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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is withdrawing its personnel from Salem\u2019s city-owned airport, as local aviation supporters have yet to land a replacement airline for scheduled passenger service.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Salem City officials learned on Tuesday that the TSA will cease oversight of the facility, according to Jason Roberts, spokesman for the city’s Public Works Department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airport forfeited its federalized status when a November deadline passed without an identified carrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This shift allows the TSA to retrieve security equipment \u2013 including a checked baggage scanner, full body scanner, walk through metal detector, x-ray machine and explosive trace detectors \u2013 although Roberts noted that these items are still on site for the time being.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Avelo Airlines<\/strong>\u00a0abruptly ended its Salem operations in July, following less than two years of service at the Salem-Willamette Valley Airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The carrier initially launched routes to Burbank and\u00a0Las Vegas\u00a0in fall 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city had invested millions in taxpayer funds to upgrade the terminal and expand staffing to support passenger flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October, the city council approved $300,000 in municipal funds over three years to incentivize a new carrier and spur talks with potential airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This supplemented $1.2 million collected from private sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roberts said that the money will remain in the city\u2019s general fund until it is used for subsidies or is no longer needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel Salem President and CEO Angie Villery told Salem Reporter<\/a> efforts areongoing to recruit a new airline, but she had no specific updates about interest from carriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an email, Roberts said: \u201cThe airport will remain operating with most of the standards outlined in the current Airport Security Program, even though it won\u2019t be federally regulated to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cNot only are these standards best practice for airports regardless of commercial service, but also maintaining them will help streamline the federalization process when that time comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCurrently, the Salem-assigned TSA staff begin and end their day at Salem, traveling to Portland or Eugene depending on needs at those locations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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