March-April 2014 Archives - Airport Improvement

Atlanta Int’l Adds “Airline-Agnostic” Passenger Lounge

By Victoria Soukup Jensen | March 1, 2014 | Concessions / Retail| March-April 2014

Building on the traditional popularity of airline lounges while also catering to a preponderance of hub and spoke ...

Award-Winning Winter Ops Team Keeps Anchorage Int’l Open

By Robert Nordstrom | March 1, 2014 | Runway/Ramp| March-April 2014

No one at Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) can recall ever having to close the vital Alaskan airport ...

US Airways Upgrades Airside Bus Fleet at Reagan National

By Mike Schwanz | March 1, 2014 | Ground Support| March-April 2014

Getting passengers in and out is a continual challenge at older East Coast airports, where congestion is often a ...

Cancun Int’l Installs New System to CentralizeInfo Displays at 9 Mexican Airports

By Jodi Richards | March 1, 2014 | Ground Support| March-April 2014

A system recently deployed at Cancun International (CUN) is centralizing the operation and management of passenger ...

Villeneuve Airport Upgrades Airfield, Adds Facilities to Prepare for Growth

By Victoria Soukup Jensen | March 1, 2014 | General Aviation| March-April 2014

Persistence from local aviation investors and the closure of another nearby municipal airport have spurred ...

Friedman Memorial Opts for Technology vs. Extra Staff to Comply with Badging Regs

By Nicole Nelson | March 1, 2014 | Security| March-April 2014

Steve Guthrie, airport security coordinator at Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) in central Idaho, will be the first ...

Let’s Hear it For Expandable Design & Long-Term Planning

By Joe Lopano | March 1, 2014 | Industry Insider| March-April 2014

When Tampa International Airport (TPA) opened in 1971, it was regarded by many as a state-of-the-art wonder, ...

New Snow Removal Equipment & Procedures Pay Off at Indianapolis Int’l

By Dan Vnuk | March 1, 2014 | Runway/Ramp| March-April 2014

It’s almost as if Indianapolis International Airport (IND) was tipped off that this would be a particularly ...

Bellingham Int’l Adds Gates & Triples Terminal Size to Serve Canadian-Fueled Growth

By Robert Nordstrom | March 1, 2014 | Terminals| March-April 2014

Like many U.S. airports scattered along the Canadian border, Bellingham International Airport (BLI) in Washington ...

Web-Based Booking Agent Presents Discounted Parking Competition in 70+ Markets

By Kristin Vanderhey Shaw | March 1, 2014 | Parking| March-April 2014

There’s a new parking competitor nipping at the heels of airports throughout the United States, but there ...

New Boarding Pass Scanners Guide Passengers to Gates & Concessions at Boston Logan

By Jennifer Bradley | March 1, 2014 | IT/Communications| March-April 2014

What began as a digital signage initiative at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) has evolved to include an ...

DFW Adds Hotel Hospitality to TSA Checkpoint with Help from Marriott

By Rebecca Kanable | March 1, 2014 | Security| March-April 2014

It wouldn’t be hyperbole or marketing hype to say that the newly renovated TSA checkpoint at Dallas/Fort ...

Plans for Business Park in the Works at Albuquerque Int’l Sunport

By by Kathy Scott | March 1, 2014 | Landside Development| March-April 2014

When Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) closed its original runway in 2012, the airport’s director of ...

Managing Leakage

By Paul Bowers | March 1, 2014 | Publisher's Column| March-April 2014

When playing the word association game, “leakage” would likely prompt answers about diapers and plumbing. But ...