A new $15.5 million maintenance facility at Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) is boosting the efficiency of airfield operations and has literally opened the door to buying larger and more productive snow removal equipment.
MIA is investing nearly $9 billion in maintenance upgrades and capital improvements over the next 10 years. It also launched a $10 million program to add maintenance staff.
Amid the angst, upheaval and tragedy that COVID-19 unleashed, there were also isolated slivers of opportunity. One of those rare instances occurred at Bismarck Airport (BIS) in North Dakota.
By methodically replacing aging infrastructure and equipment over the past eight years, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) in West Columbia, SC, managed to shave $1.2 million off its annual budget.
Following the FAA Safety Organization’s final rule for Part 121 airline operators in 2015, the agency published its final ruling on Safety Management Systems (SMS) for some Part 139 airports in February 2023.
It can be tough finding time to build relationships with the greater community. However, leaders at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) on Florida’s Gulf Coast know that such efforts are not just vital to developing a positive service-oriented identity; they can also be effective early recruitment tools to support the long-term success of the airport.
With wildfires raging throughout British Columbia last summer, two things kept Kelowna International Airport (YLW) ahead of the game: good working relationships with the provincial and national governments, and partners such as Nav Canada.
Nearly a decade ago, the FAA Safety Organization issued a final rule requiring Part 121 certificated operators—scheduled commercial airlines—to implement Safety Management Plans. The goal was to help carriers detect and correct safety risks before they become hazards.
Coping with such change is essential, but staying ahead of it is ideal. Boulder City Municipal Airport (BVU) in Nevada is ahead of the change curve with its novel, yet pragmatic and efficient, use of drone technology to help determine the ideal site and height of its proposed air traffic control tower.
A new glycol recycling facility opened at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) featuring first-of-its-kind deicing technology for the United States. In addition to recovering and recycling glycol from aircraft deicing operations, the new $19.4 million system significantly enhances the process by producing glycol for reuse at the upstate New York airfield.
