September 2012 Archives - Airport Improvement

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 ...

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 ...