Source: Tocumen International Airport Tocumen International Airport S.A. (AITSA) has achieved a momentous legal victory against the construction company Norberto Odebrecht S.A. (now CNO, S.A.), which has been ordered to pay $29,100,000.00 in lost profits and $1,661,730.31 in damages. In total, the arbitration sentence dictates a financial recognition of $30,761,730.31 in favor of AITSA. This ruling represents a milestone in the dispute that began in September 2021, when AITSA decided to terminate contract No. 038/12 with Odebrecht due to serious non-compliance in the execution of the Terminal 2 expansion program. The work, which was to be delivered at the end of 2017 suffered multiple delays due to eight addendums and persistent non-compliance by the contractor, which forced AITSA, a 100% [...]

Source: Houston Airports Passenger Tanna Swanson felt completely lost and confused during a recent visit to Bush Airport. She said, "but then Mark appeared like a guardian angel."  Mark Batson, Custodial Supervisor at IAH and 20-year Houston Airports employee. In the quiet hours between night and morning, when the five terminals at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) are often empty, a simple act of kindness transformed what could have been a nightmare into a story of compassion and humanity. And if it weren't for a letter written by Tanna Swanson and sent to Houston Airports, this story would have never been told. Tanna Swanson flew into Houston to attend a funeral. "I was already feeling emotionally drained and overwhelmed," she [...]

Source: LAWA One of four final INNOVIA 300 APM cars arriving at Los Angeles International Airport. Courtesy Los Angeles World Airports and LAX Integrated Express Solutions. The final 4 Automated People Mover (APM) train cars arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), bringing the total number on site to 44. The first cars arrived in summer 2022 and the remaining cars have since been steadily making the cross-country journey from the manufacturer in Pittsburgh, PA. The new cars will join the rest of the fleet in testing on the APM’s elevated guideway, as the design-build team at LAX Integrated Express Solutions (LINXS) continues progress toward the project completion date of December 8, 2025. “Receiving the final train cars for the [...]

Source: MIA MIA Director and CEO Ralph Cutié (center) with the July 2024 Employees of the Month and their supervisors. A group of six employees from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD), Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), and American Airlines teamed up on the fly last month to help a woman and her two small children who had been stranded at Miami International Airport for three days after missing their connecting flight. The family of three had arrived from Newark, New Jersey but were unable to make their connecting flight to their home country of Venezuela. They also had little documentation to travel and not enough money for food or a hotel. After learning about her situation, MDAD Senior Operations Agent Melissa [...]