Airport in Bloom

This story originally was published in June 2018. 

“You can’t stop.”

That’s how Frank Scalamogna, a Field Maintenance Supervisor, describes the year-round, daily operation that is groundskeeping at Pittsburgh International Airport.

A team comprised of six to seven landscapers works daily to maintain nearly 100 acres surrounding the airport. Through all seasons, crews are needed for jobs ranging from leaf and snow removal to gardening and grass cutting in the spring and summer.

“We’re basically the first and last impression of the airport,” said landscaper Dan Tavormina.