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Phoenix Sky Harbor Saves Water & Money by Switching to Native Landscaping

Phoenix Sky Harbor Saves Water & Money by Switching to Native Landscaping

by Victoria Soukup | Nov 1, 2019 | Environmental

Over the last two years, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) has transformed its lush green landscape into an eye-catching desert environment that requires less water and reflects the region’s natural beauty. The move from grass and deciduous shrubs to rocks and native flora is expected to reduce the Arizona airport’s annual water usage by 5.375 million gallons and save about $425,000 per year.

New Fuel Farm Increases Efficiency at Great Falls Int’l

New Fuel Farm Increases Efficiency at Great Falls Int’l

by Victoria Soukup | Oct 1, 2019 | Fuel Operations

A new fuel farm at Great Falls International (GTF) is providing additional fuel capacity, faster delivery and peace of mind about protecting the pristine environment that surrounds the Montana airport. The aboveground facility, which was commissioned in January, replaces a series of underground tanks installed in 1974.

Halifax Int’l Doubles Checkpoint Throughput, Adds Space for Concessions & Airlines

Halifax Int’l Doubles Checkpoint Throughput, Adds Space for Concessions & Airlines

by Victoria Soukup | Sep 1, 2019 | Security

When Halifax Stanfield International (YHZ) recently expanded its security checkpoint, the Nova Scotia airport leveraged the associated construction process by dovetailing additional projects to add space for airline operations and new passenger concessions. Crews completed the security enhancements last spring and the other expansions this summer.

El Paso Int’l Creates Airport Neighborhood With Paved Walkways, Lighting & Landscaping

El Paso Int’l Creates Airport Neighborhood With Paved Walkways, Lighting & Landscaping

by Victoria Soukup | Jul 1, 2019 | Operations

Walkability is a buzzword usually associated with city planning; and curb appeal is typically an issue for real estate agents. Both, however, are now key features at El Paso International (ELP). The West Texas airport is completing an $11 million exterior renovation that links its terminal to nearby restaurants and onsite hotels via paved walkways. Improving passenger drop-off/pickup areas and upgrading exterior landscaping and lighting are other primary projects.

Paine Field Adds Commercial Service in Stylish New Terminal

Paine Field Adds Commercial Service in Stylish New Terminal

by Victoria Soukup | Mar 1, 2019 | Airside

After decades serving business and general aviation traffic, Paine Field-Snohomish County Airport (PAE) is adding scheduled passenger service out of a polished new terminal owned and operated by a private operator. The Everett, WA, airport will have 24 daily roundtrip flights to nine western U.S. markets when its schedule is in full swing this spring.

Contract Control Tower Opens at Albert J. Ellis Airport

Contract Control Tower Opens at Albert J. Ellis Airport

by Victoria Soukup | Jan 1, 2019 | Airside

It took a decade, but Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ) finally has its own air traffic control tower’a six-story, $6 million structure that officials hope will increase airspace efficiency and bring more air service to the small airport on the eastern coast of North Carolina.

Training Program Benefits Community, Supplies Work Crews at Los Angeles Int’l

Training Program Benefits Community, Supplies Work Crews at Los Angeles Int’l

by Victoria Soukup | Nov 1, 2018 | Operations

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is helping supply construction workers for its massive multi-billion dollar capital improvement project with a free development program that recruits, trains and provides union apprenticeships for local residents. The training provided is in construction trades such as electrical, carpentry, plumbing, sheet metal, drywall and flooring’all critical elements for upcoming construction projects at LAX.

Naval Air Station Oceana Maintains Operational Volume While Converting to LED Airfield Lighting

Naval Air Station Oceana Maintains Operational Volume While Converting to LED Airfield Lighting

by Victoria Soukup | Oct 1, 2018 | Landside Development

Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) in Virginia Beach, VA, is moving into the final stretch of a $120 million airfield project to reconstruct one runway and replace aging incandescent airfield lighting with energy-saving LED fixtures.

Edmonton Int’l Adds Designer Outlet Mall

Edmonton Int’l Adds Designer Outlet Mall

by Victoria Soukup | Sep 1, 2018 | Landside Development

Edmonton International (EIA) is putting a new twist on airport retail with a landside mall that includes onsite boarding pass printers, flight status screens and other special features to convert passengers into shoppers, and vice versa. Additional airport-specific services include free shuttles to/from the terminal, in-mall luggage storage and discounted shipping for purchases made at the designer outlet stores.

Fernandina Beach Municipal Opts for Airplane-Shaped Terminal Concept

Fernandina Beach Municipal Opts for Airplane-Shaped Terminal Concept

by Victoria Soukup | Jun 1, 2018 | General Aviation

Fernandina Beach Airport (FHB) didn’t simply build a new terminal to handle general aviation operations for Amelia Island, just off Florida’s northeast coast. The project team took a page from the community’s history book and designed the building to resemble the iconic 4FU Corsair aircraft that flew from the airport during World War II.

Quebec City Jean Lesage Int’l Prepares Terminal & Airfield for 2020 Traffic

Quebec City Jean Lesage Int’l Prepares Terminal & Airfield for 2020 Traffic

by Victoria Soukup | Apr 1, 2018 | Terminals

Quebec City’s Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) recently doubled the size of its terminal, made widespread technology upgrades and increased baggage handling capacity using an innovative project delivery method that had airport employees’not outside contractors’managing and coordinating all of the projects.

Portland Jetport Produces All of its Deicing Fluid In-House

Portland Jetport Produces All of its Deicing Fluid In-House

by Victoria Soukup | Mar 1, 2018 | Operations

Airfield maintenance crews at Portland International Jetport (PWM) in Maine had one less item on their to-do list last fall: They didn’t have to order any aircraft deicing fluid for the upcoming winter. It was a bold change for the Atlantic coast airport, which receives an average of 62 inches of snow annually and is no stranger to blistery nor’easters.

Clinton Nat’l Focuses on Passenger Comfort in Latest Round of Terminal Improvements

Clinton Nat’l Focuses on Passenger Comfort in Latest Round of Terminal Improvements

by Victoria Soukup | Jan 1, 2018 | Terminals

Ronald Mathieu believes in three things regarding infrastructure projects: listening to customers, doing it right the first time and preparing for the future. As executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National (LIT), Mathieu stayed true to each of those core principals while overseeing $25 million of recent enhancements throughout the concourse of the Little Rock, AR, airport.

Minneapolis-St. Paul Int’l Adds Food Truck Alley

Minneapolis-St. Paul Int’l Adds Food Truck Alley

by Victoria Soukup | Nov 1, 2017 | Concessions / Retail

No matter how cold and blustery it gets this winter, passengers and employees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International (MSP) will still be able to enjoy the wildly popular food truck trend that is sweeping the nation. This summer, the Twin Cities airport transformed a traditional food court in its Lindbergh Terminal into an indoor urban alleyway, complete with faux brick walls, decorative outdoor lighting and four full-size food trucks.

Fort Worth Alliance Airport Nears End of 25-year Runway Extension Project

Fort Worth Alliance Airport Nears End of 25-year Runway Extension Project

by Victoria Soukup | Oct 1, 2017 | Runway/Ramp

According to popular sentiment, it can be easier to move an entire airport rather than railroad tracks that run through or near it. But Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) managed to move the tracks. And a state road as well.

New Fuel Facility at South Texas Int’l

New Fuel Facility at South Texas Int’l

by Victoria Soukup | Sep 1, 2017 | Fuel Operations

After a decade of surging traffic, South Texas International Airport (EBG) needed to upgrade its fueling operations to keep customers streaming in. So that’s just what Airport Manager Debora Melvin did.

Cold In-Place Pavement Recycling Saves Money & Appeals to Community at St. Simons Island

Cold In-Place Pavement Recycling Saves Money & Appeals to Community at St. Simons Island

by Victoria Soukup | Jul 1, 2017 | Runway/Ramp

Sitting on a small, exclusive island off the southeast coast of Georgia, McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport (SSI) serves an upscale population of private aircraft operators. Nevertheless, the airport faced a distinct financial quandary when it needed to resurface its badly deteriorating secondary runway: such projects are not eligible for FAA Airport Improvement
Program funds.

Tulsa Int’l Performs Cybersecurity Audits

Tulsa Int’l Performs Cybersecurity Audits

by Victoria Soukup | May 1, 2017 | IT/Communications

As director of Information Technology at Tulsa International Airport (TUL), James Rockholt knows a thing or two about cybersecurity. It’s what he doesn’t know that keeps him awake at night.
The scope of potential problems that fall under his domain is mindboggling, ranging from inside threats mounted by disgruntled employees or tenants to attacks from outside forces such as professional cyber criminals, politically motivated attackers (hacktivists), state-sponsored aggressors from foreign countries, “script kiddies,” and even customers passing through the terminal.

Sky Harbor Unveils First Phase of $590 Million Terminal Makeover

Sky Harbor Unveils First Phase of $590 Million Terminal Makeover

by Victoria Soukup | Mar 1, 2017 | Terminals

Passengers traveling through Terminal 3 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) are getting through check-in faster, navigating the TSA screening process more easily and relishing new views of the desert and city-and more improvements are on the horizon.

Honolulu Int’l Uses Taco Wagons to Bring Hot Food to Customers in Gatehold Areas

by Victoria Soukup | Jan 1, 2017 | Concessions / Retail

Capitalizing on a popular streetside trend, two Hawaiian airports are using small battery-powered versions of the food trucks that have taken many North American cities by storm in the last few years.

Detroit Metro Updates Food & Beverage Lineup With New Options & Gatehold Delivery

Detroit Metro Updates Food & Beverage Lineup With New Options & Gatehold Delivery

by Victoria Soukup | Nov 1, 2016 | Concessions / Retail

Visitors at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) might not leave the McNamara Terminal if it’s up to their taste buds. Earlier this year, the airport launched an entirely new lineup of food and beverage offerings that includes farm-to-table freshness and an updated combination of local and national options. In addition, the terminal also features delivery service in two gatehold areas, Motown-flavored live music and a lush green wall.

Industry Insiders Offer Online Forums for Airport Colleagues

Industry Insiders Offer Online Forums for Airport Colleagues

by Victoria Soukup | Oct 1, 2016 | IT/Communications

Once the exclusive domain of tech geeks and ultra-serious computer gamers, online forums are now mainstream information sources for many people. Airport operators and personnel, in fact, have multiple industry-specific sites at their disposal.

O’Hare Concessionaire Leverages Farm-to-Table Food Trend

O’Hare Concessionaire Leverages Farm-to-Table Food Trend

by Victoria Soukup | Sep 1, 2016 | Concessions / Retail

Operators of Green Market, a new grab-and-go concession at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, knew they had a winner even before it opened in March. They trusted the appeal of their concept: healthy foods purchased from local vendors. What they didn’t know was how quickly and enthusiastically airport visitors would embrace the current trend.

Cleveland Hopkins Accelerates Terminal Updates for Republican Convention

Cleveland Hopkins Accelerates Terminal Updates for Republican Convention

by Victoria Soukup | Jul 1, 2016 | Terminals

When throngs of red, white and blue politicos descend on Cleveland in July for the Republican National Convention, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) will greet them with a newly updated ticket lobby and other recent renovations. Between delegates, staffers, journalists, lobbyists and others, the city is expecting 50,000 extra visitors.

Miami Int’l “Walks the Walk” with Passengers Through Security

Miami Int’l “Walks the Walk” with Passengers Through Security

by Victoria Soukup | May 1, 2016 | Concessions / Retail

Each year, airports spend millions of dollars improving the passenger experience. But despite luxury lounges, gourmet restaurants and high-end retail stores, many still share a common Achilles’ heel: security checkpoints. Passenger grumbling has grown noticeably louder at facilities where traffic volume continues to rise and TSA staffing levels remain unchanged due to budget constraints.

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