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Written by Jacqueline Wazir | June 18, 2019

Minnesotans don’t need another airport tax

A lot has changed in the airline industry since I retired. I worked for one of the local carriers for more than 20 years, back then air travel was a privilege. Today though, because of the world we live in, air travel has had to adapt to more security measures, more travelers and unfortunately, more

Written by Nick | June 14, 2019

Phoenix Sky Harbor Sky Harbor Approved For 20-Year Renovation Plan

The plan, which will cost about $5.7 billion over 20 years and will be paid for by airport revenue, according to Deborah Ostreicher, the Assistant Director of Aviation for Sky Harbor. The renovation project will help complete the Terminal 3 and Terminal 4 concourses and rework the rail tracks to have more room to the

Written by Nick | June 7, 2019

Big changes at Blue Grass Airport. Better parking, improved taxiways coming.

The U.S. Department of Transportation competitive grant totaling $11,095,200 will be used to help pay for a new, 3,500-foot parallel taxiway as part of the final phase of a five-phase taxiway safety improvement program, Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office announced this week.

Written by Nick | June 7, 2019

Medford airport receives nearly $1 million in grants for improvements

Southern Oregon’s primary airport will receive almost $1 million in grants from the federal government for a number of improvements, the Jackson County Airport Authority said in a statement on Thursday. The Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport (MFR) was awarded $937,500 through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program in order to update the airport’s “Master

Written by Nick | June 4, 2019

Studio ORD wins design contract for $8.5bn expansion of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport

The City of Chicago has awarded a lead architect contract worth $160m to Studio ORD to deliver the design of the $8.5bn expansion of America’s O’Hare International Airport.

Written by Nick | June 4, 2019

New Jersey airports receive more than $7M in grants

The Federal Aviation Administration recently awarded $7.4 million to Morristown Municipal and Atlantic City International Airports in New Jersey.

Written by Nick | June 4, 2019

Central Nebraska Regional Airport receives $2.17M discretionary grant from U.S. Department of Transportation

Sen. Deb Fischer’s office announced in a press release Monday that the airport has received a $2.17 million grant to assist in the construction of its aircraft rescue and fire fighting building. The airport was one of four airports in the state to receive a discretionary grant from the Department of Transportation. Other airports receiving

Written by Nick | June 3, 2019

United to Begin Flying from Newly Renovated LaGuardia Terminal B This Weekend

“The move of United and its passengers into the first new concourse at Terminal B marks another key milestone of the $8 billion redevelopment of an entirely new LaGuardia Airport,” said Rick Cotton, executive director of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, in a statement.

Written by Nick | June 3, 2019

Napa County Airport’s WWII runways getting a $15 million revival

A pavement pulverizing, runway revitalizing, $15 million modernizing effort is underway at Napa County Airport. Workers are cracking the 76-year-old portland cement concrete that is the runway pavement. The concrete will be left and become the base for the new asphalt surface.