November-December 2013 Archives - Airport Improvement

Airports: We don’t want your money!

By Paul Bowers | November 1, 2013 | Publisher's Column| November-December 2013

The other day, a friend at a consulting firm asked me about some of the articles in our October issue. She had an ...

Los Angeles Int’l Unveils Redeveloped International Terminal

By Jodi Richards | November 1, 2013 | Terminals| November-December 2013

In mid-September, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) opened the South Concourse and central core of the New ...

Int’l Terminal at LAX Receives Retail & Dining Makeover

By Jodi Richards | November 1, 2013 | Concessions / Retail| November-December 2013

Part of the $1.9 billion renovation and expansion of the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles ...

Sea-Tac & Portland Jetport Install Automated Exit Lane Control Systems

By Kathy Scott | November 1, 2013 | Security| November-December 2013

If TSA has its way, the new year will bring new security responsibilities - and their associated costs - to U.S. ...

Airfield Makeover at Albert Lea Municipal Features New 5,000-Foot Runway

By Staff | November 1, 2013 | Runway/Ramp| November-December 2013

Jim Hanson's Depression-era parents often reminded him to: "Use it up; wear it out; make it work." ...

Columbiana Airport Swaps Light Pole Real Estate for Internet Service

By Jennifer Bradley | November 1, 2013 | IT/Communications| November-December 2013

Columbiana County Airport is a small two-runway facility in rural Ohio with 28 aircraft based on the field. But ...

Airport Restrooms: Often Overlooked, but Seldom Forgotten

By Robert Nordstrom | November 1, 2013 | Terminals| November-December 2013

Airport visitors use many different names for restrooms - loo, privy, lav, water closet - but few mince words ...

Oil Boom Creates Bonanza for North Dakota Airports

By Dan Vnuk | November 1, 2013 | Terminals| November-December 2013

Until recently, North Dakota was largely considered a "flyover" state. Then its ample reserves of shale ...

Chicago Airports Forge New Territory with Mandatory Green Standards for Concessionaires

By Victoria Soukup Jensen | November 1, 2013 | Concessions / Retail| November-December 2013

When it comes to long-term sustainability, it's one thing to talk the talk and quite another to walk the walk. ...

Parking Reservations Go Viral at Vancouver Int’l

By Nicole Nelson | November 1, 2013 | Parking| November-December 2013

Following in the successful footsteps of U.K. airports that fundamentally changed the way patrons park, Vancouver ...

Runway Rehab Benefits Military & Civilian Traffic

By Rebecca Kanable | November 1, 2013 | Runway/Ramp| November-December 2013

Airmen and civilians flying aircraft into Joint Base Charleston via Runway 15-33 have had smoother landings since ...

To PPP or Not to PPP, That is the Question

By Stanis Smith | November 1, 2013 | Industry Insider| November-December 2013

Query: What do LaGuardia, Santiago International, Chicago Midway, Gary/Chicago International and Iqaluit Airport ...

Gateway Airport Fixes Freeway Signage Problems

By Kristin Vanderhey Shaw | November 1, 2013 | Terminals| November-December 2013

Passengers have been flocking to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) in droves for the past few years. But until ...