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 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.

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.

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.

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.

The recession, coupled with personnel shifts, have grounded the more than $50-million hotel project adjacent to the new terminal.

The Indianapolis Airport Authority has tapped three prominent leaders to fill expiring terms of three board members.

A suburban Cincinnati construction company known for airport and interstate projects alleges the Indianapolis Airport Authority has failed to pay on a $14.7 million contract to build aircraft parking spaces.

In the last two months, the Indianapolis Airport Authority board has approved spending at least $850,000 toward grand-opening parties for the new airport terminal and events in the form of contracts with caterers, event planners and public relations firms.

The new, $1.1 billion terminal at Indianapolis International Airport likely won't house as many airport employees as the existing facility. Instead, portions of the terminal are being set aside for their revenue-generating potential.

The airport authority should not assume a 3-percent growth rate because of the new airport, and the FFA Convention was not as wildly successful as reported. Mayor Peterson shouldn't be held out as a good example of a mayor who supports public transportation.