September 2013 Archives - Airport Improvement

3-D Computer Modeling Used to Site & Design New Control Tower at O’Hare

By Victoria Soukup Jensen | September 1, 2013 | Operations| September 2013

Kevin Markwell clearly remembers how officials determined the final site for the main air traffic control tower at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in the early 1990s.

Ongoing Landside Development at Louisville Int’l Benefits Airport, City & UPS

By Ken Wysocky | September 1, 2013 | Landside Development| September 2013

A pending $2.3 million land sale at Louisville International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky marks another step in ...

Baggage Identification System Eases Connections at Toronto Pearson

By Rebecca Kanable | September 1, 2013 | Baggage| September 2013

Passengers connecting to U.S. destinations in Terminal 1 at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) no longer ...

Orlando Int’l Speeds Customs Process with Automated Kiosks

By Kathy Scott | September 1, 2013 | Security| September 2013

Airport operators can spend millions on new construction, renovations and the latest customer amenities, but none ...

Baltimore/Washington Int’l Terminal Catches Up With Passenger Growth

By Jennifer Bradley | September 1, 2013 | Terminals| September 2013

This year, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is completing a $105 million ...

Detroit Metro Adds Health-Oriented Retail Options & Self-Testing Kiosks

By Nicole Nelson | September 1, 2013 | Concessions / Retail| September 2013

With a sizable portion of airline travelers working to reduce their size, airports across the globe are responding ...

Miami Int’l Debuts Free Video Streaming- in English and Español

By Nicole Nelson | September 1, 2013 | IT/Communications| September 2013

Miami International Airport (MIA) has provided news, weather and stock market updates to visitors in gate ...

Florida’s Runway Maintenance Program Gets High Marks from Participants

By Mike Schwanz | September 1, 2013 | Runway/Ramp| September 2013

Most airport executives agree that dealing with governmental bureaucracy is the most frustrating aspect of their ...

Airport Policing in the 21st Century

By Duane P. McGray | September 1, 2013 | Industry Insider| September 2013

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Why Didn’t I Think of That?

By Paul Bowers | September 1, 2013 | Publisher's Column| September 2013

You run an airport, and nobody knows its ins and outs better than you do. You know how things get done, what needs ...

San Diego Int’l Keeps it Green During Terminal 2 Expansion Project

By Jodi Richards | September 1, 2013 | Terminals| September 2013

The Terminal 2 expansion at San Diego International Airport (SAN), a project known as the Green Build, was green ...

San Diego Int’l Bolsters its Technology Backbone

By Jodi Richards | September 1, 2013 | IT/Communications| September 2013

Significant technology upgrades - both seen and unseen - figure prominently into the Green Build expansion of ...

DFW Rolls Out New Parking & Revenue Control System

By Robert Nordstrom | September 1, 2013 | Parking| September 2013

In August, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) flipped the switch, so to speak, on a new high-tech ...

Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Finds Silver Lining in Allegiant’s Departure

By Robert Nordstrom | September 1, 2013 | Operations| September 2013

Officials at Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) were understandably befuddled when Allegiant Airlines ...

Augusta Regional Receives Masters Traffic on Renovated Runways

By Dan Vnuk | September 1, 2013 | Runway/Ramp| September 2013

Before the world's best golfers hit the well-manicured fairways at Augusta National Golf Club for the Masters ...