Amid airport disruptions and winter storms, airports are finding practical solutions through collaboration—repurposing used equipment and resources to improve operations while creating cost-effective, win-win outcomes.
Welcome to our January/February issue. There are a lot of great projects to read about, supported with amazing visuals.
Media loves to produce lists of winners and losers. Why? Often, it’s just a way to get people to read their content.
Our best work is when we have a story within a story to tell—when you’re not sure if the airport or project partner will overcome difficult obstacles or clear all of the hurdles that were in the way.
Logically, airports are central to supporting travel. Through infrastructure and passenger experiences, they encourage wanderlust and enable our mobile world.
Want a burger at the airport restaurant? How about a hangar to house your plane, or some Avgas for getting from Point A to B? Sure thing. You can have them, but they all come at a cost.
What we’ve seen in the first few months of the second Trump administration underscores how true it really is…and disruptive to boot.
We had a hole in our lineup for this edition that needed to be filled. And quick!
Ever since we launched Airport Improvement, I’ve used Google Alerts to help source information about airports. Don’t get me wrong, I love hearing from all of you airport folks, consultants and suppliers!
The new issue you’re holding in your hands, or looking at on your screen, is our last edition of 2024. It’s been a good year. No, it’s been a great year for most of us in the airport industry.
(ONTARIO, California, February 19, 2024) – Record international travel volumes at Ontario International Airport (ONT) are great news for Greater Ontario’s tourism industry and underscore the Inland Empire’s growing stature as a global destination, the head of the...
Autonomous Chairs Now Taking American Airlines Customers to Gates at LAX and MIA Orlando, FL, March 27, 2024 – WHILL, Inc., a pioneering developer of electric mobility devices, announced the first commercial installations of its autonomous mobility service in the...
ORLANDO, FL. — Operational activity at Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) showed consistency and improvement over the course of the 2020 calendar year. According to official and unofficial statistics, ORL had one of its busiest years in the past five years. “The Aviation...
Agreement with Munich Airport International a major milestone in development of new world-class terminal Terminal One a key element in the ongoing $28 billion transformation of Newark Liberty, JFK and LaGuardia airports In a major step forward in the development of a...
American Airlines is expanding its long-haul services to and from Munich: Effective immediately, the carrier is offering daily flights with a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area in the US state of Texas, departing from Munich at...
Route launches by American Airlines and four new carriers drive steady growth (MIAMI, August 20, 2019) – Through June, Miami International Airport served 688,000 more passengers than last year, for an increase of three percent and a mid-year total of 23.4 million...
New Roles Enhance Operations and Support Future Growth NASHVILLE – Setting the stage for future growth and expansion, the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) announces the following promotions within its leadership team: Mr. Robert Ramsey: Executive...
Jennifer Ekey Joins Port Authority Team (WILMINGTON, OHIO) The Clinton County Port Authority (Port Authority) announced today that it has hired Jennifer Ekey as Economic Development Director. The new Port Authority position marks another step in the community’s...
The City of Kansas City, Mo., Aviation Department reports that 954,232 passengers arrived and departed through Kansas City International Airport’s gates in November, a 3.0 percent increase from November 2016. Passenger boardings were up 3.2 percent, with a total of...
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines will unveil the newest addition to its network of United Club locations with the opening of a brand-new 6,000-square-foot United Club at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Located in the...
Bigger aircraft by legacy carrier proves to be another sign for strong passenger demand at Louisville’s airport LOUISVILLE, KY (March 31, 2023) – United Airlines is growing at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) with new, mainline service to...
Iconic Denver brewery opens first restaurant for world travelers; debuts new specialty beer DENVER (April 4, 2019) – Great Divide Brewing Company is uniting world travelers at Denver International Airport with the opening of the new Great Divide Brewhouse and Kitchen...
SUMMER TRAVEL EXPECTED TO BE BUSIEST ON RECORD Oakland, CA: (June 29, 2018) – Officials at Oakland International Airport today released May traffic reports, which indicate that total passengers at the airport increased 4.1%, from 1,140,821 in May 2017, to 1,187,120...
In June 2018 Vacation Express announced the return of nonstop charter flights between Kansas City International Airport and Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Launched in February 2018 the route became the first-ever nonstop service between Kansas City and Punta...
Materna IPS has implemented the installation together with Toyo Kanetsu K.K. Tokyo International Airport (HANEDA), Japan’s fastest growing airport by passenger numbers, has increased its capacities through new terminal extensions. The 4th biggest airport in the world...
