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Written by Nick | January 13, 2020

Federal PFC hike would hurt Sioux Gateway Airport

Passengers departing Sioux Gateway Airport, and all airports, pay a passenger facility charge (or PFC). You pay this to every airport you depart from, and the fees go to help offset local costs. Congress is currently considering increasing, possibly doubling, these fees. The potential for Congress to double these fees would be a negative for

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Written by Nick | January 13, 2020

Congress Should Not Add to the Cost of Flying

Americans may not be aware, though, that the trips they take by air could become more expensive if Congress moves forward with a plan to ask airline passengers to pay more for their flights. Airports are not in a funding crisis. They have billions in cash reserves, and they are already making massive capital improvements

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Written by Nick | January 13, 2020

As Texas airport fixes old concrete, FedEx moves to expand

FedEx will renovate and expand its package sorting facility at Valley International Airport beginning in March. In September, Valley International Airport received $1.6 million in airport improvement grants to acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting safety equipment and to rehabilitate its terminal building.

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Written by Nick | January 10, 2020

$3B plan to replace San Diego airport’s aging Terminal 1 reaches major milestone

San Diego International Airport’s 1960’s-era Terminal 1 will be replaced with a 30-gate facility more than triple the current size under a $3 billion redevelopment plan approved Thursday by the airport’s governing board. The airlines and the fees they pay for renting terminal space, plus revenues from parking, concessions and passenger facility charges, will pay

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Written by Nick | January 10, 2020

Islip receives $1 million state grant to modernize MacArthur Airport terminal

Islip’s MacArthur Airport will use a $1 million state grant to support improvements and modernization of its main terminal, including the baggage claim area, and roof and vestibule repairs. It comes on the heels of the $5.4 million in federal grants the airport received during the fall for facility improvements.

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Written by Nick | January 9, 2020

Orlando International Airport releases photos of construction progress of South Terminal Complex

The $4.2 billion construction of the South Terminal Complex and the first phase will be completed in 2021. OIA officials said there will be 19 more gates after the completion of phase one. The new terminal will offer an indoor green space, an outdoor green space, shops, restaurants, and lounge facilities.

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Written by Nick | January 8, 2020

American, British Airways kick off work on expanded New York JFK terminal

American Airlines and British Airways have begun work on the expansion of Terminal 8 at New York John F. Kennedy, improvements that will allow the latter carrier to move to the facility in two years. Work on the $344 million expansion began in December, and it is the first step in a larger $13 billion

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Written by Nick | January 7, 2020

Do We Need a Passenger Facility Charge?

By Shih-Hsien Chuang In recent years, the executives who run the nation’s airports have argued that the country faces a dire need to rebuild its aging and heavily used airports to ensure safe, comfortable, and timely air travel for millions of passengers. The urgent picture they paint is at the heart of an intense lobbying

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Written by Nick | January 7, 2020

Construction for new facility at Gainesville Regional Airport underway, could bring 80 new jobs

Construction is underway for a $9,000,000 investment at the Gainesville Airport Industrial Park. The 42,000 square-foot Fed Ex distribution facility could create more than 80 jobs and is expected to be open for business this summer.