AU Regional Airport received $7.2 million from the U.S. Congress a few weeks ago for construction of an air traffic control tower at the airport, and on April 17^th, Governor Kay Ivey announced that Republic Airways Holdings and its Leadership in Flight Training (LIFT) Academy plan to develop an advanced flight training program in Tuskegee that will prepare the next generation of aspiring pilots. LIFT is teaming with Tuskegee University and the City of Tuskegee to base the training center at Moton Field.