PITTSTON TWP. \u2014 The Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton International Airport bi-county board unanimously voted Thursday to appoint Stephen Mykulyn as the airport\u2019s new executive airport.<\/p>\n
Mykulyn, who previously served director of engineering, had been serving as the interim executive director of the airport since March.<\/p>\n
Mykulyn will earn a salary of $150,000 on a three-year contract with two one-year extensions, said Chris Belles, the board\u2019s chairman.<\/p>\n
The board previously voted Aug. 27 to hire Kim \u201cBill\u201d Hopper as the airport\u2019s next executive director but was unable to finalize a contact with Hopper, who withdrew from consideration for the position in September.<\/p>\n
Hopper served as executive director of the Pitt-Greenville Airport Authority in Greenville, North Carolina from February 2019 through June 2026.<\/p>\n
Lackawanna and Luzerne counties share ownership of the airport in Pittston Twp. and Avoca.<\/p>\n
Carl Beardsley Jr. was the airport\u2019s director from January 2015 until late 2025 when he went on sabbatical leave for a non-disciplinary reason. The sabbatical became a permanent leave.<\/p>\n
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