June/July 2013
CONTENTS
COVER STORY
10 HoustonTerminalMakestheGrade
George Bush Intercontinental Airport's Terminal B gets an "A" for its airy, bright space
crammed with creature comforts
FEATURES
14 BOProfle:
F
FBOTakesOf
Rectrix Commercial
Aviation's fight path
continues to soar
18 ocialMedia:
S
SpreadtheWord
FlightView helps
Roanoke Regional
Airport push out
priority announcements
4
airportbusiness
20 anagingAirports
M
Today:Catchy
Concessions
What do Irish pubs,
gourmet cupcakes and
pet boarding facilities
have in common?
26 undingFocus:
F
FY2014Forecast
Cloudy with a chance
for more cuts. The
June/July 2013
sequester "meat cleaver"
remains raised to cut
towers and furlough air
traffc controllers in the
next fscal year
30 ndustryInsider:
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FocusonGeneral
Aviaton
Q&A; with AOPA's
Craig Fuller
DEPARTMENTS
05 InsidetheFence
06 IndustryNews
24 GroundCluter
29 TechBytes
34 FinalAnalysis