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42 airportbusiness April 2016 FINAL ANALYSIS 81.3% the on-time arrival rate of carriers in January, up from 76.8 percent on-time rate in January 2015 22 Number of new international destinations added at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in the past five years. 2015 ACC YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COMPETITION WINNERS HONORED The 2015 winners of the ACC Young Professionals Innovation Competition: David McLeod, Denver International Airport; Courtney Brand, Iron Horse Architects; and Julie Buffam, Jensen Hughes, were honored at the ACC/AAAE Airport Planning, Design and Construction Symposium March 3, in Salt Lake City. Their submission proposes the development of an emergency communication system that can be used at all airports worldwide; the creation of a mobile notification system; and the development of a mobile app to guide users to crucial amenities. "Within 12 months, our Austin- Sundt JV team placed nearly 100,000 cubic feet of concrete in a 24-acre site to create the largest rental car center on the West Coast. That's enough concrete to build a 362-mile sidewalk from San Diego International Airport to Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix." SUNDT VICE PRESIDENT JON WALD ON THE NEW CAR RENTAL CENTER AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BRIAN RYKS has been named the new Executive Director/CEO of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) in Minneapolis. 15 MILLION GALLONS THE AMOUNT OF BIOFUEL UNITED AGREED TO PURCHASE OVER A THREE- YEAR PERIOD FROM PARAMOUNT-BASED ALTAIR FUELS. "This is the right bill at the right time: It brings targeted solutions to identified issues. It accelerates NextGen, and helps ensure continued U.S. leadership in aviation." NBAA PRESIDENT AND CEO ED BOLEN ON THE SENATE BILL TO AUTHORIZE FUNDING AND PROGRAMS FOR THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) 16% The number of women interested in an aviation career who visited an aviation facility prior to attending the Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week event.