Langfelder seeks ouster of longtime Springfield airport chairman

Frank Vala has been chairman of the Springfield Airport Authority — the governing body that oversees Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport — since 2006, but he won’t be for much longer if Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder gets his way.”I think there needs to be a change with the airport chairman,” Langfelder said, speaking Friday morning at a Citizens Club of Springfield discussion on city finances. “And the reason for that is nothing personal, it’s nothing political. […]