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    Arora Engineers
    MCI Terminal Opening Gala
    Consultants

    How Airport Information Systems Can Improve Operations

    Aug. 25, 2023
    Arora Engineers Vice President Edward Hart explains the power of a comprehensive airport information system and how airports are embracing this concept today.
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    Airports

    Long Beach Airport Celebrates Opening of a New Consolidated Baggage Claim

    Aug. 22, 2023
    The Long Beach Airport (LGB) recently opened a new consolidated baggage claim on April 13. The baggage claim is one of six projects in the airport’s terminal area improvement ...
    National Air Transportation Association
    Female Fueler
    Airports

    Tapping Military Veterans To Fill the Labor Gap

    Aug. 17, 2023
    Across the nation, aircraft mechanics and pilots are retiring faster than they can be replaced.
    Airports

    Beware the Perils of Filing an Improper Aircraft Lien

    Aug. 15, 2023
    Fixed-based operators and other types of airport tenants (“Purveyor”) provide a variety of services and materials to aircraft owners. Unfortunately, sometimes aircraft owners ...
    Christina Marsh
    Dane County Regional Airport new south terminal.
    Airports

    Dane County Expands More Than Its Gate Capacity

    Aug. 15, 2023
    Dane Country Regional Airport’s south terminal expansion includes more gate space and more space in passenger amenities including restrooms, service animal relief areas, mothers...

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    The power wheelchairs at SAV provide limited mobility passengers with more freedom to move around the terminal.
    Airports

    SAV Implements Power Wheelchairs to Improve Mobility Options

    Aug. 15, 2023
    Power wheelchairs give travelers with limited mobility more movement options inside the terminal.
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    Airports

    Know Your Worth with Airport Business

    Aug. 15, 2023
    Airport Business is completing its first salary survey and we're bringing this information to you. Overall initial results show many are happy to work in airport administration...
    Jeff Barret
    An important point to remember is that effective coverage in a space depends more upon loudspeaker placement, the type of loudspeaker and spacing between loudspeakers than on the loudspeaker's volume
    Communications

    The Importance of Clear Audio in Transportation Hubs

    Aug. 1, 2023
    Intelligibility plays a major role in airport operations, safety and passenger experience.
    Aebi Schmidt
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    Snow, Ice, & Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Removal

    Aebi Schmidt Continues To Grow in North America

    The Aebi Schmidt Group acquired on July 24, 2023, the Snow Products Business of Oshkosh Corporation, based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and will integrate this business into its subsidiary...
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    Hangar & Hangar Doors

    Why to Switch to Bi-Fold Hangar Doors

    July 26, 2023
    Offer a new door solution for tenants so they have more flexibility in their hangar operations.
    Rhodes + Brito / Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
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    Airports

    The Weitz Company Selected to Construct a Multi-Modal Connector Pedestrian Bridge and Rental Car Lobby at the Orlando International Airport

    The Weitz Company has been selected by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) to complete the MCO Terminal C Multi-Modal Connector Pedestrian Bridge and Rental Car Lobby...
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    Airports

    ACI World Confirms Top 20 Busiest Airports Worldwide

    Most authoritative source for global airport passenger, cargo and aircraft movement traffic released.
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    Airports

    MIA’s Modernization Plan Shifts Into High Gear With New Contract

    Miami International Airport’s Modernization in Action (M.I.A.) Plan was expedited today when the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners approved a contract potentially...
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    Though airport lounges are a sort of in-between space, they don’t need to make passengers feel as if they’ve entered no man’s land.
    Airport Revenue

    Design an Airport Lounge That Benefits Travelers and Airlines Alike

    July 19, 2023
    As demand for airport lounges grows, it’s time for airlines to consider how the lounge itself can be revitalized to anticipate and meet new passenger needs.
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    Airports

    FAA Issues Implementation Plan Outlining Steps to Usher in Advanced Air Mobility

    The FAA released an implementation plan detailing the steps it and others will need to take to safely enable advanced air mobility operations in the near term.
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    Airports

    Paine Field Renamed Seattle Paine Field International Airport

    July 18, 2023
    The change reflects the airport's status as metro Seattle's second airport.
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    Airports

    First Embodied Carbon Estimate Tool for Airport Terminals Developed by IATA and Atkins

    IATA, working with Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group has created a suite of innovative digital tools for airports to estimate the embodied carbon associated with the constructio...
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    FBOs & Tenants

    Avflight Adds 25th FBO in Holland, Michigan

    July 13, 2023
    Travelers flying to Michigan’s coastal town of Holland will now be greeted by Avflight’s services as the company acquires FlightLevel Aviation’s FBO at West Michigan Regional ...
    Los Angeles World Airports
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    Airports

    LAX Consolidated Rent-a-Car Facility Awarded LEED Gold Accreditation

    The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded Los Angeles International Airport's (LAX's) Consolidated Rent-A-Car (ConRAC) facility with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design...
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    Airports

    Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield Illinois for New $6M Solar Array Project Saving up to $350,000 Annually in Energy Costs

    July 7, 2023
    Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the operational start up of their $6 million installation of solar arrays ...
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    Concessionaire & Retail

    Airports Council Announces Winners of 2023 Airport Concessions Awards

    Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA), the trade association representing commercial service airports in the United States and Canada, has announced the winners...
    Andrew Hill
    FBOs & Tenants

    The City of Temple Names Andrew Hill as FBO Manager

    In this position, Mr. Hill will play a key role in the construction management and operational readiness of a new “state-of-the-art” FBO terminal at Draughon-Miller Central Texas...
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    Airports

    Airports To Reshape Global Travel Infrastructure Through 2050

    June 29, 2023
    Oliver Wyman Forum sees changing purpose of airports, with climate sustainability, passenger experience as key priorities.
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    George Richardson is Co-Founder and CEO of AeroCloud
    Airport Technology

    Four Ways AI is Improving the Airport Experience

    June 29, 2023
    The popularity of AI has rapidly grown, with the AI market projected to be worth $90 billion by 2025, fueled by organizations using AI technology to improve user experiences, ...
    Skanska
    JFK Areal Rendering
    Airports

    Skanska-Led JV With Halmar Awarded $1.24B to Reconstruct JFK’s Central Terminal Roadways and Ground Transportation Center

    The design-build project consists of the design and construction of the on-airport roadway transportation network and construction of a modern Ground Transportation Center.
    FBOs & Tenants

    Signature Aviation Appoints New Chief Operating Officer and Chief Commercial Officer

    Signature Aviation has appointed Brad Williams as its new chief operating officer and promoted Derek DeCross to chief commercial officer.
    Charlotte Douglas International Airport
    4th Parallel Runway Rendering
    Airports

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport Breaks Ground on Fourth Parallel Runway

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport began the next project under the Destination CLT portfolio with the groundbreaking of CLT’s fourth parallel runway.
    RS&H
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    Consultants

    Show Me the Money

    June 12, 2023
    Learn about new funding options to fund airport improvements at your facility.
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    Airports

    HOK and Hensel Phelps Lead Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s North Main Terminal Modernization

    June 1, 2023
    HOK and general contractor Hensel Phelps, in partnership with Alaska Airlines and the Port of Seattle, are leading the modernization of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s ...
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    Airports

    The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority Names Rosa Beckett, C.M., IAP, as Chief Executive Officer

    The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) is pleased to announce the Board of Commissioners’ appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Rosa M. Beckett. She began...
    Greater Toronto Airport Authority
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    Airports

    Three Ways Airports Are Innovating to Improve the Passenger Experience

    May 25, 2023
    Infrastructure enables journeys, creates connections and sets the stage for the airlines, retailers and government agencies that operate in our terminals.