Rethinking Airport Design

Rethinking Airport Design

Ron Steinert tells managers, FAA: avoid knee-jerk, think long-term

By John F. Infanger, Editorial Director

November/December 2001

Ron Steinert

In 1996, airport architect Ron Steinert, then the outgoing chair of the Airport Consultants Council, told AIRPORT BUSINESS that changes in security requirements would make 90 percent of U.S. airports obsolete. His comments seem prescient in hindsight. Steinert recently shared his thoughts on how airports are reacting to the terrorist threat, the future of design, and the need for clearer direction from FAA.

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