January-February 2014 Archives - Airport Improvement

Outagamie County Airport Builds Net Zero Fixed-Base Operation

By Dan Vnuk | January 1, 2014 | General Aviation| January-February 2014

Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) in Appleton, WI, significantly raised the industry standard for ...

Putting Big Data to Work for Airports

By Andrew Schmahl | January 1, 2014 | Industry Insider| January-February 2014

The airport industry has its priorities. Managing operating costs, avoiding potential disruptions and improving ...

Their Point Has Nothing to Do With Facts

By Paul Bowers | January 1, 2014 | Publisher's Column| January-February 2014

The Hill, which reports on Congress and Capitol Hill, recently released its picks for Top 10 lobbying victories of ...

Houston Intercontinental & United Wrap Up First Phase of $1 Billion Terminal Project

By Robert Nordstrom | January 1, 2014 | Terminals| January-February 2014

The Houston Airport System and United Airlines have taken their public-private partnership to a whole new level ...

Buffalo Int’l Boosts Website Visibility to Push Back Parking Competitors

By Kristin Vanderhey Shaw | January 1, 2014 | Parking| January-February 2014

Airports have a new tool in their arsenal to keep off-airport parking providers at bay: search engine optimization ...

How Austin-Bergstrom Int’l Readies for Race Day

By Kathy Scott | January 1, 2014 | Operations| January-February 2014

When Formula 1 racing returned to the United States in 2012 after a five-year absence, it drew 265,000 fans to the ...

Construction Projects Abound at Paine Field

By Robert Nordstrom | January 1, 2014 | Runway/Ramp| January-February 2014

The recent $8 million reconstruction of the general aviation runway at Snohomish County Airport, aka Paine Field ...

South Carolina Creates Software to Facilitate Airport-Friendly Development

By Ken Wysocky | January 1, 2014 | IT/Communications| January-February 2014

The South Carolina Aeronautics Commission (SCAC) is developing a software program to help local land-use planners ...

Private/Public Partnership Building New Terminal at Iqaluit Int’l

By Jodi Richards | January 1, 2014 | Terminals| January-February 2014

Located in the unforgiving Canadian Arctic on Baffin Island, Iqaluit International Airport (YFB) is literally a lifeline to residents of Nunavut, Canada’s northernmost territory.

New Terminal Shines at Southwest Georgia Regional

By Jennifer Bradley | January 1, 2014 | Terminals| January-February 2014

Yvette Aehle never dreamed she would be so enthused about bathrooms. But after running Southwest Georgia Regional ...

Self-Service Passport Readers Reduce Wait Times at O’Hare Int’l

By Nicole Nelson | January 1, 2014 | Security| January-February 2014

In an ongoing effort to improve the arrival process into the United States, the recent installation of Automated ...

Runway Rehab Paves the Way for Awards at Tri-State Airport

By Rebecca Kanable | January 1, 2014 | Runway/Ramp| January-February 2014

The $9 million rehabilitation of the sole runway at Huntington Tri-State Airport (HTS) in West Virginia was ...

Self-Boarding Gates Garner Positive Reviews at McCarran Int’l

By Mike Schwanz | January 1, 2014 | IT/Communications| January-February 2014

After approximately 18 months with new self-boarding gates operating in Terminal 3 at McCarran International ...