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by Mary Scott Nabers Funding and support are abundantly available for clean energy projects in America. The federal government has allocated billions in funding to incentivize Americans to move to clean energy. A head-spinning amount of the funding is earmarked for projects that transition facilities of all types to solar power. In July, the Environmental Protection […]
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The United States has incredibly busy airports – in fact, some of the busiest in the world. That’s good, because it indicates that many of the more than 4 billion global air passengers each year are flying in or out of America. However, a sobering statistic is troubling. America no longer has a single airport listed in the top 25 best airports in the world.
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North Carolina has been at the forefront of aviation technology since the Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. Today, the state is home to many of the biggest names in the aerospace industry. They choose North Carolina because of its connectivity, skilled workforce and business-friendly environment.
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There are more than 3,330 publicly owned airports as part of the national system in the United States today. These airports move more than 2.5 million passengers each day safely and effectively, and they contribute $76 billion in total output to the American economy. There is also substantial evidence that airports play a major role in regional economies.
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A series of articles and infographics from journalists at U.S. News zoom in on a few of the major issues surrounding transportation in the United States. Their landing page, The State of Transportation in the U.S., offers a starting point to explore the myriad content currently on offer.
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YouTube documentarists Wendover Productions discuss the logistics that go into running an airport with the goal of generating income. Here, they focus on one of the world’s busiest airports: London Heathrow.
From flights and retail to salaries and maintenance, a world-class airport like Heathrow handles more money than a small country.
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Tampa International Airport underwent a major transformation and recently unveiled it nearly one billion dollar expansion, Master Plan Phase 1. From November 2014 to February 2018, a combination of EarthCam cameras documented construction of the new SkyConnect trains and a new consolidated rental car facility. See the entire construction process from start to finish with this time-lapse movie.
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Since early 2016, a new 3,600-ton capacity geothermal system has been providing cooling for the entire terminal building at the Nashville International Airport, significantly reducing the facility’s use of both electricity and water. The nearly $10.4 million project finished three months ahead of schedule and under budget.
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The ACI-NA total estimate of U.S. airports’ infrastructure needs for 2017 through 2021, adjusted for inflation, is nearly $100 billion ($99.9 billion) or almost $20 billion annualized. Sixty-three percent of the development is intended to accommodate growth in passenger and cargo activity, and thirty percent is intended to rehabilitate existing infrastructure, maintain a state of good repair, and keep airports up to standards for the aircraft that use them.
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Written by Mary Scott Nabers President and CEO, Strategic Partnerships Inc. Hampered by outdated systems and infrastructure in need of repair, the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City has found a friend in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The forward-thinking governor this week announced his $10 billion plan to redevelop the JFK […]
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