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IBJ reporters bring you coverage of the fanfare, festivities and the football from central Indiana and south Florida as the Hoosiers take on The University of Miami Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff National Championship.
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The budget airline said ticket holders should not go to the airport and that it won’t provide help in booking travel on other airlines.
The opt-in subscription service first launched in Orlando and Denver in 2010 and is now available at more than 60 U.S. airports.
Indianapolis Airport Authority Executive Director Mario Rodriguez said he believes the impact won’t be as severe as it has been at other major airports.
However, the agency says it has suspended airport police escorts for members of Congress as the White House negotiates with Democrats over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Sunlight Coalition wants to convince the FAA to reverse its decision to allow the Indianapolis Airport Authority to close the heliport and sell the property to the city.
In a letter, Indiana Attorney General Todd said he believes that the $15 million offer made by Chuck Surack prior to the approval of the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport’s sale to the city did not receive due consideration.
As thousands of IU football fans travel or otherwise celebrate the Hoosiers’ upcoming Peach Bowl appearance, local hospitality organizations juggle planning for Friday’s game and for a potential championship.
Fort Wayne billionaire Chuck Surack made an offer to buy the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport at a 38% premium on the price the city has agreed to pay for the site.
The sale is slated to close by the end of this year as part of a nearly $11 million deal meant to give city officials control of the 5.4-acre property.
Airports in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix and Seattle have also said they will not play the video message from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
The grant intended for renewable energy infrastructure work was committed to the airport more than two years ago by the Federal Aviation Administration, officials said Tuesday.
The sprawling and complex series of conveyors, security monitors and other machinery that moves thousands of checked bags each day is nearing the end of its useful life.
Throughout All-Star Weekend, users can accumulate points by visiting 25 locations across the city and redeeming them for merch or the chance to win a signed basketball or tickets to a 2026 Indiana Fever game.
The nonstop route between Indianapolis International Airport and Dublin, Ireland, offers travelers a direct line to one of Indiana’s largest trade partners.
The new nonstop destination is one of four the airline has announced from Indianapolis International Airport this month.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority is expected to consider the deal Friday during its monthly board meeting, although no sale would be finalized until the heliport is fully decommissioned.
The Federal Aviation Administration has informed the Indianapolis Airport Authority it can move ahead with decommissioning the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport property to make way for the site’s eventual redevelopment.
Aer Lingus will begin offering nonstop flights between Indianapolis and Dublin four times a week starting in May, marking the first nonstop transatlantic flights from Indy since 2020.
The project, which would see the construction of a new solar-covered canopy over a portion of a lot south of the airport’s parking garage, is expected to generate about 10% of the terminal’s total energy needs.
The agreement with the airport authority comes as the organization moves forward with plans to decommission the Indianapolis Downtown Heliport, where IU Health’s LifeLine transport operations for the city are based.
