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FedEx facility at MIA could be expanded in $26M project
This facility will lead to more jobs and more cargo flights for FedEx.
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U.S. consumer groups, airlines, urge Democrats to abandon PFC hike
In a May 10 letter to Democratic leaders on the House Transportation Committee and Senate Commerce Committee, National Consumers League VP-public policy, telecommunications and fraud John Breyault cited the record $30 billion of revenue collected by US airports in 2017, as well as the $165 billion in infrastructure projects that have been funded since 2009
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Appleton Int’l Renovates Terminal, Partners With Local Hospital
With annual passenger growth of 7% to 25% over the last four years, Appleton International Airport (ATW) knew it was time to renovate. After sustained growth over several years, the renovation coincided with a 25% annual increase of passengers in 2018. “Since we were experiencing such growth, one of our biggest challenges was keeping queuing
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Eppley looks at $500 million rebuild that would essentially reshape airport within five years
Now preparing for takeoff: the Eppley Airfield of the future. The Omaha Airport Authority is preparing to move forward with a full reconstruction of the Eppley Airfield terminal, in the process reshaping the way the airport looks and operates. Within five years, the potential $500 million rebuild would modernize Eppley with more than a new
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Two Local Airports to Get Millions of Dollars in Improvements
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) has announced that two airports in our area as well as three others in the state will get $20.8 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants. Franklin Field in Union Springs is scheduled to receive $3,866,048 for construction of a runway. Vaiden Field in Marion will get $2,262,634 for the
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Renovation project begins at Buffalo Niagara International Airport
Today, officials will break ground on an $80 million renovation project at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The plans include a new, larger baggage carousel, upgraded concessions, a play area for kids, and a tech center for people to work or charge phones, among other improvements.
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Ithaca airport to use $10 million federal grant for renovation project’s second phase
The Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport will use a $10 million federal grant to help fund the second phase of the renovation project underway at the facility, located in Lansing. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) airport-improvement program (AIP) allocated the funding, the office of U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles
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Congress Has Better Options than Passenger Facility Charge
To reiterate our words from earlier this Spring (when the House of Representatives last held hearings on airport finance), if Congress is willing to consider such a drastic expansion of the PFC, it can certainly consider better solutions that serve taxpayers and the entire commercial aviation sector more efficiently. Maybe, just maybe, we have arrived
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New York State Earmarks $200 Million for Airport Development, Holds Project Competition to Disperse Funds
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has put the state’s money where its airports are. Recognizing and emphasizing the importance of air transportation to general economic prosperity, the governor launched the $200 million Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition in 2016. The state allocated up to $190 million for the competition and another $10