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Kansas City Joins U.S. Airport Boom With $1.5 Billion Renovation

Kansas City Mayor Sly James will be on hand Monday to celebrate the symbolic destruction of an unloved landmark: his city’s nearly five-decade-old airport, whose brutalist-style, poured-concrete terminals make it appear like a relic of a bygone age. The $1.5 billion, four-year renovation is the largest public works project ever in Missouri’s biggest city and
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Construction begins on new Terminal 5 gates at Chicago O’Hare

The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has begun construction on the first phase of a significant expansion of Terminal 5 at O’Hare International Airport, which will provide ten new much needed gates. Muller & Muller, Ltd (M2) and HOK are leading the design of more than 300,000ft2 of new space in Terminal 5. This will
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Construction to begin soon on new Bradley Airport structure

A new $210 million ground transportation center at Bradley International Airport that will consolidate all car rental services in a building opposite the passenger terminal will begin construction later this year, airport officials said. The Connecticut Airport Authority said it expects financing for the project to be in place in the next couple of weeks.
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Sea-Tac Airport pushing forward with expansion plans

Sea-Tac International Airport is pushing forward with plans for expansion to accommodate more passengers. Some projects are already underway. Tuesday morning, Sea-Tac Airport officials went before the Washington State Transportation Commission to lay out several projects they want to accomplish — both long-term and short-term — to be able to accommodate 56 million passengers forecasted
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Officials to Break Ground on O’Hare’s Terminal 5 Expansion

Chicago and airline officials will break ground on an upgrade and expansion of O’Hare International Airport’s Terminal 5 on Wednesday. Aiming to complete the upgrade by 2021, this phase of the massive, multibillion-dollar plan to expand the entire airport will add 10 new gates at Terminal 5. It will increase the space of the 25-year-old
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No reason to slam passengers with more airport taxes

The debate about raising more airport taxes is still raging in Congress. Travelers United has been working hard for the past decade to keep these fees increase in check. However, airports and the local chambers of commerce are addicted to federal money. We think they should raise it themselves. Recently, Rep. Peter DeFazio, one of
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Lawton airport preparing for terminal overhauls

Design plans for a massive renovation of the terminal at Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport are ready, meaning airport officials now will be looking at funding sources for the work. The projects range from a completely rebuilt secured holding area for screened passengers and a new baggage handling area, to renovations at the terminal’s entrance, The
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