Tag Archives: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Austin's airport has a critical shortage of air traffic controllers approaching the holidays
Retired librarian Carolyn Foote was craving an easy, three-hour flight home to Austin on Sunday after a weekend library conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. Instead, she found herself stuck in a cramped terminal at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, surrounded by crowds…
Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Dec 12, 2024
Auditor identifies safety, contract management among areas of risk for airport
A special report from the Office of the City Auditor has identified three areas of risk at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport as the facility moved forward with a $4 billion expansion. The three risk areas – contract and vendor management, asset…
Transportation • By Chad Swiatecki • Nov 5, 2024
Report highlights need for future airport audits
The city’s Aviation Department faces a variety of risks, particularly related to insufficient staffing, according to a report from the Office of the City Auditor. Auditor-in-charge Kathie Harrison told the Council Audit & Finance Committee on Wednesday that the three…
Transportation • By Jo Clifton • Oct 10, 2024
Austin's airport set to move ahead with $865 million terminal expansion
A centerpiece of the largest-ever expansion of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is on a glide path to obtain final approval for design and construction. City Council will vote on the project this month as ABIA strains to handle far more passengers…
Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Sep 12, 2024
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Council to see start of contracts for nearly $2.5B to fund airport expansion
City Council will consider a handful of funding items today that collectively would approve almost a half-billion dollars in contracts for the expansion of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The five requests total $497.8 million and represent the next major decisions in…
Transportation • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 29, 2024
American Airlines cuts five Austin flights as options shrink at ABIA
Lee esta historia en español American Airlines plans to eliminate five nonstop flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport this fall. The Fort Worth-based company, which has the second-largest presence at ABIA after Southwest, had already slashed 21 routes from its Austin…
Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Jul 31, 2024
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Council to consider nearly $2B in airport expansion contracts through late September
This week, City Council is expected to consider four items related to the expansion of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, with nearly $2 billion in spending up for approval by the end of September. The four contracts on Thursday’s agenda total $190…
Transportation • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 16, 2024
Seat capacity is down at AUS, but new federal rule entitles travelers to refunds for canceled flights
During the Airport Advisory Commission meeting July 10, Deputy Chief of Air Service Jamy Kazanoff updated commissioners on a slight drop in seat capacity for August – so maybe start booking those late summer vacations now. Plus, when a new…
Transportation • By Lina Fisher • Jul 15, 2024
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Airport Advisory Commission accepts FAA grants for airport expansion
On June 12, the Airport Advisory Commission heard a slew of good news from Austin’s Department of Aviation staff. For one of the fastest-growing airports in the nation, a series of improvements are on their way – chief among them,…
Transportation • By Lina Fisher • Jun 14, 2024
Austin airport is getting new runway safety tech that could have prevented near-miss
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will have crucial new runway safety equipment installed by the end of the month. Federal investigators say the technology could have prevented a near-miss between two planes that could have killed 131 people last year. The Federal Aviation Administration…
Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Jun 14, 2024
Austin's airport is getting a new concourse and 20 more gates but not until the 2030s
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) is gearing up to add at least 20 new gates, expanding capacity at the overcrowded airport as it struggles to serve millions more passengers each year than it was designed to handle. The planned gates will…
Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Apr 16, 2024
Garza appoints new CEO at Austin airport
Interim City Manager Jesús Garza has announced the appointment of Ghizlane Badawi as the interim chief executive officer for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Badawi has worked in a variety of leadership roles at ABIA over the past 15 years. She has…
