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Cheyenne Area’s New Terminal Poised to Meet Region’s Air Service Needs

by Staff | Jan 1, 2019 | Terminals

After two decades of thinking, planning and finally building, Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) recently opened its new $18.5 million terminal. As part of the debut celebration, airport, community and business officials gathered with the public on Nov. 4 to welcome SkyWest’s first flight into CYS from Dallas/Ft. Worth International (DFW), the first of scheduled daily flights between the two locales.

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int’l Regains Lost Parking Revenue

by Staff | Jul 1, 2016 | Parking

In 2009, parking operations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) were basically on life support. With volume and revenue sliding at alarming rates, the executive team drafted Doug Wolfe, FLL’s chief financial officer, to revive the ailing profit center. “Our customers were abandoning us and we were losing parking revenue,” recalls Wolfe. “The off-airport parking businesses grew from 2% to 12% of market share. Something had to be done.”

St. Louis Int’l Flattens Spending Curve with Pavement Preservation

by Staff | Jan 1, 2016 | Runway/Ramp

Many airport operators feel they have limited options when it comes to airfield pavements. As vital concrete and asphalt assets age and deteriorate, they repair areas as needed and wait for the field’s pavement condition index to dictate a replacement project. When that day comes and goes, a new version of the same cycle begins again.

Airfield Makeover at Albert Lea Municipal Features New 5,000-Foot Runway

by Staff | Nov 1, 2013 | Runway/Ramp

Jim Hanson's Depression-era parents often reminded him to: "Use it up; wear it out; make it work." And for years, that's just what he did as manager of Albert Lea Municipal Airport (AEL), a city-owned facility in south central Minnesota. When Hanson...

Atlantic City Int’l Provisions for Scheduled International Service

by Staff | Mar 1, 2013 | Terminals

factsfigures Project: Terminal Expansion Airport: Atlantic City (NJ) Int'l Airport Size: 75,000 sq. ft. Cost: $25.1 million Key Elements: Mini federal inspection station; new exit lane security; 3 new airside gates; baggage claim enhancements Timeline:...

No Membership? No Problem

by Staff | Jul 1, 2011 | Runway/Ramp

Open from 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., The Club at RDU provides complimentary snacks and drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic), as well as a full menu of premium food and beverage items for purchase. Visitors have ready access to flight information displays, television,...

Artwork Highlights Terminal’s Handmade, Mind Made Themes

by Staff | Jul 1, 2011 | Runway/Ramp

In conceiving Terminal 2, officials at Raleigh-Durham International Airport strived to highlight North Carolina's tradition of handmade craftsmanship as well as its mind made technological innovations. Eight large-scale artworks commissioned for the new terminal...

Detroit Metro Builds $3.9 million Training Center

by Staff | Mar 1, 2010 | Emergency Operations

Police at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) sprang into action when the infamous "underwear bomber" unsuccessfully attempted to bring down a Christmas day flight en route from Amsterdam. First to board the aircraft after it landed, they apprehended the suspect and...

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Cheyenne Area’s New Terminal Poised to Meet Region’s Air Service Needs

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int’l Regains Lost Parking Revenue

St. Louis Int’l Flattens Spending Curve with Pavement Preservation

Airfield Makeover at Albert Lea Municipal Features New 5,000-Foot Runway

Atlantic City Int’l Provisions for Scheduled International Service

No Membership? No Problem

Artwork Highlights Terminal’s Handmade, Mind Made Themes

Detroit Metro Builds $3.9 million Training Center

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