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Let's hope reasonable minds prevail. And the Suburban Rail Loop project knocks on the Airport's door in the future too. Compulsory acquisition is not an option, and disrupting a long-term commercial lease is not desirable. So, what's the solution? Negotiation. This unique situation requires a deep understanding of all drivers and mutual benefits. Both parties must recognise the public and commercial value drivers that each has, and which are both valid. This will undoubtedly require compromises from both perspectives. It's important to note that the airport's revenue models operate quite differently from other enterprises. This presents a challenge, but also an opportunity for creative problem-solving. How many times can the Tulla freeway be widened? How many more internal airport roads can be realigned? Let's work together to find a solution that benefits everyone involved.

Airport news ✈ The period for public consultation for proposed changes for the Northern Runway at London Gatwick is soon coming to a close. Click the link below to read the full story on International Airport Review and hear from Tim Norwood!

🏗️✈️ SKY HARBOR'S NEW TERMINAL ✈️🏗️ The city of Phoenix has started the process of getting a new terminal built at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport but it will be more than a decade until it is open. Currently Sky Harbor has two terminals, Terminal 3 and Terminal 4, with the most recent new terminal construction at the airport occurring in 1990. The future terminal, which the city is calling the West Terminal, will be built on the west side of the airport campus near where the former Terminals 1 and 2 were located. Terminal 1 closed in 1990 and Terminal 2 closed in 2020. Both were demolished. Currently, Sky Harbor is still able to handle all the demand at its airport, but if aviation trends continue, the airport will have reached its limits by the mid-2030s and would have to turn business away if an additional terminal is not built. Aviation Department officials admitted that the process to build a new terminal will be quite lengthy, mostly due to federal regulations. The department will start the process this year by undergoing an airport layout plan. Between 2025 and 2031 there will be an environmental review of the site of the new terminal and significant planning. Then construction could start in 2032. The construction process on the future West Terminal will take several years with the new terminal opening in 2037 or 2038. A specific layout and design has not been decided yet for the future West Terminal, but the gate capacity could be 40 to more than 60 gates depending on the configuration and demand at the time construction starts. Before the new terminal is constructed, the airport is expected to finish several other projects including a north/south taxiway on the west side of the airport, adding a new north concourse at Terminal 3, and adding a post-security walkway between Terminals 3 and 4. Those projects are all underway, but with a continued increase in passenger traffic and larger aircraft flying into Phoenix Sky Harbor, additional capacity will be needed. In the next six years, Sky Harbor is expected to spend $3.5 billion in renovations, updates and additions to the airport. The cost of the new terminal has not been determined, but the city said the project will be funded with passenger facility charges, bonds, and airport funding, rather than tax dollars. #skyharbor #phoenix #international #travel #ericcook

The noise caused by landings The noise from aircraft landings and takeoffs creates a no-man's land around the airport. If Naples Airport relocated from the central Naples area, property values in that neighborhood would likely increase. After the soil toxins were cleaned up, the property could be sustainably redeveloped.and takeoffs makes the area surrounding the airport a no-man's land. If the Naples Airport moved away from "central Naples," property values in that neighborhood would probably soar. After soil toxins were cleaned up, the property could be "sustainably" redeveloped.

AirTrain fares to drop by 50% this summer amid JFK construction Those of you who have been to - or through - New York's Kennedy (JFK) Airport anytime over the past fifteen months or so know that its passenger terminal area is being heavily reconstructed. (The reconstruction is projected to cost $19 billion, incidentally). This reconstruction has impacted both driving and public transportation to and from the airport. Terminal One, for instance, has not had a parking garage since last year, and the airport's connecting inter-terminal and off-airport train (called the Air Train) did not operate at Terminal One last summer. Road delays and parking issues - and possibly Air Train issues - can be expected this summer. So, to encourage people to avoid the driving and parking issues, the price of an Air Train ride between the airport and connecting local bus, subway (metro) rail, and commuter rail trains has been halved between now and September 2nd. The new fare will be $4.25 per ride. As someone who has spent more than a little time researching Air Train usage, I think this is a good idea. This article was posted by NY1 News on June 28, 2024 and was reported by E. Hernandez. The decision to lower the fare was made by New York State's Governor K. Hochul and The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, which operates the airport. #airtrain #airportrail #newyorkcity #airports https://lnkd.in/eTNUNYAH

Airports are not the only infrastructure growth needs within the US. The combination of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act in 2021, the post-COVID return to normal for individuals and the economy and the need to maintain decades-old infrastructure requiring constant investment all contribute towards the strong municipal new issue market in 2024. Bear in mind that it takes time for officials to determine what projects are needed, to scope out the details and to eventually borrow monies to fund the project. We are in the heart of the period that the boost from the initial Jobs Act announcement should spur such opportunities... and we are seeing the fruits of these efforts, especially in airport projects.

The recent long lines at TSA checkpoints at Pittsburgh International Airport highlights two reasons for the $1.5 billion new terminal under construction: the growth of the airport over the last several years and the lagging infrastructure.

The procrastination, the politics and the public purse around now dubbed Melbourne Airport Rail has been around almost as long at the existence of Melbourne Airport ‘Tullamarine’ est. 1970! Today’s media managed concession by Melbourne Airport with a nod to an above ground rail terminal at MEL, turns the cards back over for Govt and aka Vic & federal taxpayer, for the next hand. The alignment to MELs 3rd runway development which forms a major part of its futuristic plans to take pax volumes to double to ~76 million annually in under 20-years time, has always meant land transport links to Victoria’s most important asset need to get resolved. And that clock is ticking. ‘In the interests of getting it done’ is a fair line in the State of the big build & infrastructure overruns and yet our tourism & visitor economy as an oft ignored pillar! We’re all pro a sound Airport rail afterall. Parking the politics, let’s hope some of the other really important stuff now starts to get a look in. The history of airport trains in Australia - in particular - Sydney and Brisbane - has been chequered. High cost, little initial patronage & not exactly a customer friendly product with Sydney’s AirTrain on the Cronulla line, providing no dedicated carriages for luggage, once little signage or integrated ticketing & still peak hour crush with commuters. But lots use it in Sydney now basically two-decades on, but many also bemoan what could have been. When travelling solo I always use it for Sydney business. Humble but works if much more challenging in a family or group setting. So this is a challenge for elected officials and non-seen bureaucrats for Melbs which Victoria Tourism Industry Council (VTIC) have correctly called out for eons…. Don’t forget the customer inc. Int’l and interstate flyers in all of this? Afterall, we’ll have major competition from Western Sydney International Airport in under two-years, shiny and new & 24/7 in Australia’s ‘traditional’ air gateway. So for MEL is it a suburban rail line or a first rate airport transfer system? As we’ll go the hybrid given the taxpayer investment, let’s also keep a visitor economy lens on this if we can, albeit suddenly it is about the dollars, which it always has been. The actual future cost, build timetable & a preparedness to debate Melb Airport Rail’s final planning direction and offering. Seamless from Airport to CBD is logic but actually running via Sunshine hasn’t had a decent public airing. Although there are obvious Melb West economic advantages. Will any of this now all go to the heart of what we may actually get in around (maybe) a decade’s time. #melbourne #airportrail #melbourneairport #vicpol #auspol #elections #election2026 #ausbiz #aviation #airports #airlines #customer #visitoreconomy #visitvictoria #utopia #airlinepassenger #rail

I am despairing reading an article in the Guardian (https://lnkd.in/eTVikvRJ) about airport expansion. The new Labour Government has already granted permission for London City airport to expand with 40pc additional capacity, supposedly meeting the terms of three environmental tests: noise, air quality and net-zero. It seems to me that if City meets the tests then others will do, too; namely, Luton (seeking 68 per cent increase in passenger numbers) and Gatwick (already earmarked its emergency runway as its second functional one). There's Heathrow, too. The arguments in favour are all about economic growth. As we know, the Government is claiming that economic growth can provide the means to meet other obligations around health and public services more generally. So, 25000 new jobs (Gatwick and Luton) plus infrastructure building (presumably high carbon construction using concrete) looks on-message. The article debunks much of this. Growth there may be but much of it is exported. Leisure travel is the growth area and it is about Britons taking their money abroad at the expense of UK resorts. Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) will be heralded as a means to cut emissions from aeroplanes. But it will not - it is impossible to meet current demand for SAF - even though the maximum allowed in any fuel tank is 30pc (https://lnkd.in/eqCkNDiy). There is simply insufficient feedstuff to support demand.

Miami Dade Mayor Cava 3rd World Airport. Miami International Airport. Created, Directed, Produced, Narrated by Alexander Carlos. On Location. 01-29-2024. Decided to pay a Visit to the Airport and see for myself what all the fuss is about? What I discovered in my time there? All in Arrivals. 1. 6 Broken Escalators. 2. 5 Broken Elevators. 3. 2 Broken Bathrooms. Including 4 Broken Toilets, 2 of which are for Disability People. I only covered Arrivals, and thus maybe 25% of it. No Departures. 2 weeks ago Ms.Cava held a Press Conference about Airports Infrastructure issues. Press Conference filled with Lies. Will not accept Responsibility. Total Incompetence. A TOTAL CLOWN SHOW. Mayor Cava failure to fix the Airport is due in part? 1. Cava Appointed Goofy Monster Ralph Cutié to be the Airports Director. This is a County Career Bureacrat who's Annual Salary is $255.000 a year. Mr.Cutie biggest problem, is he's remained asleep on the job, allowing the infrastructure to get worse. 2. Mayor Cava Renewed Schindler Elevator Corps Contract to fix all the Airports Elevators, Escalators. This is same Company which has been fixing Airports Elevators, Escalators since 2007, which lots of them are broken now. Schindler has been paid more than $120 million on a county contract since 2007 for elevators and escalators at transit stations, Port Miami and other county facilities and at the Airport. The new contract with Schindler Elevator Corp. is not to exceed $602,424,184, which includes a five-year extension. It expedites the airport's “Modernization in Action Plan,” upgrading 372 aged elevators, escalators and moving walkways. One Year ago Mayor Cava was Presented with $1.2 Billion from Biden's Infrastructure Bill. How come she didn't use these Funds to fix Airport issues? @mayordlc @miamidadecounty #MiamidadeNews #MiamiInternationalairport #AlexanderNewsShow #USA.