on Dec. 11. The first order of business is to evaluate the airport with input from the community and business leaders. "What we need to do over time is assess what the real transportation needs are from an airport development standpoint and we'll work collaboratively with the community," Newman said. Among those assessments is to find a new air carrier to replace Southwest, which pulled out of Jackson in early 2014. (The Associated Press, 12/12/14)