With conditions ripe for attracting an airline offering service to a destination such as London or Paris, officials with the Indianapolis International Airport have hired the Indy Chamber to help lay the groundwork.
In two acquisitions totaling nearly $9 million, one firm plans to expand an existing business park while the other has a big logistics facility in mind.
Daily nonstop service between the two cities begins Thursday. Optimism over demand and Indianapolis’ tech sector already have persuaded Alaska Airlines to add service to San Francisco.
Aerospace and defense companies are working to thwart digital attacks from several sources and expect huge demand for workers in the field.
The approval clears the way for the Indianapolis-based airline to emerge from Chapter 11 as a privately held company by the end of the month.
That’s important for Indianapolis International, where cargo represents a significant portion of landing weight. And landing fees that airports charge carriers are weight-based.
Alaska announced late Wednesday that it will retire the Virgin brand, probably in 2019, adding that name to a list of airline brands including Continental and US Airways that disappeared in the past decade.
Holladay Properties is expected to find development opportunities for 266 acres of unused airport land just south of West Washington Street.
The proposal says spinning off air traffic operations from the Federal Aviation Administration and placing them under an “independent, non-governmental organization” would make the system “more efficient and innovative while maintaining safety.”
Alaska Airlines will begin offering Indianapolis-to-San-Francisco flights starting Sept. 26, airport officials announced Thursday.
Service on the route, which will run year-round, is scheduled to begin in mid-July.
At Ohio State University, football coach Urban Meyer and members of his family took 11 personal trips last school year at a cost to the university of $120,000. Purdue University flew an alumnus from Rhode Island for $15,000.
Officials are mulling designs for revamping sections of the Indianapolis International Airport, with an emphasis on a more natural feel, clearer signage and moving stores closer to the gates.
The number of passengers leaving Indianapolis for international destinations last year grew 69.2 percent, to 37,000.
Indianapolis International Airport wants to bring in more local vendors as contracts with some current concessionaires expire, and add other features to better reflect the character of the city.
From oozing blisters and wheezing to rashes, itchy eyes, and sore throats, numerous flight attendants at one of the country’s largest airlines say their new work uniforms are making them sick.
The low-cost airline in May will launch service to Austin and to Destin-Fort Walton Beach in Florida, with introductory fares to both destinations starting at about $60.
The attack that killed five people Friday at the Fort Lauderdale airport raised concerns about how to further protect travelers and what place firearms have in U.S. airports.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority said more news about nonstop flights to the western United States “could be just days away.”
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, says it expects to emerge from bankruptcy during the first quarter of 2017.
