January 8, 2018. For the first time in its history, PIE has surpassed 2 million passengers, breaking its all-time passenger record for the third consecutive year! December 2017 is PIE’s biggest December in history and monthly passengers increased by 17% over 2016. Our year end increase is 12% with 2,055,269 passengers. Allegiant added service to nine new cities in 2017.
The Federal Aviation Administration recently published its top growth airports list for 2016. PIE was ranked #3 in the nation for small airports. PIE has achieved double-digit growth for five consecutive years.
Fairbanks International Airport Baggage Transport Conveyor Enhanced With Mod Drive™ System
Airports face a host of unique industry challenges, such as meeting efficiency regulations and seeking out the best maintenance practices to reduce costs and keep operations flowing. In today’s current economic climate, any potential cost savings can go a long way.
In 2019, Alaska’s Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) sought to modernize its equipment and operations. They were dissatisfied with the performance of the gearmotors on their baggage transport conveyors and began searching for new suppliers. Regal approached FAI with a solution that could improve equipment performance and simplify maintenance, with the added benefit of energy cost savings: the Hub City® MOD Drive™ system.
This white paper discusses the hardware deployed, the test results and the annualized expectations for ROI.