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Mike Mathews Named New Airport Director for Athens-Ben Epps Airport

Athens-Ben Epps Airport will have a new director starting July 9.  Interim Airport Director David Fluck will be replaced by Mike Mathews, who has served as the Director of the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Floyd County since 1997.

“Many great things have been accomplished in the past due to great leadership, not only from the Airport Authority and staff but also from the leadership within the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government,” said Mathews. “I hope to carry these accomplishments forward, build on them for the future, and continue to make the airport a proud part of the local community for many years to come."
 

Prior to his appointment as Airport Director at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport, Mathews worked in flight operations and as a dispatcher for three air carrier operations - Nations Air Express, Air South Airlines, and Prestige Airlines - in Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Mathews started learning how to fly at the age of 15 and holds a private pilot certificate with an instrument rating.

Fluck has served as both the Central Services Department Director and the Interim Airport Director since the retirement of former Airport Director Tim Beggerly in August 2017. Fluck will continue serving as the Central Services Director.