September 2012 Archives - Airport Improvement

McCarran Completes Tech-Rich Expansion

By Jodi Richards | September 1, 2012 | Terminals| September 2012

At $2.4 billion, the Terminal 3 expansion at Las Vegas McCarran International (LAS) is the airport's biggest ...

Toronto Airports Authority & American Express Forge Multi-Faceted

By Carroll McCormick | September 1, 2012 | Concessions / Retail| September 2012

Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) pioneered new marketing territory this summer, when a multi-year, ...

LAX Beefs Up Security with Upgraded CCTV, Access Control & Badging Systems

By Ronnie L. Garrett | September 1, 2012 | Security| September 2012

Between capital improvements and operating expenses, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has invested more ...

Airports Shouldn’t Need a ‘User Manual’

By Stanis Smith | September 1, 2012 | Industry Insider| September 2012

As an architect and frequent user of airports, I'm a strong advocate of intuitive wayfinding. Even those of us ...

Houston Airport System Tackles Parking Problems

By Greg Gerber | September 1, 2012 | Parking| September 2012

Parking is a perplexing challenge for many airports. Harried travelers running late get irritated driving up and ...

Sea-Tac’s New Rental Car Facility is Fast Off the Line

By Jennifer Bradley | September 1, 2012 | Passenger Transport| September 2012

Just 10 weeks after its mid-May premiere, the new Consolidated Rental Car Facility at Seattle-Tacoma International ...

Halifax Stanfield Considers Airport Service Survey an Important Tool

By Carroll McCormick | September 1, 2012 | Operations| September 2012

With 28 customer satisfaction awards to its credit since the Airport Service Quality survey began in 2002, Halifax ...

Orlando Int’l Enhances Service with New Remote Baggage Screening Facility

By Robert Nordstrom | September 1, 2012 | Baggage| September 2012

With one of the busiest checked baggage systems in the country, baggage handling is a critical component to ...

Air Force Academy Ditches Grass for Synthetic Turf

By Robert Nordstrom | September 1, 2012 | Runway/Ramp| September 2012

When the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, (KAFF) invested $5.4 million in 19 new gliders ...

Leveraging Technology for Asset Management

By Rebecca Douglas | September 1, 2012 | IT/Communications| September 2012

With about 2 million square feet of interior space, nine separate buildings and 3,000+ pieces of equipment under ...

VALE Grant Boosts Environmental Efficiency of Portland Jetport’s Terminal Expansion

By Rebecca Kanable | September 1, 2012 | Terminals| September 2012

When officials at Portland International Jetport in Maine (PWM) initiated preliminary design work for the ...

Chattanooga Metro Builds New General Aviation Facility to Spur On-Field Competition

By Jodi Richards | September 1, 2012 | General Aviation| September 2012

For years, general aviation customers at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) longed for new service providers ...

A Commitment to Green for Non-Aeronautical Revenues

By Nicole Nelson | September 1, 2012 | Landside Development| September 2012

Squeezed by increasingly tight budgets, business-savvy airports of various types and sizes are turning to their ...

What Works

By Paul Bowers | September 1, 2012 | Publisher's Column| September 2012

What Works While I would like to believe that the only communication vehicle our industry needs is a publication ...