Airport Improvement Magazine

Airport Improvement Magazine Airport business to business publication Each issue of AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT features recently completed project work at airports.

Best-of-class case studies detail project specifics, chronicle special challenges overcome, uncover valuable lessons learned, and highlight potential applications to future projects with input from airport managers and their consultants and suppliers. Industry nominations are accepted to help uncover the best, most innovative projects in each category. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT is distributed to the ent

ire industry in North America including airport management teams, consultants, government officials, and industry suppliers. Subscribers and article subjects are one in the same: the decision-makers who drive these fascinating improvement projects. All editorial is devoted to airport construction, funds, and the people who make it happen. Same with circulation, itโ€™s unique in reaching all of the airport managers, consultants, and vendors participating in airport development. See us at www.airportimprovement.com.

๐Ÿ”ท๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ช-๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—œ๐—™๐—œ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿค“๐™„๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™งIn the world of airport infrastructure, innovation isnโ€™t ...
06/22/2026

๐Ÿ”ท๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ช-๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—œ๐—™๐—œ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ๐Ÿ”ท
๐Ÿค“๐™„๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ง

In the world of airport infrastructure, innovation isnโ€™t always about futuristic architecture or cutting edge technology. Sometimes, itโ€™s about finding smarter ways to finance projects that make travel safer, smoother and more reliable.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://airportimprovement.com/article/the-ins-and-outs-of-low-interest-tifia-loans/

๐Ÿ›ซ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ & ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐Ÿ›ฌ๐™„๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™†๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ฉImpact Recovery began their journey in 1991 with a simple yet powerful visi...
06/18/2026

๐Ÿ›ซ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ & ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐Ÿ›ฌ
๐™„๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™†๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ฉ

Impact Recovery began their journey in 1991 with a simple yet powerful vision: to make the world a safer place through innovative and practical safety solutions. What started as a small operation focused on traffic safety has evolved into a global leader in impact-resistant and flexible safety products.

๐ŸŽฅ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ & ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น โžก๏ธ https://youtu.be/2fU2c5X48OQ

๐Ÿ”ท๐—›๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ช๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—”๐—  ๐—ฃ. ๐—›๐—ข๐—•๐—•๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง (๐—›๐—ข๐—จ) โ€“ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—จ๐—ฃ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—–๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ๐Ÿ”ท๐ŸŽจ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฅ๐™š๐™จIf Carmen Miranda were still ...
06/17/2026

๐Ÿ”ท๐—›๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ช๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—”๐—  ๐—ฃ. ๐—›๐—ข๐—•๐—•๐—ฌ ๐—”๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง (๐—›๐—ข๐—จ) โ€“ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—จ๐—ฃ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—–๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ๐Ÿ”ท
๐ŸŽจ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฅ๐™š๐™จ

If Carmen Miranda were still alive, this station wagon-turned-sculpture currently on display at Houstonโ€™s William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) would be the perfect ride for her. The Brazilian singer, dancer and actress would have felt right at home driving Fruitmobile, by local artist Jackie Harris.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://airportimprovement.com/article/houston-william-p-hobby-airport-hou-revving-up-excitement-for-local-events/

๐Ÿ”ท๐—›๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—™๐—”๐—ซ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—™๐—œ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐— , ๐—™๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—˜๐—ก๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—–๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ๐Ÿ”ทโš™๏ธ๐™Š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จEarlier this year...
06/15/2026

๐Ÿ”ท๐—›๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—™๐—”๐—ซ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—™๐—œ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—•๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐— , ๐—™๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—˜๐—ก๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—–๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—•๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ๐Ÿ”ท
โš™๏ธ๐™Š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ

Earlier this year, Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) in Nova Scotia rebranded its volunteer program with new uniforms and a new name: The Stanfield Wayfinders.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://airportimprovement.com/article/halifax-stanfield-rebrands-its-longtime-volunteer-program-further-enhances-accessibility/

๐Ÿ›ซ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ & ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐Ÿ›ฌ๐™‰๐™Š๐™๐˜ฟ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™…๐™–๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ก๐™š๐™งAs a global leader in drive technology, NORD Gear Corporation โฉoffers a comprehensi...
06/11/2026

๐Ÿ›ซ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ & ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐Ÿ›ฌ
๐™‰๐™Š๐™๐˜ฟ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™…๐™–๐™ข๐™š๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ก๐™š๐™ง

As a global leader in drive technology, NORD Gear Corporation โฉoffers a comprehensive range of mechanical and electronic solutions that power industries worldwide. With a rich history, a commitment to quality and service, and a focus on innovation, NORD has established itself as a trusted partner and manufacturer in the field.

๐ŸŽฅ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ & ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น โžก๏ธ https://youtu.be/g_Q-gGrY4wA

๐Ÿ”ท๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—Ÿ๐—˜-๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—” ๐—œ๐—ก๐—งโ€™๐—Ÿ ๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—”๐—ž๐—˜๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ, ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—จ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐— ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿฟ...
06/10/2026

๐Ÿ”ท๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—Ÿ๐—˜-๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—” ๐—œ๐—ก๐—งโ€™๐—Ÿ ๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—”๐—ž๐—˜๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ, ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐——๐—จ๐—–๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐— ๐Ÿ”ท
๐Ÿฟ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ/๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ž๐™ก ๐Ÿ›๏ธ

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Port of Seattle's operational and sustainability challenge of food service waste became the foundation of Sip, Savor, Sustain, an initiative that reduces landfill waste by redirecting tons of food waste and packaging into composting and recycling streams.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://airportimprovement.com/article/seattle-tacoma-intl-mandates-compostable-takeout-containers-reusable-serviceware-to-reduce-concessions-waste-stream/

๐Ÿ”ท๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—š๐—ข๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—จ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—™๐—•๐—ข ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐Ÿ”ทโ›ฝ๏ธ๐™๐™ช๐™š๐™ก ๐™Š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จTo improve control over economic development a...
06/08/2026

๐Ÿ”ท๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—š๐—ข๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—™๐—จ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—™๐—•๐—ข ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐Ÿ”ท
โ›ฝ๏ธ๐™๐™ช๐™š๐™ก ๐™Š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ
To improve control over economic development and increase revenue at Reading Regional Airport (RDG), the local airport authority took the unusual step of buying out two longtime fixed base operators (FBOs), then creating its own at the Pennsylvania airfield.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://airportimprovement.com/article/reading-regional-goes-into-the-fueling-and-fbo-business/

Last month, in Hazleton, PA, Forbo Flooring Systems proudly launched its first US-based production line to produce Flote...
06/05/2026

Last month, in Hazleton, PA, Forbo Flooring Systems proudly launched its first US-based production line to produce Flotex High Performance carpet (sheet, tile and plank) that are BABA Compliant. Carpeting coming off this run will be used in Punta Gorda Airport (PGD).

Forbo's first North American Production Facility uses state-of-the-...

๐Ÿ›ซ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ & ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐Ÿ›ฌ๐™‹๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™‡๐™ž๐™›๐™ฉ ๐™ƒ๐™ฎ๐™™๐™ง๐™–๐™ช๐™ก๐™ž๐™˜ ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™ค๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™…๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™‚๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™™The PowerLift Hydraulic Doors business model centers around provid...
06/04/2026

๐Ÿ›ซ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ & ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐Ÿ›ฌ
๐™‹๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™‡๐™ž๐™›๐™ฉ ๐™ƒ๐™ฎ๐™™๐™ง๐™–๐™ช๐™ก๐™ž๐™˜ ๐˜ฟ๐™ค๐™ค๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™…๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™‚๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™™

The PowerLift Hydraulic Doors business model centers around providing single source accountability. They design, build, deliver, install, and support each PowerLift door, assuring integrity through every process. PowerLift imposes lower building loads than most doors, delivering style and function with zero maintenance.

๐ŸŽฅ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ & ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น โžก๏ธ https://youtu.be/iH9vJckO2F4

๐Ÿ”ท๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜-๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š ๐—œ๐—ก๐—งโ€™๐—Ÿ ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—”๐——๐——๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—š๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œA new five-level garage recently opened at Greenville-Spa...
06/03/2026

๐Ÿ”ท๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜-๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—”๐—ก๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—š ๐—œ๐—ก๐—งโ€™๐—Ÿ ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—”๐——๐——๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—š๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐—š๐—˜๐Ÿ”ท
๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ

A new five-level garage recently opened at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport International (GSP), adding roughly 1,500 more parking spaces to the South Carolina airportโ€™s inventory.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://airportimprovement.com/article/greenville-spartanburg-intl-opens-additional-garage/

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