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Meridian & Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Partner to Attract & Grow Air Service

Meridian & Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Partner to Attract & Grow Air Service

by Jodi Richards | Jan 1, 2015 | Operations

After losing their respective carriers and being declared ‘dead’ by one consultant’s study, two southern Mississippi airports have joined forces and secured shared service with the help of a new consultant and an essential air service contract. In early November, Meridian Regional Airport (MEI) and Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) both celebrated the beginning of new service to Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW) on ExpressJet, operating under Skywest for American Airlines. After picking up passengers at PIB, 50-seat regional jets continue to MEI, just 60 miles north, to pick up additional passengers before heading to DFW. ‘Do you know how much fun it was to announce we had jet service with American” asks Tom Williams, president and chief executive officer of the Meridian Airport Authority.

San Francisco Int’l Installs Runway Safety Areas With More Than a Year Left on the Congressional Clock

San Francisco Int’l Installs Runway Safety Areas With More Than a Year Left on the Congressional Clock

by Jodi Richards | Jan 1, 2015 | Runway/Ramp

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) completed a two-phase runway safety area (RSA) project in early August (2014) ‘ beating its own schedule by one month and finishing more than a year ahead of the congressionally mandated Dec. 31, 2015, deadline for all federally obligated and Part 139 airports. The new safety features, estimated to cost about $223 million, are designed to significantly reduce personal injury and aircraft damage in the event of runway overruns, undershoots and veer-offs, per FAA Advisory Circular 150/5300-13.

Terminal Redevelopment Readies Providenciales Int’l for More Island Visitors

by Jodi Richards | Nov 1, 2014 | Terminals

Every year, more than one million tourists visit the Turks and Caicos Islands, a collection of 40 islands and cays (only eight of which are inhabited) located about 550 miles southeast of Miami. With most visitors flying into Providenciales International Airport...

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

by Jodi Richards | Oct 1, 2014 | Runway/Ramp

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) celebrated the completion of a colossal, long-range airfield initiative in mid-September. The $791 million project created South Runway 10R-28L by extending, shifting and lengthening the former 9R-27L from 5,276...

Private Operator Looks Airside at San Juan Int’l

by Jodi Richards | Oct 1, 2014 | Airside

When Aerostar Airport Holdings took over the day-to-day operation of Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, it also assumed responsibility for several in-process and future projects, including airfield infrastructure upgrades. These...

Love Field Thinks Outside the Baggage Box With Temporary Bag Claim

by Jodi Richards | Sep 1, 2014 | Baggage

A new baggage handling system designed to accommodate an expected traffic bump at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) is a key component of the airport's $500+ million modernization program slated for completion in October. Planning for the baggage system began in...

Love Field “Wright-Sizes” With New Terminal

by Jodi Richards | Sep 1, 2014 | Terminals

October is a monumental month for Dallas Love Field (DAL). Officials expect the airport's sweeping modernization initiative to be substantially complete by the first of the month; and on the 13th, the Wright Amendment will officially expire, ending more than three...

San Juan Int’l Forges New Territory with Public-Private Partnership

by Jodi Richards | Jul 1, 2014 | Operations

Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is forging new territory for a U.S. or U.S territory airport with its public-private partnership (P3). In July 2012, Aerostar Airport Holdings, a joint venture between Highstar...

Top-to-Bottom Renovations Breathe New Life into Newark Liberty

by Jodi Richards | May 1, 2014 | Terminals

The $347.1 million Terminal B modernization at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is a project more than a decade in the making. Set off by growth in international traffic and further inspired by changing security requirements, the comprehensive initiative...

Cancun Int’l Installs New System to CentralizeInfo Displays at 9 Mexican Airports

by Jodi Richards | Mar 1, 2014 | Ground Support

A system recently deployed at Cancun International (CUN) is centralizing the operation and management of passenger information displays at nine southeast Mexican airports. Currently in full operation, the system is simultaneously delivering multiple benefits to the...

Private/Public Partnership Building New Terminal at Iqaluit Int’l

by Jodi Richards | Jan 1, 2014 | Terminals

Located in the unforgiving Canadian Arctic on Baffin Island, Iqaluit International Airport (YFB) is literally a lifeline to residents of Nunavut, Canada’s northernmost territory.

Los Angeles Int’l Unveils Redeveloped International Terminal

by Jodi Richards | Nov 1, 2013 | Terminals

In mid-September, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) opened the South Concourse and central core of the New Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT). With an overall budget of $1.9 billion, the project is part of a $4.1 billion capital improvements program that...

Int’l Terminal at LAX Receives Retail & Dining Makeover

by Jodi Richards | Nov 1, 2013 | Concessions / Retail

Part of the $1.9 billion renovation and expansion of the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the dramatic $79.8 million redevelopment of its concessions program by The Westfield Group and its partners. When complete,...

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

by Jodi Richards | Sep 1, 2013 | Terminals

The Terminal 2 expansion at San Diego International Airport (SAN), a project known as the Green Build, was green on two fronts: environmentally and financially. "The whole building is designed with sustainability in mind," comments Thella Bowens,...

San Diego Int’l Bolsters its Technology Backbone

by Jodi Richards | Sep 1, 2013 | IT/Communications

Significant technology upgrades - both seen and unseen - figure prominently into the Green Build expansion of Terminal 2 at San Diego International Airport (SAN), which celebrated its grand opening in August. The $30 million investment in technology was designed to...

Telluride Regional Invests in Extensive Runway & Airfield Improvements

by Jodi Richards | Jul 1, 2013 | Runway/Ramp

Located 9,070 feet above sea level at the top of the Deep Creek Mesa, Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) in Colorado is the highest commercial airport in United States. Thanks to a $50...

Clinton National Debuts, With Future Improvements Already Charted

by Jodi Richards | Jul 1, 2013 | Terminals

Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) - formerly known as Little Rock National Airport - recently celebrated its name change honoring the 42nd U.S. president and 67th secretary of state, complete with appearances by both politicians. The Arkansas airport...

Barnstable Municipal Builds New Terminal & Looks to the Future

by Jodi Richards | Jan 1, 2013 | Terminals

factsfigures Project: New Terminal & Associated Improvements Location: Barnstable Municipal Airport (Hyannis, MA) Total Cost: $40 million Air Traffic Control Tower: $7 million Tower Funding: FAA Terminal Cost: $17.6 million Terminal Funding: $13.1 million from MA...

Long Beach Municipal Modernizes Airport While Respecting Iconic Terminal

by Jodi Richards | Nov 1, 2012 | Terminals

Officials at Long Beach Municipal Airport (LGB) in southern California hope to give travelers an early Christmas present — two new concourses with resort-like amenities and service. The $45 million project designed to provide the “improved passenger...

Long Beach Municipal Revamps its Retail & Food/Beverage Program

by Jodi Richards | Nov 1, 2012 | Concessions / Retail

For Airport Director Mario Rodriguez, the $45 million concourse project nearing completion at Long Beach Municipal (LGB) is about far more than providing enough capacity to move people through the facility. “We want to make sure that they move through in a very...

FAA Funds Green Projects at Chattanooga Metro

by Jodi Richards | Oct 1, 2012 | Sustainability

About 40 years ago, Walter Cronkite characterized Chattanooga, TN, as one of the dirtiest cities in America. Since then, officials have worked to transform it into one of the cleanest, and the airport fully supports its goals of environmental stewardship and...

McCarran Completes Tech-Rich Expansion

by Jodi Richards | Sep 1, 2012 | Terminals

At $2.4 billion, the Terminal 3 expansion at Las Vegas McCarran International (LAS) is the airport's biggest project ever and the largest public works project in Nevada's history. In addition to a new 1.9-million-square-foot terminal, the on-time, under-budget...

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

by Jodi Richards | Sep 1, 2012 | General Aviation

For years, general aviation customers at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) longed for new service providers to help drive down higher-than-average fuel prices and hangar costs on the south Tennessee field. A lack of competition led to inflated expenses for...

Atlanta Int’l Premieres $1.4 Billion International Terminal

by Jodi Richards | Jul 1, 2012 | Terminals

Expectations are high for the new international terminal that opened at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) on May 16. "We want to become not only the gateway to Atlanta and the state of Georgia, we really want to be the gateway to the...

Hartsfield-Jackson Orchestrates Activation of New International Terminal

by Jodi Richards | Jul 1, 2012 | Terminals

Well before Hartsfield-Jackson International Atlanta Airport (ATL) opened its new Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal in mid-May, a dedicated team began working to ensure the transition process would be as smooth as possible for both travelers and airport...

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