airport had the distinction of being America's fastest-growing airport. That success was repeated in 1986. On December 19, 1980, the Daily Press reported a committee authorized by the PAC recommended that the airport change its name to "Newport News/Williamsburg International" to then-Executive Director Michael White. This change would not take place until ten years later. At the time, the Commission members represented the cities of Newport News, Hampton, and Williamsburg, as well as James City County and York County. Since 2010, the Commission consists of six commissioners who are appointed by the cities of Hampton (2) and Newport News (4). In 1985 USAir (later renamed US Airways) added McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 and British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jets from Pittsburgh and Washington, DC Dulles Airport and by late 1989 these flights were the only jet service at the airport. In the fall of 1989, Emerald Air was operating Douglas DC-9-10 jets nonstop from Orlando twice a week. In the spring of 1995, USAir was operating DC-9-30 as well as Fokker F28 Fellowship jets into the airport with nonstop flights from Charlotte and Pittsburgh; however, this jet service was then discontinued later in 1995. US Airways Express (replaced later by American Eagle following the merger of American Airlines and US Airways) later served Philadelphia and Charlotte from the airport. AirTran started jet service from the airport to Atlanta in 1995, but pulled out in March 2012. In 1999, AirTran was serving the airport with four daily nonstop flights from Atlanta operated with McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jets. Delta Connection began service from Newport News to Atlanta in February 2002. The PAC renamed the facility Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in September 1990. A new terminal opened in late 1992. Until the 1990s, part of the original terminal building was named the Flight Services Building and was home to the local office of the National Weather Service (NWS). Weather reports and emergency alerts were broadcast on radio stations and weather frequencies during severe weather directly from the NWS office located at the airport. When the original control tower was shut down in July 2007 with the opening of the tall new tower, it had been the oldest operating control tower on the east coast, in continuous service for 55 years. Expansion (2005–2012) The airport launched an expansion effort in the early 21st century. A new air traffic control tower was completed in July 2007,