The Committee for Dulles Community Outreach (CFDCO), the charitable arm of the Committee for Dulles (CFD), is pleased to announce it has awarded 50 Dulles Airport Scholarship Program recipients totaling $60,000 to local graduating high school seniors who are employed or volunteer at Washington Dulles International Airport (Dulles) or who are dependents of employees or volunteers at the airport.
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Bravo to the Washington Post for publishing two Letters to the Editor about the region’s worst traffic bottleneck, the American Legion Memorial Bridge. Individual kudos to WATF Board Director, Bob Buchanan, and former Maryland Secretary of Transportation Robert Flanagan for speaking out and offering solutions to fix the problem and forge a path forward. The Washington Airports Task Force is keeping its Eye on the Future by strongly supporting the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance and its goal of maintaining reliable funding sources and plans for the expansion of our transportation infrastructure.
Growing up in Montgomery County, I have seen firsthand how the opening of the Capital Beltway in the early 1960s transformed our community. It’s no coincidence that today the Beltway connects the D.C. region’s three most populous jurisdictions — Montgomery, Prince George’s and Fairfax counties. From Tysons and Springfield to Greenbelt and National Harbor, it’s clear that this critical transportation infrastructure facilitates tremendous economic growth for the D.C. region.
But while Virginia has continued to make significant investments in the Beltway, I-95 and I-66 over the last two decades, Maryland has done nothing. And this inaction is most felt by commuters when trying to cross the Potomac River. The American Legion Bridge is now more than 60 years old and was last improved in 1992. Since that time, Fairfax and Montgomery counties together have added half a million residents.
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The Washington Airports Task Force is honored to be guided by an outstanding Board of Directors whose diverse expertise and unwavering professionalism significantly enrich our organization. The relationships they bring and the opportunities they help foster are of immense strategic value to our mission. This recognition extends to the most recent appointment to our Board as of June 2025. We are pleased to formally welcome the newest member to the WATF Board of Directors, Mr. Tim Aldridge, CAM – Director of FBO and Operations, Atlantic Airlines.
Tim has a solid background in aviation, having worked in various roles at companies such as Atlantic Aviation, Professional Jet Management, United States Marine Corps, and Northrop Grumman. With experience as a KC-130 Flight Engineer and Director of FBO Operations, Tim brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the field of aircraft maintenance and aviation safety.
On behalf of the WATF and our Board Members, welcome, Tim.
