Fares up, flights down at Indianapolis airport
Indianapolis International Airport has lost a third of its passenger flights since early 2005 while inflation-adjusted airfares here have risen 23 percent.
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Gary contract ends for ex-Indianapolis airport CEO
The contract John Clark had for business development work and to oversee the Gary airport’s $166 million expansion project expired last week.
Could airport gambling idea take off?
Two gambling-industry lawyers see untapped potential in Indianapolis International Airport, which they argue is the ideal place to roll out wireless gambling technology and rake in revenue to support more nonstop flights, like the one United Airlines will launch in January to San Francisco.
Airport authority sues insurance carrier for $9.2M
The Indianapolis Airport Authority claims Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America failed to pay it all the money it is owed following a steel-beam collapse during construction of the midfield terminal.
Ex-Indy airport CEO to helm Gary airport expansion
The northwestern Indiana city's Airport Authority voted 5-1 vote Monday to give John Clark III broad authority to oversee other consultants and contractors hired for the $166 million project.
Airport drops case to fend off private parking operator
The airport's decision comes as a bipartisan group of City-County Councilors backed a resolution asking airport authority to drop its case against Midwest Logistics Partners, owner of the Ameriplex business park south of the airport.
Demolition starts at old Indianapolis airport terminal
The terminal's four concourses and other structures built between 1954 and 1987 are all expected to be cleared by year's end.
Premium parking rates at airport to rise under new pact
The Indianapolis International Airport will boost revenue with a new deal with its valet-parking provider and lease payments from a second 75-acre solar farm.
Airport demolition bids come in way under budget
Taking down the old passenger terminal at Indianapolis International Airport could cost half as much as anticipated. The airport authority board voted Friday to approve all but one of the recommended contracts.
Airport puts parking operations under review
The revenue-hungry Indianapolis Airport Authority is reviewing its entire parking operation, including opening up its valet parking contract in search of new services that would appeal to business travelers and in turn boost the airport’s bottom line.
Airport refreshing art offerings
A new feature is being added to the controversial LED screen installed more than a year ago, and the concourses will get new non-video art.
Indianapolis airport boardings hit 10-year low
Amid rising ticket prices, passenger boardings fell by 2.2 percent last year, to 3.68 million. That’s a low not seen since 2003, according to airport records.
Airport speeds demolition of former passenger terminal
The former passenger terminal and administration building at Indianapolis International Airport could be rubble by this time next year. Offering a “blank slate” should improve marketability of the site, airport officials say.
Airport could land second solar-energy farm
The Indianapolis Airport Authority is in talks that could lead to a second solar farm at Indianapolis International Airport. Discussions are taking place even as the initial solar farm has yet to get off the ground.
Airport Authority continues to fight off-site parking lot
The Indianapolis Airport Authority has taken its fight against an off-airport parking operator to the Indiana Court of Appeals after exhausting its options in Marion County Superior Court.
Airport’s ground game fueling tensions
The Indianapolis Airport Authority’s aggressive effort to stop an Ohio firm from building a parking facility beyond airport boundaries has neighbors worrying the municipality will unleash its lawyers on virtually any nearby business deemed a threat to airport revenue.
Judge denies airport’s objection to competing parking lot
A Marion County judge has denied a legal challenge by the Indianapolis Airport Authority that would prevent a Cincinnati-based developer from opening a competing parking lot near the airport.
Airport may carve up ex-terminal property
Indianapolis International Airport managers say they haven’t given up hope that a single, mega-sized tenant could create an economic development boon at the site abandoned nearly four years ago when the midfield terminal opened. But the latest listing of redevelopment sites shows the former terminal complex being marketed in pieces.
Airport authority names new executive director
Robert Duncan has held the position on an interim basis since March, when his predecessor, John Clark, abruptly stepped down. Duncan previously served as the authority’s general counsel and chief operating officer.
Moody’s upgrades outlook for Indianapolis Airport Authority
New agreements with airlines, presence of FedEx contribute to improving financial picture.