October 2014 Archives - Airport Improvement

Fort Lauderdale Int’l Gets Creative to Meet Growing Airfield Needs

By Jodi Richards | October 1, 2014 | Runway/Ramp| October 2014

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) celebrated the completion of a colossal, long-range airfield ...

Baltimore/Washington Int’l Relies on “Army” of Contractors

By Thomas J. Smith | October 1, 2014 | Operations| October 2014

Constrained by a state-mandated maximum employee headcount, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall ...

Miami Int’l Improves Runway Incursion Detection With Multi-Tech System

By Ken Wysocky | October 1, 2014 | Security| October 2014

A new $3.1 million security system that went online at Miami International Airport (MIA) is providing one of the ...

John Wayne Airport Completes Runway Redesignation

By Victoria Soukup | October 1, 2014 | Runway/Ramp| October 2014

Southern California's John Wayne Airport (SNA) recently renumbered its two runways - without shutting down ...

Contingency Planning Saves Tucson Int’l Time & Money on New Apron Project

By Robert Nordstrom | October 1, 2014 | Fuel Operations| October 2014

Over the past decade, the main terminal apron at Tucson International Airport (TUS) was beginning to require heavy ...

Private Operator Looks Airside at San Juan Int’l

By Jodi Richards | October 1, 2014 | Airside| October 2014

When Aerostar Airport Holdings took over the day-to-day operation of Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) ...

Orlando Int’l Slashes Power Consumption with LED Airfield Lighting

By Jennifer Bradley | October 1, 2014 | Runway/Ramp| October 2014

Pilots flying into Orlando International Airport (MCO) are noticing brighter, crisper lighting on one of ...

Evansville Regional Moves Roads & Railways to Reconstruct Runway

By Robert Nordstrom | October 1, 2014 | Runway/Ramp| October 2014

With the clock ticking and a dauntingly long list of complex enabling projects to complete, Evansville Regional ...

Student Project Leads to Prototype Snowmelt System at Greater Binghamton

By Kristin Vanderhey Shaw | October 1, 2014 | Operations| October 2014

Officials at Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) are enjoying the "green glow" of a $1.25 million ...

Ottawa Int’l Sets Precedent With Grooved Runway

By Mike Schwanz | October 1, 2014 | Runway/Ramp| October 2014

When Ottawa International Airport (YOW) added grooves to one of its main runways last summer, it became the first ...

Orlando Sanford Int’l & FAA Test Artificial Turf As Tortoise Barrier

By Nicole Nelson | October 1, 2014 | Terminals| October 2014

George Speake lightheartedly refers to Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) as the "home of gopher ...

Kerrville Municipal Builds Hangars with Support From City & County

By Dan Vnuk | October 1, 2014 | Hangars| October 2014

Located in "Hill Country" just 65 miles northwest of San Antonio, the city of Kerrville, TX, (population ...

Monroe County Airport Repairs Airfield Sinkholes

By Kathy Scott | October 1, 2014 | Runway/Ramp| October 2014

Catastrophic sinkhole incidents are horrific events that take victims by surprise and leave onlookers shaking ...

Why Peer Reviews Are More Important Than Ever

By William A. Fife | October 1, 2014 | Industry Insider| October 2014

Why Peer Reviews Are More Important Than Ever When it comes to aviation peer reviews, the more things change ...

Spot On!

By Paul Bowers | October 1, 2014 | Publisher's Column| October 2014

Spot On! There's something about face-to-face encounters for learning and networking. They invariably ...