Tag Archives: Austin Airport Advisory Commission
Airport Advisory, Environmental commissions consider working relationship
The Airport Advisory Commission is considering a resolution this week that would establish a working relationship with the Environmental Commission. The change would allow the Environmental Commission to advise the Airport Advisory Commission on airport projects that may have impacts…
Environment • By Nina Hernandez • May 10, 2023
Are Austin airport’s safety protocols keeping up with increased traffic?
Is the city doing enough to ensure Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is staying safe amid record increases in traffic and historic personnel and infrastructure constraints? The outgoing chair of the Austin Airport Advisory Commission is asking that question. During a briefing…
Transportation • By Nina Hernandez • Mar 20, 2023
Airport Advisory commissioners question jet-fuel storage monitoring plan
Members of the city’s Airport Advisory Commission questioned the independent monitoring plan for a new fuel storage facility being built at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. During a staff update on the project at its March 8 meeting, the commission heard a…
Environment • By Nina Hernandez • Mar 16, 2023
Complaint from deaf traveler at Austin airport sparks changes to TSA policy
A recent complaint concerning the Transportation Security Administration’s treatment of a deaf passenger at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport prompted changes in the ways the agency treats travelers with accessibility needs. Topher Avila, who is deaf, told the Airport Advisory Commission…
Austin • By Nina Hernandez • Feb 23, 2023
Mud mixture from jet-fuel storage facility construction site leaks into nearby wetland
In September, about 500 gallons of a mud and water mixture used in construction projects spilled into the wetland on Austin-Bergstrom International Airport property. The accident happened during construction of the new jet-fuel storage facility, and the project developer is…
Environment • By Nina Hernandez • Feb 9, 2023
Legal battle looms over Austin airport's plans to demolish South Terminal
The private company that runs the South Terminal at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport – a separate three-gate facility where discount airlines Allegiant and Frontier operate – says it was not consulted over plans to demolish the terminal as part of a…
Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Sep 14, 2021
Subscribe to our newsletter
Airport Advisory Commission wants another look at landfill expansion proposal
The Airport Advisory Commission created a subcommittee Tuesday night to look into the potential expansion of the landfill near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and how it might affect the safety of aircraft flying in and out of the airport. Commissioners heard…
Development • By Nina Hernandez • Mar 12, 2020
Council declines to vote on airport lounge contract
What started as an objection from the second-place bidder for a lucrative contract to build and operate a lounge at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport ended with Council rejecting staffers’ recommendation and sending them back to the drawing board at last Thursday’s…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Feb 26, 2020
Real estate leaders look for support for airport's $4.5 billion expansion
By mid-2020, city officials are likely to begin seeing options for how to fund the $4.5 billion expansion at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport that stakeholders say is needed to keep up with demand for the growing Central Texas market. There are…
Austin • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 26, 2019
Threadgill's fighting for airport contract
A battle is brewing over airport restaurant concession contracts, and Threadgill’s is in the middle of the fight. Also in the middle of a contract fight is the local massage concession known as Knot Anymore, which has provided massage services…
