Source: Orlando International Airport Financial issues were the focal point of the latest Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) board meeting. The Board was presented with preliminary 2024‐2025 Fiscal Year budgets of $941,278,000 for Orlando International Airport (MCO) and $10,692,381 for Orlando Executive Airport (ORL). In the Aviation Authority’s continuing effort to align the budget with the goals of the Strategic Plan, along with providing an exceptional travel experience for airport customers, the proposed budget for MCO includes a 10.3% increase in Operating and Maintenance (O&M) expenses over the prior year budget. Significant drivers of this increase include: • Additional staffing • New innovation projects • Ground transportation services • Maintenance costs MCO’s proposed revenue for FY2025 represents an increase of [...]

Source: MIA Posters spanning 80 years of movies filmed in Miami now on display                                                                                  Click here for Film Miami sizzle reel video On August 22, the Miami-Dade Aviation Department and Film Miami hosted an opening reception for And Now, Our Feature Presentation: Miami Film Posters, 1941-2024, an exhibition of 33 Hollywood film posters at Miami International Airport spanning eight decades of motion pictures shot in Miami-Dade County. The exhibition will be displayed post-security at MIA’s Gate D31 Gallery until September [...]

Source: SFO The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has launched the Terminal 3 West Modernization project, a $2.6B construction project which will renovate the existing 650,000 square foot western half of Terminal 3, including a seismic retrofit, an expanded security checkpoint and new passenger amenities. The project will also create 200,000 square feet of additional space, allowing for expanded food, beverage, and retail concessions. The expanded section is expected to open in fall 2027. “For millions of people around the world, SFO creates their very first impression of the San Francisco Bay Area,” said Mayor London Breed. “We want our residents to be proud of their hometown Airport and for visitors to experience what makes our region great the moment [...]

Source: Aena 7.2% more than in the same month of 2023 Between January and July, the number of passengers exceeded 176 million, 10.6% up on the same period of 2023 The airports handled 259,841 aircraft movements in July 106,659 tonnes of cargo were transported The airports of the Aena network in Spain have closed the seventh month of 2024 with an all-time record number of passengers, aircraft movements and cargo in a month of July, thus maintaining the upward trend since the beginning of the year and for most of last year. In July 2024, Aena received 31,900,662 passengers, 7.2% more than in the same month of 2023; it handled 259,841 aircraft movements, 7.3% more than in 2023; and it [...]