Jacksonville Airports to be Renamed

[reednavy]

Jacksonville International Airport is just a name.....no customs facility there for outside arrivals from outside of the US!

yeah, wrong once again.

[cityimrov]

Gentlemen............a cowpie called a silk purse is still a cow pie! I don't have a problem with anyone renaming anything, but have to point out JIA is a City function..........paid for by the City.....is it not? Craig Airport is a private facility and just changing a name will not extend the runways! This looks like another end run around what was promised at Craig and nothing else! Jacksonville International Airport is just a name.....no customs facility there for outside arrivals from outside of the US! City is $58 Million Dollars in the hole, Metropolitan Park, Riverwalk upgrade and now renaming these spots............maybe someone can tell me just how the heck we are suppposed to pay for this along with everything else? We keep spending and we keep getting deeper, property taxes have been raised for the past two years, thanks Johnny, and the value is still descending and you guys wonder why I keep saying "WTF"?

JAA is doing alright from what this says: http://www.jaa.aero/Aboutus/Financials.aspx

[Coolyfett]

TSA is not hassling people, they are protect the airports, aircraft & travlers. Doesnt take a brainy guy to know that.

Exactly! Sometimes I wonder what situation these TSA critics rather be in, going through a frisk/body scan, or be on a hijacked airliner.

We all are just numbers in the grand scheme I think, people should not take bein checked PERSONALLY, its a matter of business & security, nothing personal.

[Coolyfett]

Maybe they need to "rebrand" JEA to the Jacksonville Utilities Authority since they do it all now.

Interesting concept.

[reednavy]

JAA is doing alright from what this says: http://www.jaa.aero/Aboutus/Financials.aspx

Isn't JAA a completely separate intentity from city hall anyways?

[Coolyfett]

The logo is better than Atlanta"s thats for sure. Has that bluish teal going on. Depending on how one looks at it.

[Coolyfett]

Why all the complaints here?  The only major thing I see here to complain about is Craig's but I don't understand what the rest of the complaints are about. 

I thought this forum was about making Jacksonville a better city for the 21st century?  That's not going to happen unless you have change.  Am I visiting the wrong forums?

Change includes marketing, which is standard for any successful company out there. 
http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/coke_pepsi_chart_revised.jpg

Your in the right forum, but there is a lot of politcal in fighting between a few members. Everyone is for progress in Jax until politics comes up, that when they start fighting in here. The logo IS sexy though.

[Overstreet]

Sigh.  More names to unlearn.  I'm still saying Independent Life Building, Gulf Life Towers and Gator Bowl.

Craig Field is going to be particularly hard since I practically grew up there, worked there and got my license there.   (Jacksonville Executive Airport, Jacksonville Executive Airport, Jacksonville Execu........)

If they are branding to define, shouldn't Craig be Jacksonville Executive Army National Guard Airport?

[YellowBluffRoad]

Don't print the stationery yet! Craig Airport will keep Craig (a Jacksonville Native who died at Pearl Harbor) in the  airport name, per Jacksonville.com.

It will most likely be changed to either Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport or Jacksonville/Craig Executive Airport, Grossman said.

http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/400669/larry-hannan/2011-01-18/jaa-put-craig-back-arlington-airports-name

I personally prefer the latter, but glad to see them keep Craig's name and clarify the airport's function by adding "Executive".