Airport Business

OCT 2014

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October 2014 airportbusiness 9 INDUSTRY NEWS The following fuel prices were derived from transactions completed with the AVCARD credit card during August. Not all operations sell both jet-A and Avgas. The figures for jet fuel prices will be more representative than those for Avgas, due to the higher number of transactions recorded. Prices reflect all taxes and discounts. Data is supplied from AVCARD in consolidated format; individual transactions are not disclosed. West Coast Jet-A: $5.26 Avgas: $6.04 South Central Jet-A: $4.58 Avgas: $6.06 Southeast Jet-A: $5.02 Avgas: $5.99 North Central North Central Jet-A: $5.01 Avgas: $6.04 Northeast Jet-A: $5.33 Avgas: $6.35 Fuel Watch 80 COUNTRIES... www.aviationpros.com/10017318 DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT … Reports a record 6.6 million passengers in August. ESTONIAN AIR … Has chosen German expert COMSOFT to supply advanced ARTAS to modify its surveillance sys- tems as air traffic volume in the region increases. FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT … Opens a new $826 million runway. GREATER ORLANDO AVIATION AUTHORITY BOARD … Approves $447.7 million budget for 2015. HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY … Signed an agreement with Irving Oil to install a temporary gas station on site, which will offer three grades of gasoline; a fully stocked conve- nience store; commercial card program; pay-at- the-pump technology; Air Miles Reward Miles; and 24/7 operations. HMS HOST … Opens Minnesota Wild, named for Minnesota's National Hockey League team, at Minneapolis- Saint Paul International Airport. HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM … Announces free WiFi will be available in all terminals at Hobby Airport and in Terminals A and D at Bush Intercontinental. IRS … Grounds plans to install sleeping pods in the C concourse at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. JETSUITE … Has been ranked No. 4 in total hours flown and No. 2 in aircraft utilization in a report by ARGUS International. LEIDOS … Was selected by the Port of Seattle to provide implementation services for a comprehensive FOD detection system being installed as part of a runway improvement project at Seattle-Tacoma airport. LOGAN TELEFLEX INC. … Announces a contract for a multi-million dollar baggage handling project at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY … Approves a $30 million partial budget to create and/or reconfigure approximately 130,000 square feet at Terminal E to accommodate the A380. MERIDIAN … Names Greg Johnson as its new director of business development. MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT … Becomes the first airport in the world to have a complete and open deployment of beacons.

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