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$4M grant for Melbourne airport to help improve infrastructure

The Orlando Melbourne International Airport will receive a $4 million grant to help improve infrastructure and attract new business. The grant will allow the airport to begin construction of a new taxiway and other infrastructure improvements — all on an undeveloped piece of land on the northwest portion of the airport’s campus The money, which
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Bradford Regional Airport moving ahead with construction project

The entire project, which includes new floors, ceilings, restrooms and LED lighting, plus terminal facade upgrades and some landscaping, was to cost approximately $1.2 million, with 75 percent of the funding coming from a grant from the Bureau of Aviation in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and 25 percent local money, but could come in
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New Southwest Alabama Regional Airport coming to Thomasville

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorized a new regional airport in Thomasville, Alabama, for residents across the southwest region of the state.  Local airports will merge to become the Southwest Alabama Regional Airport.
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TxDOT approves $15M for McKinney National Airport

Approximately $15 million for McKinney National Airport was approved by the Texas Transportation Commission during its October meeting. The funds will be used to extend the existing runway from its current length of 7,002 feet to 8,502 feet. The first step of the process will be an environmental assessment, followed by design and construction. Construction
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$1B terminal opens at New Orleans International Airport

The 35-gate, $1 billion terminal’s architectural form is an homage to the gentle curves of the Mississippi River and immerses visitors in the culture, geography, and history of New Orleans. Natural light streams into the terminal via skylights that are meant to evoke the city’s tree-shaded urban markets. The terminal’s three-story central atrium includes a
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New Orleans’ new $1.3 billion airport terminal captures some of NOLA’s spirit

From New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, many airports around the country are in the middle of high-profile renovation and expansion projects. But with the official opening early Wednesday morning of the new $1.3 billion terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), the U.S. gets its first major airport opening since
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Pittsburgh airport gets $18.7 million cargo grant

Pittsburgh International Airport has secured an $18.7 million federal grant to help finance the construction of a fourth cargo building. The U.S. Department of Transportation grant, announced Wednesday, will be used to build a 75,000-square-foot cargo processing facility and an adjacent surface parking lot. Separately, the airport is expanding a taxiway and aircraft apron to
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New Orleans airport opens new $1.3 billion terminal

The new terminal opens today at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. It replaces the current terminal. The address for the new terminal is 1 Terminal Drive in Kenner. All flights now arrive and depart from there. The new terminal essentially is a brand new, $1.3 billion airport. 
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Charlotte will spend over half a billion dollars to revamp airport lobby

North Carolina officials have approved spending $518 million on a renovation of the lobby at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) — part of a project which could eventually cost $600 million The lobby project is slated for completion in late 2025; it is part of a larger, $2.5-3.1 billion renovation and expansion initiative at the
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