Airport Improvement: January-February 2010
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Detroit Metro Earns Top Honors for Healthy Concessions
Airport food used to be simple: Hot dogs spun endlessly on heated rollers, and almost everything else was deep-fried and served in a cardboard boat. Prepackaged, processed fare was easy for concessionaires, but hard on travelers' arteries and waistlines. Much to the delight of health-conscious travelers everywhere, airports are sprinkling such options throughout their food courts and terminals.... [more]
Baggage
Atlanta, TSA Co-op to Increase Security, Decrease Claims with CCTV
As the nation's busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) also ranks among the top 10 airports in the nation for claims filed with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). But ATL and TSA have joined forces to curb this unwanted status....[more]
Cargo
Houston Intercontintal Readies Facilities for Latin American Cargo Business
Given its location, George Bush Intercontinental in Houston should be an attractive airport for cargo companies flying goods to and from Latin America. Until recently, though, it didn't have the infrastructure or logistics partners to accommodate the volume of perishable goods such companies typically ship....[more]
Concessions/Retail
ATL Service Concessions Offer First-Class Experiences to All Visitors
"Road-weary" travelers can get some much-needed rest and a little extra pampering at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). Minute Suites and XpresSpa locations were recently added as a direct response to passenger requests....[more]
General Aviation
Wheeler Airport Builds New Hangars to Meet Private Aircraft Demand
The Kansas City Aviation Department faced quite a conundrum a few years ago - what to do about its general aviation facility, Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport....[more]
Information Technology
Software Service Streamlines Payroll Interface at Piedmont Triad
Employees at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, NC, no longer clock in and out. It's all done via the Internet; and so is requesting time off. The airport's entire time and attendance process was streamlined when it began using a web-hosted service last spring....[more]
Operations
Airports Share Healthy Habits - & Fewer Viruses - With Travelers
Concerns about the health and safety of employees, tenants and the traveling public have prompted action at airports worldwide....[more]
Runways
Detroit Metro Uses Stimulus Funds for Runway Reconstruction
Crosswind runway 9L/27R at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) was originally scheduled for reconstruction from summer 2009 to summer 2011. But the project was fast-tracked to just four months after a section of the pavement failed and the 35-year-old runway was shut down in February 2009....[more]
Milwaukee's General Mitchell Orders First U.S. Pavement Marking Audit
Officials at Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) saw the markings on the pavement, so to speak, when they decided to improve the airport's airfield markings. ...[more]
Security
Non-Traditional Methods Increase Security at Miami Int'l
Technology reigns supreme in airport security - from increasingly fast baggage screening systems to puffer machines able to detect mere traces of explosives on passengers. But focusing solely on equipment is a mistake, say some security experts....[more]
Terminal
Key West Shares Terminal Construction Risk with Contractor
Key West, FL, is an escape to paradise for millions of visitors every year. It's anything but, though, for construction projects. Literally located at mile marker zero, Key West International Airport faced unique challenges during its recent, much-needed $31 million terminal improvement project....[more]
Terminal Makeover Finally a Reality at Anchorage Int'l
After more than a decade of design, demolition and construction, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is hosting travelers in a completely renovated terminal....[more]
