September 2014 Archives - Airport Improvement

Love Field “Wright-Sizes” With New Terminal

By Jodi Richards | September 1, 2014 | Terminals| September 2014

October is a monumental month for Dallas Love Field (DAL). Officials expect the airport's sweeping ...

A Shared Cause

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

A Shared Cause These are heady days in aviation. Industry conditions remind me of 2000 and early 2001, when new ...

Love Field Thinks Outside the Baggage Box With Temporary Bag Claim

By Jodi Richards | September 1, 2014 | Baggage| September 2014

A new baggage handling system designed to accommodate an expected traffic bump at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) ...

Minneapolis-St. Paul Int’l Encourages Travelers to Sit Down & Power Up

By Robert Nordstrom | September 1, 2014 | Terminals| September 2014

Authorities at Minneapolis-St. Paul Int'l Airport (MSP) understand that little things can have a big impact on ...

Airports Caught in Crossfire of War Between Taxis & Ride-Share Networks

By Kathy Scott | September 1, 2014 | Passenger Transport| September 2014

Ride-share services entered the transportation marketplace with barely an introduction, other than superlative ...

Snow/Ice Strategies for Airports Outside the Snowbelt

By Mike Schwanz | September 1, 2014 | Operations| September 2014

The winter of 2013-2014 was a nasty brute. In addition to mercilessly slamming the Midwest and Northeast, it also ...

San Francisco Int’l Cuts Costs & Construction Time With Partnering

By Jennifer Bradley | September 1, 2014 | Terminals| September 2014

Twenty percent below standard industry cost - that's how San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is ...

American Express Opens Upscale Lounges at McCarran & Dallas/Fort Worth Int’l

By Victoria Soukup | September 1, 2014 | Concessions / Retail| September 2014

Just like the commercials insist, membership does have its privileges. And now those privileges include access to ...

Denver Int’l Improves Efficiency, Reduces Costs With Building Information Modeling

By Ken Wysocky | September 1, 2014 | IT/Communications| September 2014

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is nothing new at Denver International Airport (DEN). Colorado's busiest ...

Raleigh-Durham Int’l Transforms “Big Blue Box” into New Terminal

By Robert Nordstrom | September 1, 2014 | Terminals| September 2014

When Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) opened its completely renovated Terminal 1 in mid-April, the North ...

New Intermodal Center at Bob Hope Airport Doubles as Emergency Ops Center

By Rebecca Kanable | September 1, 2014 | Passenger Transport| September 2014

The new $112 million Regional Intermodal Transportation Center at Bob Hope Airport (BUR) shows that access to the ...

Tampa Int’l Uses Technology Trifecta to Predict Checkpoint Wait Times

By Nicole Nelson | September 1, 2014 | Security| September 2014

Inspiration can strike anywhere, anytime - if you're paying attention. An idea for improving customer ...

Easing Travel Stress for Children with Autism

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

Exciting as it is, air travel is also often stressful for kids. Disruptions to regular sleep schedules and ...

Winning the Airport Waiting Game

By Craig Richmond | September 1, 2014 | Industry Insider| September 2014

We are a population that hates to wait. In fact, the age-old notion of "waiting your turn" has taken on ...