The Indianapolis Airport Authority is poised to pull out all the stops to maximize revenue in the face of declining travel.
Possibilities include hosting a farmer’s market atop the airport parking garage and opening secure areas to shoppers who aren’t
flying anywhere.
Airport contractor Indianapolis Aviation seeks approval for auto-dealership group to occupy hangar at Metro Airport in Fishers.
Airport’s new hires include Gov. Mitch Daniels’ chief legal counsel and a former Simon Property Group senior vice president.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority's plan for the next "30 to 50 years" starts with a team tapped Friday morning.
Five firms will study ways to use airport property, including the former passenger terminal.
A survey by J.D. Power and Associates has Indianapolis International Airport tops among 64 major airports in the country when
it comes to overall passenger satisfaction.
Indianapolis Airport Authority CEO John Clark revealed Tuesday evening that he is ready to proceed with a plan that could
transform the former terminal site into a hub for urban development.
Idea for old terminal calls for more deliberative planning of development in and around Indianapolis International to make
airport more of an economic development hub.
Indianapolis’ new $1.1 billion airport terminal faces at least two nagging functionality issues: inadequate protection during
inclement weather at the second-level passenger drop-off platform and sunlight that floods the ticket lobby, making computer
screens hard to read.
Indianapolis has fared better than some airports in terms of declining revenue, with passengers down
about 10 percent for much of the year and revenue off 16 percent at one point.
One of the first things new airport CEO John Clark said he wanted to do was to squeeze more use—and revenue—out
of the new airport terminal’s Civic Plaza space.
Entertainment planned for December could put airport visitors in a spending mood. Retail sales at the terminal have suffered
this year due in part to a 10 percent drop in passenger traffic, prompting the Airport Authority to search
for ways to boost revenue.
Airport concessionaires stung by a 10-percent drop in passenger traffic have asked the Indianapolis Airport Authority to ease
a policy that was implemented more than 10 years ago to keep prices in line with what consumers pay outside
the airport.
The new terminal at Indianapolis International Airport has seen a 10-percent decline in passengers during its first year.
As an all-too-frequent flier, I’ve had a chance to get the full-love experience of the new airport terminal numerous
times in its first year. The summary is that it’s both tolerable, and I have no choice.
The cash-strapped Indianapolis Airport Authority suddenly can’t look soon enough at developing some of its vast real
estate holdings, including the city’s former passenger terminal. This month, it plans to conduct final contract
negotiations with a firm that would study reuse of the old terminal, adjacent land and other airport holdings.
Locally based Republic Airways Holdings, which earlier this month said it could move up to 400 jobs gained through its
Frontier Airlines acquisition to Indianapolis or Milwaukee, has hinted it may move nearly twice that number to its headquarters
city.
The mammoth facility near Indianapolis International Airport now employs as many people as it did when United Airlines abandoned it
six years ago, but its new tenants are contending with struggles of their own.
Five executives are among seven employees let go by the Indianapolis Airport Authority as part of its efforts to cut expenses
amid declining airport revenue.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority is planning improvements to Gordon Graham Field in Hendricks County, including a runway extension and a second terminal.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority has fired back against a Hebron, Ky.-based contractor that alleged in a lawsuit last December
that the airport operator failed to pay in full on a $14.7 million contract to build aircraft parking spaces.
