Allegiant’s big expansion in Indy could spark a leisure travel revival
Low-cost carrier Allegiant, which used to stick to the smallest, most underserved airports on the map, is branching out to medium-size cities like Indianapolis.
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Aircraft repair firm opens facility near airport
AeroRepair Corp., a Londonderry, New Hampshire-based aircraft maintenance service provider, is set to receive incentives from the state in return for creating 27 jobs in Indianapolis.
Allegiant plans nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale
Allegiant Air said Tuesday morning that it will begin offering nonstop flights from Indianapolis International Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, beginning April 8. The announcement is the latest from Allegiant in recent months regarding flights from Indianapolis.
United says 2,000 airport jobs may be outsourced to cut costs
Outside contractors may take over the positions at 28 airports, including those serving Indianapolis, Atlanta and St. Louis, a United spokesman said.
Indianapolis airport solar farm expansion completed
Contractors have finished bringing online dozens of acres of solar panels at Indianapolis International Airport.
New flights from Indy cater to business travelers
Low-cost carrier Southwest is deliberately wooing the corporate crowd with its recently announced nonstop flights from Indy to Los Angeles and Boston.
Airport to sell 80 acres for $8M; renews lease with AAR
The Indianapolis Airport Authority has approved a letter of intent to sell 80 acres to a local developer. It also reached a 10-year extension of its lease agreement with aircraft maintenance services company AAR.
Southwest to add nonstop service to LA, Boston
Southwest will depart Indianapolis International Airport for Los Angeles once daily, and there will be two flights every day to Boston, the airline announced Wednesday.
Southwest bag workers picketing over flight delays
Southwest Airlines workers picketed and handed out leaflets to passengers in Indianapolis, Denver and 14 other airports across the country Tuesday
Airport to market 1,200 acres for sale or development
The 1,212 acres slated for disposal are valued at $83 million and could generate annual tax revenue of $1.7 million, according to the airport’s own estimates.
Allegiant adding seasonal nonstops from Indy to Big Easy
The Las Vegas-based discount airline said the flights from Indianapolis to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport will be offered twice a week from Feb. 5 through May 5.
UPDATE: Allegiant Air to debut service from Indianapolis
Newcomer Allegiant Air has announced new nonstop routes from Indianapolis to Las Vegas and cities in Florida, starting in February.
Second solar farm slated for Indy airport
Airport officials have agreed to lease about 76 acres of land at the airport to the same private developers who created the current, 44,000-panel field by the Interstate 70 exit.
Main tenant of former United hub staying on
Indianapolis airport officials hope to soon renew their lease with AAR Corp., the aircraft service company that is a key tenant in United Airlines’ former maintenance hub.
U.S. airfares on the rise, outpacing inflation
The average roundtrip ticket within the U.S., including taxes, reached $509.15 in the first six months of this year, up nearly $14 from the same period last year.
Airport embarking on parking garage repairs
The Indianapolis International Airport has planned nearly $8 million in garage maintenance over the next two years. It’s also looking into an alternative to its atrium canopy, which has collapsed twice in three years.
Competition soars at Indianapolis-area airports
An airport near Zionsville is upping the ante for Indianapolis International Airport reliever fields.
Airport memorial planned for Col. Harvey “Weir” Cook
An Indiana native, Cook was a decorated fighter pilot in World War I who settled in Indianapolis and was instrumental in creating the city’s first principal airport, Indianapolis Municipal Airport, opened in 1931.
New airport boss sees bright future amid big industry changes
Mario Rodriguez has taken the captain’s chair at Indianapolis International Airport, which has been recognized as the “best airport” in North America by its peers, but also carries a high debt load and has struggled to add nonstop airline service.
Airport in talks with user for 149-acre site
A deal to lease most of the land has momentum, according to an Indianapolis International Airport official. The city had been eying the parcel for its criminal justice complex.