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December 2010
December 30, 2010
Five New Routes, Additional American Airlines Flights on Taxiway
Five new airline routes and additional flights to American Airlines destinations are planned for Miami International Airport in 2011. Delta Air Lines, which has expanded its presence at Miami's airport, is to begin non-stop service to Jacksonville on March 26 and to London Heathrow Airport on March 27. Non-stop service between Miami and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is to launch March 27 on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
In addition, the Dutch low-cost airline ArkeFly is also to begin service from Miami to Amsterdam on June 24. Iberia Airlines, a oneworld alliance member with American Airlines, is to launch non-stop service between Miami and Barcelona beginning March 28. While some airlines establish routes because of the strong Miami market, others are attracted by airline alliance partners, said Chris Mangos, the airport's marketing director. Continue
December 23, 2010
Lost Bag Found Through Act of Kindness (Letters to the Editor)
My wife and I flew into Miami International Airport from Seattle last Thursday to visit the in-laws with our 4-month-old son for Christmas. About halfway to Fort Lauderdale, we realized that we had left a bag with my wife's laptop, camera with all of our baby pictures and wallet in the parking lot. We went tearing back, but the bag was gone.
I ran through the airport, talking to security and lost and found. Nothing. My wife was upset, the baby was wailing. We were heading back to Fort Lauderdale when the cellphone rang. An airport employee had found the bag. He looked for any identification and called the number on her insurance card. The company contacted my wife with the employee's phone number. We, in turn, called him. We met in the arrivals area, and he brought the bag to us, refusing even a small tip to thank him. He said that he had been through a similar situation with his wife and knew how stressed we were.
He went through all of this trouble because he was worried that if he took it to lost and found, they might not find us in time for Christmas. I cannot thank Richard Garcia enough. Acts of kindness and selflessness like his are what this holiday season is all about. We told this story over and over during the weekend, and it's unfortunate that everyone was so surprised by the outcome. I wanted to share this wonderful act of kindness and hope that we can all pay it forward.
DEREK HARPER, Seattle
December 24, 2010
Holiday excitement seemed to permeate the bustling airport, with ticket agents wearing Santa hats, skycaps in reindeer ears and passengers bearing Christmas gifts. Adria Richards said she would have to pay more than usual for checked baggage fees. "It's kind of high to have to pay, because you're bringing gifts to family," she said. "But it's Christmas."
Scott Patterson, changing planes for a trip home to Charlotte, NC, said his holiday journey had been hassle free. "It's going fine. Everything is moving smoothly," Patterson said. "All the shopping is done. It's great." Continue
December 23, 2010
Miami International Airport is the largest U.S. gateway for Latin America and the Caribbean. So it seems fitting that the airport's international baggage claim is home to a piece called "Ghost Palms" by artist Norie Sato.
Situated at five window bays along a 300-foot-long glass wall, the work takes its inspiration from the ubiquitous palm trees that populate the Miami-Dade County landscape. Each of the five sites, 24 feet tall, expresses a specific, strong structure of the palm, whether the frond, the branch or the trunk. Hand-painted and sandblasted glass, laminated glass, aluminum and terrazzo were used to create the work. The colors in the glass are formed with embedded powders that reflect multiple spectrums of light, which not only change colors throughout the day, but alter as passengers move throughout the baggage claim area. Continue
December 17, 2010
A fast-thinking flight attendant saved a passenger's life at Miami International Airport earlier this year, and now, she is getting a very special message from the victim. Poul Jensen and his wife spent 6 weeks in South Florida from their native Denmark. On their way home back in January, Jensen had a heart attack. "It is very hard for me to speak about these things. I am a happy man today, I have my family, and I thank the lady very, very much," said Jensen.
Meghan Rafferty was in the right place at the right time on Jan. 29. The American Eagle flight attendant grabbed a defibrillator and used it on Jensen. Her actions earned her MIA's employee of the year. "Anybody would have done the same thing in my situation. That if somebody was in need, and hurt in front of you, I did only what was natural, to help that individual," said Rafferty.Continue
December 16, 2010
Paul Jensen and his wife had just entered Miami International Airport last January to check in for their flight home to Denmark. Almost immediately, Jensen, 67, felt ill, slumping over in Concourse D. ``He was having a heart attack,'' says Greg Chin, communications director for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department.
Meghan Rafferty, an off-duty American Eagle flight attendant was passing through and sprang into action. While a vacationing Australian nurse performed CPR, Rafferty grabbed an external defibrillator and tag-teamed with the nurse to revive Jensen. For her quick action, Rafferty was named the Miami International Airport's Employee of the Year Thursday at its year-end reward and recognition gala. Continue
December 16, 2010
Miami-Dade's aviation department and proposed developer Odebrecht have agreed on lease terms for an Airport City project three years in the making, but it won't get to the county commission for final review until the second quarter of next year. Plans are to transform 40 acres that include Miami International Airport's gateway into a profit-making visitor and business hub by constructing two hotels, a retail center and an office park that could cost north of $500 million.
Aviation Director José Abreu said this public-private partnership is the vehicle to get this revenue-generating infrastructure built at the airport.
December 16, 2010
Hotels, Shopping Center, Office Park to Rise at Airport's Doorstep
Under the leadership of project developer Odebrecht, a Brazilian-headquartered construction giant, the massive project that consists of 40 prime airport acres is projected to cost more than $500 million to build. Under the agreed lease terms now in the hands of attorneys from Miami-Dade's aviation department and Odebrecht to wrap up the developer is to have five years to build on three airport parcels, with a three-year extension to build out the largest at 25.5 acres.
José Abreu, the county's aviation director, said plans are to build a four-star hotel with meeting space in the 4.5-acre parcel C, which is to connect to the north terminal through a walkway.
The aviation department and construction firm hope to present final lease terms to the county commission by the second quarter of 2011, said Gregory C. Owens, aviation's division director of real estate management. "The [two] parties completed the term sheets on all three parcels," Mr. Owens said. Continue
December 9, 2010
American Eagle Announces Increased Nonstop Service Between Miami and Jacksonville, Fla.
American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today announced increased nonstop service between Miami International Airport and Jacksonville International Airport in Jacksonville, Fla., with the addition of two new flights on April 5. Eagle will operate its seven daily flights with a mix of 50-seat Embraer EMB-145 jets and 64-seat Super ATR aircraft.
"We are excited to launch this additional service to Jacksonville – the largest city in the state, with strong ties to South Florida," said Peter J. Dolara, American's Senior Vice President based in Miami. "With seven nonstop flights to and from Miami every day, our customers throughout Northeast Florida will have even more convenient connections to destinations throughout the U.S., the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe."
December 8, 2010
Smiling men and women wearing Romero Britto-designed shirts strive to improve customer service for Miami International Airport travelers. And many do so for the opportunity to give back to their community. Each week, 85 airport Volunteer Ambassadors offer at least four hours of their time to assist lost travelers and concerned relatives. Within the first 10 months of 2010, volunteers – who collectively speak 18 languages – had donated a total of 9,567 hours, or about 958 hours a month.
The airport's Volunteer Ambassador Program began in 2002 slowly acquiring volunteers. In 2007, the program transitioned to the airport's Customer Service Protocol Department, which over the past few years beefed up marketing efforts to acquire new recruits and hired Ms. Diana Berron to head the program. Volunteer ambassadors have since become a recognized asset to the airport. The volunteers "really just speak to the fact that we stand out here in Miami," said Ken Pyatt, the airport's deputy director. Several volunteers are retired airport personnel, county employees or local business professionals who were looking for a chance to give back to their community. Continue - Visit MIA's Volunteer Ambassador Program.
December 8, 2010
With more flights winging into Miami International Airport, passenger arrivals are soaring, signaling more tourists for Miami-Dade County. The airport's passenger arrivals climbed 9.1% in October to 1.445 million from October 2009's 1.324 million. Sixty-five percent of this increase was in domestic passenger arrivals, which saw the largest hike of 10.8% in October to 773,328 travelers compared to 2009's 698,131.
An increase in domestic flight arrivals carried in more US visitors, said Chris Mangos, airport director of marketing, with 87% of the increase coming from passengers traveling on American and American Eagle airlines, which operated 1,482 more flights here in October than October 2009. Delta Airlines, which has increased its presence at Miami's airport, Mr. Mangos said, also beefed up operations, adding 130 more flights than October last year. Continue
December 6, 2010
The first of eight Japanese-built cars for an automated train that will link Miami International Airport to a nearby transit hub arrived at MIA Monday and was immediately hoisted onto the elevated guideway the system will use once it starts operating next year. MIA Mover, which resembles the futuristic Skytrain automated people mover now operating at MIA's North Terminal, is expected to start running by next September linking MIA to the transit hub now being built just east of MIA.
On hand to witness the arrival of the first Mitsubishi-supplied car was José Abreu, head of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department which joined forces with the Florida Department of Transportation to finance the more than $260-million MIA Mover system. ``This is one of the most important milestones in the MIA Mover project to connect MIA to the MIC,'' said Abreu, who before taking over the county's aviation department helped guide the MIC to fruition when he worked for the Florida Department of Transportation, first as head of the Miami office and later as statewide secretary. Continue - View newsclip video (Herald).
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November 22, 2010
Travelers and SunPass customers traveling through Miami International Airport may find it easier to park with the addition of the SunPass program. Officials from Florida's Turnpike Enterprise and Miami International Airport (MIA) announced that SunPass customers may use their transponders to pay for parking at MIA by opting into the SunPass Plus program.
The option comes just in time for the busy Thanksgiving travel week. Continue
November / December, 2010
Marco Finelli visits Miami International, the most important US gateway to Central and South America. Continue
November 19, 2010
MIA is stepping up their security with about 100 airport employees undergoing a training session on how to detect suspicious behavior and what to do next. "We're looking for not just body language, but for surveillance techniques and even the weight of the vehicles and tinted windows," said Aviation Security Director Lauren Stover.
The exercise comes after TSA recently implemented their new body scanners and more aggressive pat downs for air travelers. "I feel like in America, we want to be safe but somewhere in there, there needs to be a balance of people's rights, privacy," said Chuck Clement.. Continue
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November 18, 2010
American Eagle Launches Two Daily Nonstops From Miami to Cleveland, Ohio
|Eagle Offers Expanded Seasonal Service from Miami This Winter
American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today launched two daily nonstop flights between Miami International Airport and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. "American and our regional partner, American Eagle, continue to expand service to more than 300 daily departures from Miami, solidifying the hub as the premier gateway to the Americas," said Peter Dolara, American's Senior Vice President based in Miami. "These flights not only offer more options for the traveling public, but will help boost Greater Miami's economy, including tourism and business development."
New Terminal Offers Added Convenience
November 18, 2010
Medical Care Takes Wing Via Private Miami International Airport Walk-in Clinic
Miami International Airport has raised the bar for medical care with a walk-in clinic that has served nearly 300 patients this year. A privately-owned clinic in the South Terminal by the Concourse H checkpoint, Airport MD opened in January to provide airport employees and travelers with medical services a step above a first-aid clinic.
With a growing number of urgent care centers nationwide, said Airport MD President Jim Whitten, he felt an airport clinic would be logical to provide vaccines, travel health services, urgent care, routine medical care, prescriptions and health education. With available space, roughly 35,000 employees and 33.9 million passengers in 2009, Miami's size and space attracted the first Airport MD location. In March, the company opened its second at Las Vegas's McCarran International Airport. Continue
November 5, 2010
|Miami Strengthens European Links with New Flights
As head of global activities for a cargo company, Doral resident Michael Claus racks up as many as 300,000 miles a year flying around the world. Many are on trips from Miami to U.S. airports that link him directly with Europe. His transatlantic travel is about to get easier, thanks to a slew of new flights to European destinations from Miami International Airport.
Though Miami has long boasted direct service to London, Paris, Madrid and other major cities, new flights link South Florida directly to cities in Germany, Russia, Holland and Spain. A new twice-weekly flight to Moscow on Russian carrier Transaero started late last month -- the first time South Florida has had direct service to Russia in more than a decade. Earlier this week, airberlin launched twice-weekly nonstop service to Berlin, a first for Miami. New service to Amsterdam and Barcelona starts in March; a second airline will begin flying to Amsterdam in June. Continue
November 12, 2010
System Will Examine, Sort Bags On Way To Plane
If you cringe each time you check a bag at the airport and wonder whether you and your belongings will ever reunite, there is good news. Juan Carlos Arteaga, of Miami International Airport, said the airport's new fully automated baggage handling system is "99 percent accurate."
The machines are designed to handle luggage from the time it lands on the belt to the time it is placed in the belly of the plane. "The overall system has two loops, an outer loop and an inner loop. One goes left; one goes right. The machine carries the bag until pretty much where the plane is parked," said Arteaga.
Each bag travels through a complex matrix where machines are in place to carefully check for explosives. The airport is testing the system with thousands of dummy bags. It won't process passenger bags until sometime in February. Meanwhile, the airport will use its old system, which sends bags to a central location where handlers sort them. Once the new system is up and running, the airport said it can almost guarantee a hassle-free trip for passengers and their luggage. ~ Watch: Video
November 11, 2010
Trappings: Miami is a collection of photographs and interviews featuring 10 of 600 women who participated in a project that traversed 15 U.S. states.
An interactive component also invites women who visit the exhibit to answer the question and email their responses and photo to the artists. The responses are then shown on a video in the gallery through a live feed from the artists' website. Two Girls Working artists Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechocki started the Trappings project in 2001, which took seven years to complete, according to an airport release.
The gallery is located in Concourse E just past the security checkpoint. For more details about the exhibit, click here.
November / December, 2010
Miami Int'l Nears Completion of $2.94 Billion North Terminal
Miami International Airport is nearing completion of its $2.94 billion transformation of Concourses A through D into the new North Terminal. Along the way, there have been many redevelopment milestones to celebrate: Sixteen more gates were reopened this July, and the full complement of 50 gates is expected to be in operation by next year. American Eagle's Regional Commuter Facility, complete with 12 hard stands and two full contact gates, officially opened in August. And in September, passengers started using the North Terminal's rooftop Skytrain.
The North Terminal Development (NTD) Program is replacing the previous "finger" concourse configuration with a more efficient, mile-long linear terminal. The work includes 1.8 million square feet of renovated space and 1.9 million square feet of new construction, including a 400,000-square-foot federal inspection facility. Continue
November 10, 2010
Delta Air Lines Gets Government OK to Expand Service at London's Heathrow Airport
Delta Announces London-Miami Service in 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the European Commission today granted Delta Air Lines' (NYSE: DAL) request to operate new daily, year-round flights between London's Heathrow and Boston and Miami international airports. The new flights will begin March 27, 2011, with final flight schedules and fares to be announced within the next week.
"In Florida, our new London-Heathrow service from Miami is possible thanks to the strong support of Miami International Airport, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the Miami-Dade state legislative delegation and Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado," said Glen Hauenstein, Delta's executive vice president – Network Planning, Revenue Management and Marketing.
The new routes will be operated within the scope of Delta's trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alialia. They will bring to four the number of trans-Atlantic routes operated by the joint venture partner airlines from Boston and to five the number of routes offered from Miami. Delta, Air France. KLM and Alitalia serve Amsterdam, London-Heathrow, Paris and Rome from both cities; Miami customers enjoy additional service to Milan operated by Alitalia. Continue
November 9, 2010
|Special Needs Kids Get Airport Art Show
The airport can be a very hectic and stressful place to be, but now a group of special needs students is helping travelers stop and smile at MIA. Continue
November 7, 2010
Barbara Neijna's Extraordinary 'Foreverglades'at MIA Wins Prestigious Award
The vast, compelling work of art celebrates one of the world's great miracles — the slow-moving "river of grass" we call the Everglades. But the art, which fills much of Miami International Airport's Concourse J, is in many ways a miracle on its own. Barbara Neijna's Foreverglades is one of the largest public-art projects ever built, covering floors and walls of two floors of the concourse, filling it with words and images, color and light — and even more, perhaps, with insight and inspiration.
On Friday, Neijna and Foreverglades received the first-ever international Art and Work Award for a project in the built environment, an award of such magnitude that other finalists included the city of London and Royal Dutch Telecom. The award was announced at the 2010 World Architecture Conference in Barcelona. It's an extraordinary honor for an extraordinary accomplishment. Continue
November 5, 2010
With Brazil's economy booming, both American and TAM Airlines are launching service between Miami and Brazil's capital city of Brasilia in the coming weeks. The flights take about seven and a half hours south from Miami.
American plans four flights a week on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays starting late November. Flights are scheduled to leave Miami at 11:10 p.m. local time and arrive in Brasilia at 9:35 a.m. local time the next day. Flights leave Brasilia at 11:05 a.m. and reach Miami at 3:45 p.m. The first Brasilia to Miami flight is slated for Nov.19. Brazilian airline TAM plans to start Miami-Brasilia flights four times a week in December. Flights leave Miami on Fridays, Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays, using a Boeing 763 that can hold 205 passengers. Continue
November 5, 2010
|Miami Strengthens European Links with New Flights
As head of global activities for a cargo company, Doral resident Michael Claus racks up as many as 300,000 miles a year flying around the world. Many are on trips from Miami to U.S. airports that link him directly with Europe. His transatlantic travel is about to get easier, thanks to a slew of new flights to European destinations from Miami International Airport.
Though Miami has long boasted direct service to London, Paris, Madrid and other major cities, new flights link South Florida directly to cities in Germany, Russia, Holland and Spain. A new twice-weekly flight to Moscow on Russian carrier Transaero started late last month -- the first time South Florida has had direct service to Russia in more than a decade. Earlier this week, airberlin launched twice-weekly nonstop service to Berlin, a first for Miami. New service to Amsterdam and Barcelona starts in March; a second airline will begin flying to Amsterdam in June. Continue
October 2010
October 27, 2010
A host of new shops familiar to locals have opened at South Florida airports in recent months.
Parts of Miami International Airport are starting to look like South Beach. Lincoln Road stalwart Icebox Cafe opened its doors in the airport's new north terminal within the last few weeks. It joined a Shop Britto, featuring the art of Romero Britto, and Books & Books, both with homes in Miami Beach's famed pedestrian mall. Another local food stop, Sushi Maki, has opened at the airports in both Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
They join locally flavored La Carreta and Cafe Versailles, which long have had outposts at Miami International Airport. And MIA is working on the new terminal's next phase, called the Shops of -- where else? -- Ocean Drive. ``We're trying to create that sense of Miami, that sense of place,'' said Adrian Songer, Miami's chief of airport concession business development. Continue
October 26, 2010
The airport version of Lincoln Road's Icebox Café, which we wrote about in May, opened one month ago near MIA gate D8. On first try it made a good impression on this traveler. "The feedback has been amazing," said Robert Siegmann, owner of Icebox Café and Icebox Express. "People want healthy food options and they feel that for the first time they have that option at the airport. They've also reacted very well to the design of the place so it's been a wonderful experience."
The place is indeed good looking. A 40-seat dining room has modern, orange seating and metallic hanging lights. It also boasts a wrap-around refrigerated display with pre-packaged foods including sandwiches, salads, charcuterie plates and slices of the restaurant's famous cakes for travelers on the go. Continue
October 26, 2010
After going 12 years without a single discrepancy in the Federal Aviation Administration Part 139 inspection criteria, Miami International Airport could be considered a paragon of safety and efficiency when it comes to ground operations. New technology is playing its part but, says Lonny Craven, investing time and effort in creating the right business culture is as important.
Airport operating certificates are only awarded if an airport satisfies the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 139 inspection criteria, a stringent test designed to make sure that air transportation and airports meet high operational and safety standards. The basic phases of the inspection include checking the equipment and safety provisions in the movement area, and facilities for aircraft rescue, fire fighting and fuelling.
Miami International Airport (MIA) has maintained its zero discrepancy rating in this assessment for 12 consecutive years, putting it at the forefront of efficiency and safety in airside operations. Technology plays a big part in this success, but the importance of having the right culture should not be overlooked. Continue
October 25, 2010
New Facility Size Of 2 Football Fields
Gretchen Devoue may be from Ohio, but as a Christian missionary who travels a lot, Miami International Airport is home away from home. In between flights, the 1,700-foot walk between her gate in the North Terminal and the available customs area in concourse E is her workout. "Oh yeah, I've done that walk. I just think customs is kind of congested and confusing," said Devoue.
Juan Carlos Arteaga is the Airport Program Director. He said in one year the experience through customs will be entirely different as the airport is adding a third location for processing people coming into this country. Local 10's Sasha Andrade got a behind the scenes look at the construction zone. The area is the size of two football fields, with plenty of room to handle a lot of traffic. "What you have is 72 check booths. We have the capacity to process 3,300 passengers per hour," said Arteaga.
Once the new customs and border control section opens inside the north terminal, lines, as well as other inconveniences, are expected to shrink dramatically. "You basically get out of the train and the facility is right in front of you so there's no more walking," said Arteaga.
October 25, 2010
Powerful "Trinity" Activation Drives Zacapa Rum at Miami Airport
US. An alliance between Diageo, Duty Free Americas (DFA) and Miami International Airport (MIA) has developed a powerful activation around the Ron Zacapa rum brand at the key US gateway. The activation, described as representing "an exceptionally broad, shared approach" has taken place at Miami International Airport Terminal D, the Latin American and Caribbean hub for American Airlines and American Eagle.
The theatrical experience is centered upon a striking new tasting bar, located in the rotunda between gates D25 and D41. The design theme of the new tasting bar, by Bloom Interior Architecture, is themed upon the ageing process of Zacapa Rum "above the clouds? whereby, after distillation, the rum is transported to the Guatemalan highlands to be aged at 2300m above sea level, the highest ageing facility in the world. Continue
October 20, 2010
Transaero Airlines Announces New Non-Stop Service from New York and Miami to Moscow
|TRANSAERO becomes world's only carrier to offer direct non-stop service between Miami and Moscow
Transaero Airlines, Russia's second largest passenger air carrier, is launching non-stop service from New York's John F. Kennedy Airport and Miami International Airport to Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport. The airline will become the only carrier offering a non-stop service from Miami to Russia. The service for both routes is scheduled to start in October, three times per week for the New York route and twice per week for the Miami route. Flights can be booked at www.transaero.com and www.expedia.com.
Transaero offers convenient connections from New York and Miami to 20 major cities in the Russian Federation, including St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg and Far East destinations, as well as in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Israel. The airline offers a frequent-flyer reward program, Transaero Privilege, with two levels of membership available. Continue
October 20, 2010
|Miami, NYC Tourism Agencies Announce Joint Venture
Tourism officials in Miami and New York City are trying to sweeten the travel love affair between the two destinations. The Big Apple sent 1.6 million visitors to Miami-Dade County last year -- more than a tenth of all tourists to the county in 2009. More than 775,000 Miami residents headed north to New York. In these still-soft economic times, both areas are eager for more visitors.
To that end, the tourism czars from both regions held a press conference Tuesday at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts to announce a new partnership meant to boost inter-area travel -- and to promote a short-term sale on flights from American Airlines. The deal, which must be booked by midnight Thursday, offers flights to New York's three airports for $79 one way. Tickets are valid for travel between Jan. 5-Feb. 25, though holiday weekends are not included in the sale. Continue
October 19, 2010
The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau announced a joint marketing venture with its counterpart agency in New York City. The goal is to bolster travel between the two metropolitan areas, CVB President and CEO Bill Talbert told an audience Tuesday. "The two most successful destinations in the U.S. today are Miami and New York," he said. "But this is all about incremental business." He said that the partnership, one-year long to start, would include a collaborative marketing strategy that's still being finalized, he said.
New visitors will be one of the groups targeted by the CVB, he added. More than 85 percent of those coming here are repeat visitors. Of the 11.9 million visitors who came to Miami in 2009, 1.6 million were from New York, Talbert noted.
Coinciding with the CVB's announcement, American Airlines said it would offer special $79 fares on one-way tickets between South Florida and New York City metropolitan area airports. The limited fares can be purchased Oct. 19-21, and will be applied to a Jan. 5-Feb. 25 travel period. Continue
October 14, 2010
(Translated from Spanish)
Maybe not everyone knows that Miami International Airport (MIA) is the main lung that provides oxygen to the county economy and that for years it has been experiencing a radical transformation.
October 7, 2010
Transaero Airlines, Russia's second largest carrier, will inaugurate two nonstop flights connecting Moscow Domodedovo Airport with New York John F. Kennedy and Miami International airports at the end of this month.
On Oct. 29, the airline will launch four-times-weekly service from its home base in Moscow to New York with Boeing 747-400 aircraft seating up to 352 passengers in a three-class configuration—business, premium economy and economy. Continue
October 6, 2010
American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia Announce Better Deal for Trans-Atlantic Flyers
More access to cheaper fares, bigger choice of flight times and easier connecting journeys will become reality for transatlantic flyers with the launch of the new joint business between American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia.
September 2010
September, 2010
|The WOW Factor
|Joanne Paternoster takes a closer look at the sustainability enhancing customer service efforts of a handful of gateways.
Like the airports already featured in this article, Miami International Airport is not new to wowing passengers. In fact, in 2007, MIA was the fi rst airport to engage the Disney Institute to train all mid and top-level management employees as well as all of its frontline employees.
That was the beginning of a cultural shift at MIA led by MIA's director, José Abreu who has made customer service one of his top initiatives. Continue
September 27, 2010
|Disney Institute Case Study: Miami International Airport
September 27, 2010
|MIA Among the Fastest Growing U.S. Airports
September 20, 2010
|Airberlin to Further Strengthen its Position in the U.S. Market
Launch of twice weekly nonstop service from Miami to Berlin - codeshare flights with American Airlines as of November 2010
The fifth largest European carrier airberlin increases its presence in the U.S. market with the launch of a new route from Miami to Berlin and the start of codeshare flights with oneworld® member American Airlines as of November 2010.
The new nonstop service will connect Miami with the German capital of Berlin starting November 1, 2010 until April 28, 2011. The flights to and from Berlin will operate on Mondays and Thursdays utilizing an Airbus A330-200 with 276 seats in economy class and 24 in business class featuring airberlin's award-winning service. Continue
September, 2010
Consolidated Rental Car Center Cuts Traffic & Confusion at Miami Int'l
With room for 6,500 vehicles and 16 car rental companies, the new four-level, $383 million rental car center (RCC) at Miami International Airport (MIA) had an instant impact on the airport, passengers and surrounding streets when it opened in July.Gone is the "triangle" - 50 acres of individual car rental facilities sprawled around the airport. Gone is half of the airport's 120-vehicle shuttle bus fleet. Gone is 15% of terminal core traffic and the congestion it caused.
"The dispersed nature of the car rental companies was a point of dissatisfaction with passengers," recalls Ray Diaz, chief of commercial operations at MIA. "After arriving at MIA, getting to a car rental company was one thing. But returning cars to the right places was confusing and a point of aggravation to everyone. The RCC will be a great convenience, and people avoiding the airport will come back." Continue
|Southeast Construction Announces Best Of 2010 Winners Orlando, Fla. – September 21, 2010 – Southeast Construction magazine is pleased to announce the winners of its Best Of 2010 awards program. The annual competition recognizes construction and design excellence in the four-state region that includes Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
This year, 183 entries vied for top honors in 22 different categories, based on construction type. An independent jury of industry experts reviewed the entries, and met in September to finalize this year's winners. Eligible projects had to be located within the four-state region and completed between Sept. 1, 2009, and Sept. 1, 2010.
"Best Of" awards were given to the top entry in a category that the judges deemed to be truly exceptional. "Awards of Excellence" also were presented to projects that the judges considered worthy of recognition. All winning projects will be featured in an upcoming issue of Southeast Construction and will be honored at a luncheon to be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando on Dec. 8.
Also, five projects were considered for the competition's top prize, the "Judges Award," for best overall project. Finalists included: the Georgia Aquarium Dolphin Expansion in Atlanta; Shands Cancer Hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville; Atlantic Coast High School in Jacksonville, Fla.; the Duke University East Campus Steam Plant in Raleigh, N.C.; and the North Terminal Development Consolidation Project, Phase 1, in Miami, Fla. A secondary review of these nominated projects is under way, with the results to be announced soon.
Top winners in each category will be entered into the National Best Of the Best competition. Those winners will be profiled in Engineering News-Record and at Southeast.Construction.com. Southeast Construction is part of McGraw-Hill Construction's network of Regional Construction Publications. A list of winners follows. Continue
September 20, 2010
|Skytrain Service Takes Off at Miami International Airport
Skytrain began carrying passengers on September 15, 2010. It has four stations spaced a quarter-mile apart. Each station has two separate lobbies, for domestic and international passengers. Each train has four cars, two for domestic passengers, two for international passengers. This arrangement keeps international passengers who must clear immigration and customs separate from domestic passengers who need not do so.
Skytrain can accommodate up to 9,000 passengers per hour. It runs at up to 30 miles an hour on dual concrete guideways atop Concourse D's roof. On one side, riders can see jets lined up at the gates, trundling along the ramps, and taking off and landing on MIA's north runways. The other side offers a view across the city to to the downtown Miami skyline along Biscayne Bay. Continue
September 15, 2010
|Miami Airport Skytrain Rolls Out to Link 60 Airline Gates
The people mover runs one mile, connecting 60 gates in the swanky new North Terminal, also known as Concourse D, which services American Airlines and its regional carrier American Eagle.
The light-rail train is part of the 50-year-old airport's $6.4 billion upgrade project that began in 1998 -- years behind schedule, but nearing the end. Completion of the entire project is on target for next year, MIA spokesman Greg Chin said.Continue
Skytrain To Open At Miami International Airport (WPLG Local 10)
Skytrain Flying High at MIA (NBC Miami)
Miami International Airport's Skytrain (WSVN Channel 7 News)
September 1, 2010
|Hands of Haiti art exhibit to debut at Miami International Airport
Bored or delayed at the Miami airport? Check this out! Miami International Airport on Thursday will unveil an art exhibit, called Hands of Haiti, from Haitian artists who have continued their craft despite challenges from the country's devastating earthquake in January.
The exhibit, featuring more than 60 major works, will be on display for the first time ever at the airport's South Terminal Gallery where it will stay until March 2011. It includes works of cut metal, woven sequined flags, beaded artwork on leather, sculptures made from discarded urban materials, carnival masks, clay pottery and photography. Continue
August 2010
August 31, 2010
|Haitian Art Exhibit Coming to MIA
A new Haitian art exhibit opens Sept. 2 at Miami International Airport as part of a program to help struggling artists in Haiti and preserve artworks salvaged from the rubble after the earthquake.
The exhibit will include works of cut metal, woven sequined flags, beaded artwork on leather, sculpture made from discarded urban material, carnival masks, clay pottery and photography. There will also be musical recordings and archival video footage by the late Alan Lomax, who documented Haitian music. Continue
August 10, 2010
American Airlines Awards Miami International Airport Employees for Improved Customer Service
Miami Takes Home 'Customer Cup' For Third Quarter in a Row
American Airlines employees in Miami celebrated a customer service victory this week as the airline announced the top five airports to be honored for improved customer experience and innovative problem-solving during the second quarter of 2010. The program is called the Customer Cup, the winners of which are announced each quarter.
...Miami was awarded the Customer Cup for the third consecutive quarter for improving internal customer satisfaction ratings in several categories, leading the pack in making the biggest improvements year-over-year compared to other stations of the same size. Continue
August 3, 2010
American Eagle Announces Winter Schedule, Offering Increased Service and Convenience at Its Miami Hub
Eagle Moving Soon to Miami's New North Terminal Facilities
American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today announced increased nonstop service between Miami International Airport (MIA) and 10 additional cities throughout the American Airlines network, beginning Nov. 18. The airline will also introduce two new daily nonstop flights from Miami to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) on Nov. 18. This is in addition to previously-announced new service between Miami and Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) in Gainesville, Fla., that begins Oct. 1.
July 2010
July 29, 2010
|More people traveled through Miami International Airport in the first six months of this year compared with 2009, putting the airport well on track to beat expectations for the year. Passenger traffic increased 4 percent in the first part of the year, with a larger increase in international travel than domestic, according to an MIA report. International traffic jumped 4.8 percent, while domestic passenger traffic grew by 3.3 percent. Through June, the airport served 17.6 million passengers. Freight volume also jumped in the first half of 2010, with an increase of almost 29 percent in international freight and a 10.3 percent rise domestically. Previous projections called for barely a 1 percent increase in passenger traffic in the fiscal year that ends in September. Continue
July 27, 2010
Miami-Dade Saves $5 Million Annually in Airport Borrowing Fees
|Miami International Airport, the largest U.S. gateway to Latin America, said the financing costs for its most recent bond sale were about half a percentage point less than an April estimate. The so-called true interest cost of the securities, which takes into account the timing of the interest and principal payments, was 4.92 percent, compared with an April estimate of 5.44 percent, the airport said in a release yesterday. The lower interest rates will result in net savings of $5 million in annual borrowing costs.
Miami-Dade County issued its last tranche of more than $500 million in revenue bonds on July 22 for the $6 billion expansion of the airport, which includes additional cargo areas, a new air-traffic control tower and an increase in the area of the terminal building by more than 60 percent. "We're thrilled," said Anne Syrcle Lee, chief financial officer for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, which operates the airport. "The market conditions were vastly better and we had excellent underwriters who marketed very aggressively." Continue
July 24, 2010
|A satisfied customer of MIA
A July 16 letter writer (MIA is a mess) took issue with the ``public-relations'' of the July 10 Other Views column, A new `can-do' spirit at Miami's airport, by Joe Cardona on improvements at Miami International Airport. The writer said MIA is such an embarrassment to her that she avoids it and prefers using and picking up friends and relatives at Fort Lauderdale's airport. Unlike the reader but like Cardona, I regularly fly out of Miami International Aiport. As a regular customer with no connection or relatives working for the airport or city/county governments, my praise of the airport cannot be labeled a public-relations ploy. Continue
July 2010
MIA's $6.3 billion capital improvement program nears completion
Since the late 1990s, Miami International Airport's capital improvement program (CIP) has been one of the largest redevelopment efforts underway at a U.S. airport. With the completion of a fourth runway, the development of two passenger terminals, and the realization of an aggressive cargo facility development program, the gateway airport's CIP has encompassed all aspects of airport operations. Now, as officials gear up for the culmination of the decade-long plus program, director José Abreu sits with AIRPORT BUSINESS to discuss the challenges involved.
The primary objectives for MIA's multi-year capital improvement program (CIP), as laid out by the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners (BCC) are as follows:
• Enhance efficiency and safety;Handling more than 33 million passengers and two million tons of cargo annually, MIA is among the nation's busiest international and cargo airports, and continues to be Florida's leading international gateway, handling some 70 percent of the state's arrivals from abroad — more than all the other airports in Florida combined. Continue
July 21, 2010
Miami International Airport's North Terminal on Tuesday re-opened 16 gates in the former Concourse A, which has been completely renovated, re-named and is now an extension of Concourse D. The gates are numbered D-1 through D-19 ( there are no gates numbered D-13 and D-18 ). North Terminal's security checkpoint #1 also is open. Continue
July 10, 2010
New Rental Car Center Expected to Bring Dramatic Change to MIA
The first major component of a huge transportation hub near Miami International Airport opens early Tuesday, bringing dramatic change to the way travelers use MIA.
The opening of the rental car center will mark completion of the first major phase of the $1.7-billion Miami Intermodal Center travel hub, which by 2015 will connect in one site virtually all county modes of transportation: aircraft, cars, Metrorail, Tri-Rail, Amtrak and perhaps in the future high-speed rail. The MIC, as the travel hub is known, is one of three major transportation projects underway in South Florida -- along with the $1.8-billion reconstruction of Interstate 595 in central Broward, and the $1-billion construction of a tunnel under Biscayne Bay to the Port of Miami. Continue
July 10, 2010
|A New `Can Do' Spirit at Miami's Airport
... Then, some time last year, I began to notice a change. At first it was in minute increments -- the place seemed more orderly, signage improved and the attitude of the employees appeared to be more helpful. I wondered, was this a mirage? A sudden glimpse of a functionally sound enterprise in what was ordinarily a cesspool of mismanagement? Fortunately for those of us who take pride in our city, the positive signs at MIA continued to accrue.
So who is responsible for this new MIA? All roads led to Director of Aviation José Abreu, who, after serving 2 ½ years as the state's secretary of transportation, took on the daunting task of cleaning up the age-old mess at the airport in July 2005. An engineer by trade, Abreu is chock full of pragmatism. ``Plan the work and work the plan'' is his mantra, and it has served MIA well. Under his oversight the South terminal was finally completed. The new rental car center will open next week. Continue
June 30, 2010
Fitch Rates Miami-Dade County, Florida's $530MM Aviation Revs 'A'; Outlook Stable
The 'A' rating reflects MIA's position as one of the nation's major international ports of entry and the leading international gateway to Latin America. The airport's strengths also include a well balanced traffic profile between origination/destination (O&D) and connecting passengers that serves domestic and international travel, enhanced management oversight of the capital improvement program, and historically stable financial operations supported by flexible airport use and lease agreements that work well for an airport with significant hubbing operations. Fitch also notes that the airport maintains a very conservative debt profile with no variable-rate or swap risk.
The Stable Rating Outlook reflects expectations that MIA's traffic base will not face near-term contraction in both its domestic and lucrative Latin American markets as a result of global recessionary effects on air travel. Over the past year, travel levels have been largely unchanged and the airport's anchor carrier, American Airlines (Issuer Default Rating rated 'CCC' by Fitch), continues to demonstrate solid support for the hubbing operations at MIA, including planned additions in flights and seating capacity later in 2010. Further, the capital program continues to progress on budget with only nominal completion setbacks related to its new in-line baggage system, and the updated projected airline cost profile shows some modest reduction as compared to previous forecasts. The series 2010B bond issue is expected to be the final borrowing component to the airport's $6.5 billion capital program. Continue
June 28, 2010
American Eagle Announces Daily Nonstop Service Between Miami and Gainesville, Fla.
Eagle Also to Reinstate Miami Service to Treasure Cay, Bahamas
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, today announced nonstop service between Miami International Airport (MIA) and Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) in Gainesville, Fla., beginning Oct. 1. Eagle will operate the service with 64-seat Super ATR aircraft.
"We are excited to launch this service to Gainesville – with its strong ties to South Florida, both in business and education," said Peter J. Dolara, American's Senior Vice President based in Miami. "Our passengers have been asking for this new service. Connecting these two communities is proof of our ongoing commitment to increase service from our Miami hub. It will also offer passengers from the Gainesville area the ability to connect to destinations throughout the U.S., the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe.". Continue
June 24, 2010
|FPL Services Launches Second Phase of Comprehensive Energy Efficiency Agreement with Miami International Airport
MIA Expected to Save More Than $11 Million in Energy Expenses
FPL Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Florida Power & Light Company, announced today that Miami International Airport (MIA) entered the second phase of a comprehensive, energy-efficiency program expected to produce cumulative net savings of $11 million for the 7.5 million-square-foot terminal.
"It is a privilege for FPL Services to partner again with Miami International Airport to improve the infrastructure of its facilities, increase the efficiency of its operations and reduce its impact on the environment" Continue
June 24, 2010
|Airport Runway Expansion in West Kendall Begins Soon
After years of delay, one of the runways at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport in West Kendall, one of the busiest generation aviation airports in the state, will be extended to allow newer generation aircraft to take off. The south runway will be extended 1,000 feet for a total length of 6,000 feet, even though it could've been a total of more than 7,000 feet. Continue
June 24, 2010
|Miami Debuts New Nonstop Flights to Europe
Miami International Airport began new non-stop service to Italy and France this month. Italy's Alitalia now flies three times a week between Milan and Miami on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, using Boeing B767-400 aircraft. Roundtrip fares start at $1548, including taxes. For more information, call 800-223-5730 or visit alitalia.com. France's low-cost CorsairFly also started service to Orly Airport in Paris, initially flying out Mondays and returning Fridays using an Airbus A330-200. Round-trip fares start at $843, including taxes. For more information, call 877-554-3389 or check corsairfly.com.
In November, Germany's Air Berlin will start non-stop service betweem Miami and Berlin twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. Flights will operate Nov. 1 through April 28, using an Airbus 330-200. Round-trip rates start at $658, plus service charges. For more information, call 886-266-5588 or visit airberlin.com. Continue
June 22, 2010
|Miami, Fort Lauderdale Airports Taking Of
Seeing promise in South Florida as a tourist lure and business destination, airlines are adding flights at local airports despite the soft economy. As a result, residents have new options if they want to go to Milan, Paris, Frankfurt or ... Tulsa, Okla. ``All of those are very significant because they drive access from the business perspective and for tourism,'' said Frank Nero, president of the Beacon Council. ``Miami is what it is because of air traffic.''
In June alone, new flights are being added from Miami International Airport to Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands, Paris, Milan, Tulsa, and Monterrey in Mexico. Officials with Aeromexico, which starts the daily Monterrey-Miami flight on June 28, see the new flight as an way to send more tourists to Miami while drawing business to the industrial city in northeastern Mexico. Continue
June 18, 2010
|Best Miami Food Court 2010: Miami International Airport's North Terminal
Granted, the quality of eats found in food courts is generally not of epicurean note, but the selections at Miami International Airport's North Terminal (post-security, especially) give travelers a good taste of some pretty recognizable local offerings, so it deserves cred.
Tourists who get to the airport late or go straight to South Beach would miss out on Little Havana's top menu items (AKA some of the finest Cuban eats in the city), if not for Café Versailles and La Carreta representing at MIA. How tragic for those sunburned visitors to not try one little smoky ham croqueta or medianoche before they go back home! Continue
June 18, 2010
|American Airlines' Adds Nonstop Tulsa-Miami Flight
The growth in the Latin American and Caribbean markets is propelling American's expansion in Miami, executives say. From 2002 to 2010, American's passenger traffic in Miami increased 33 percent, to an estimated 11 million passenger boardings this year — nearly a third of the 34 million passenger boardings expected at Miami International Airport in 2010, officials said.
June 11, 2010
|Meet MIA's Volunteer of the Year
After teaching elementary school in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system for 45 years and earning master's and doctorate degrees in education, Miami Springs resident Carol Dunstall decided that she still wanted to do more. She became a dedicated and committed volunteer ambassador at Miami International Airport after seeing an add in the Gazette. In recognition of her hundreds of volunteer hours and tireless efforts to assist travelers, Carol Dunstall was named MIA's Volunteer Ambassador of the Year. Continue
June11, 2010
|Hotel MIA Housekeeper's Good Deed Honored
It has been an especially tough year for Jeanne Mydil, a housekeeper at Miami International Airport Hotel. Her sister's husband died in the Haiti earthquake. Her own husband died suddenly May 23 from complications of diabetes. She had to borrow money to bury him. But when Mydil found a large zippered bag in a nightstand with $6,000 cash, she did exactly what her heart told her -- returned it without taking a penny. Continue
June 8, 2010
Miami International Airport (MIA) welcomed the inaugural flight of Alitalia's new Milan-Miami non-stop service on Thursday, June 3, with a special ceremony that included a water cannon salute by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Alitalia commenced three times weekly service from Milan to MIA, which is in addition to the airline's current daily non-stop service from Rome to Miami. The flight will operate Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays with Boeing B767-400 aircraft. Continue
June 3, 2010
|Diplomatic Lounge at Miami International Airport was Haitian Refuge Days after Devastating Earthquake
An expanded, luxury-appointed consular lounge at Miami International Airport opened just in time to handle refugees from the earthquake in Haiti. "The space housed many children and their families arriving from Haiti and going to their respective cities. It became a sort of ground zero," said Irving Fourcand, director of protocol and international affairs at the airport. The lounge opened Dec. 11, 2009, just a month before the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. That humanitarian use of the lounge for victims of natural disaster, however, is a far cry from its purpose. Continue
May 2010
May 25, 2010
|HMSHost to Bring Fresh Flavor to Miami International Airport
Industry leader wins additional 8-year food, beverage and retail award
BETHESDA, MD - HMSHost, a world leader in travel dining and shopping, announced today the award of a new eight year food and beverage concessions agreement at Miami International Airport (MIA). HMSHost and local Miami ACDBE partners Tinsley Family Concessions and Master ConcessionAir will offer MIA's North Terminal travelers new dining options that reflect the city's style and culture. Continue
May 24, 2010
|Tourism Training Takes Flight in Miami
It is a typically hectic day at Miami International Airport. Businesspeople scurry past in frantic last-minute efforts to catch departing flights. Amid the clamor, a shoeshine man calmly buffs the wingtips of a 30-something executive, whose face is buried deep in a newspaper. Across the concourse, a waitress in a navy blue apron serves up fully loaded hot dogs to a family en route to a vacation spot. Passing in front of all this activity, an airline worker pushes a woman in a wheelchair, steering through a maze of people toward the far end of the terminal.
Scenes like this play out hundreds of times a day at Miami International. Owing to its proximity to various tourist destinations, Miami International served nearly 34 million passengers in 2009. That makes it the 12th-busiest U.S. airport and 25th-busiest in the world, according to Airports Council International, a trade group in Geneva. Continue
May 19, 2010
American Airlines Donates MD-80 Jet to Miami Aviation School
By Jonathan Heckman
May 20, 2010
Oprah Winfrey has hailed Icebox Café 's cakes as some of the best in the country. Now, travelers with a sweet tooth won't have to schlep to Lincoln Road for a slice of raspberry chocolate mousse. This fall, Icebox Café is opening a satellite location at Miami International airport called Icebox On The Fly. This culinary outpost will be located near gate D10 in the new American Airlines terminal. Continue
May 18, 2010
LAN Cargo's new state-of-the-art, eco-friendly refrigeration facility at MIA was featured on the CNN en Espanol show "Economia y Finanza."
May/June 2010 Issue
Modern Luxury: Miami - Miami International Airport adds cultural programming and other upgrades to try to shed its negative reputation. Among the changes designed to combat its rep? New check-in and checkpoints, valet parking service, 40 new stores and restaurants, art exhibitions and the opening of a rooftop people mover scheduled for September. Continue
May 2010 Issue
Travel + Leisure Names the 10 "Best Airport Hot Spots" - Best New Shop: Miami: Britto, Miami International (MIA). Silver-and-enamel sculptures and coffee-table books line the shelves at the first airport shop dedicated to Brazilian artist Romero Britto, whose works have been featured at the Louvre. North Terminal, Concourse D, Gate 32. Continue
May 7, 2010
Airport Revenue News - Following the theme of Cinco de Mayo, Corona Beach House Miami, the first-ever Corona-themed restaurant, opened its doors at Miami International (MIA) on Wednesday. continue
May 5, 2010
|Passenger Traffic, Freight Up at Miami International Airport
The Miami Herlad - Miami International Airport reported a 3.5 percent increase in passengers and a 25 percent increase in freight for the first quarter of 2010. Continue
April 30, 2010
The Journal of Commerce - International freight soars 30 percent on month-to-month basis in March Miami International Airport's cargo traffic grew 24 percent in the first quarter, including a 38.1 percent jump in March, as a recovery in expedited shipping through the gateway to Latin America accelerated. Continue
April 25, 2010
The Jamaica Observer - Travelling through Miami International Airport (MIA) -- one of the leading United States gateways to the Caribbean -- is expected to be a much more pleasant experience with the completion next fall of a three-phase expansion project on the North Terminal, the Latin American and Caribbean hub for American Airlines and its partner American Eagle. Continue
April 21, 2010
|Stranded European Tourists Offered Free Admission to Seaquarium
The Miami Herald - Your airplane ticket might not get you to Europe, but it will get you into a Miami tourist attraction. The Miami Seaquarium is offering European passengers stranded at Miami International Airport free admission to the park. Passengers must have a European passport and a return ticket dated between April 14 and April 23. For each airline ticket shown, one admission will be given. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer. It expires Friday. More information about the Seaquarium is available at www.miamiseaquarium.com.
April 8, 2010
The Miami Herald - Using more than 80 airlines -- including cargo carriers and passenger airlines that ship cargo in the bellies of their planes -- MIA's air freight operations provide a vital trade link between the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. MIA handles about 82 percent of all air imports from Latin America and the Caribbean as well as about 79 percent of all U.S. exports to the region. Continue
April 8, 2010
First "Green" Transatlantic Flight by a U.S. Airline Arrives at MIA
Air Transport World - On April 7, American Airlines became the first US airline to test next-generation technology and procedures on a transatlantic flight aboard a 767-300 from Paris Charles de Gaulle to MIA, using several fuel conservation measures including single-engine taxi on departure and arrival, continuous climb and descent, a tailored arrival and "several key elements" of its existing fuel conservation program Fuel Smart. Continue
March 19, 2010
|Miami Airport Ready for Cargo Boom with Panama Canal Expansion
Hong Kong Trade Development Center - Asian cargo carriers have already increased service, said Chris Mangos, director of marketing for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department. "We've gone from nine Asian freight flights per week before the recession to 15 per week now," he said. Already MIA is a national import hub, receiving 86.3 per cent of the country's flower imports in 2008, more than 70 per cent of US fruit and vegetable imports and nearly 65 per cent of fish imports.. Continue
March 15, 2010
Florida Airports Council (FAC) - Read FAC's Airmail newsletter article about MIA's massive relief effort following January 12 earthquake in Haiti, one of the largest natural disasters in the history of the western hemisphere. Continue
March 11, 2010
40 at a Time, 35,000 MIA Workers Train to Better Help Visitors
Miami Today - At first glance, the 40 or so men and women sitting in school desks Monday at Miami International Airport customer service training seemed anything but uniform. Two younger-looking women sat up straight toward the front of the Miami-Dade Aviation Department training room, looking polished in heels; handbags at their sides. A spectacled, gray-haired man who could have been a professor leaned against the wall to the right. And toward the back, a row of gruff men in neon-orange vests striped with reflective tape sat slightly slumped but attentive. Despite coming from different fields — construction, cargo and more — all had one thing in common: as new hires at Miami International, they're now tourism-industry representatives. Continue
February 2, 2010
With the new 1.7 million square foot South Terminal now open and the 3.2 million square foot North Terminal scheduled for completion in 2011, MIA is prepared for the future. Continue
February 2010 Issue
Airport Improvement Magazine - Technology reigns supreme in airport security - from increasingly fast baggage screening systems to puffer machines able to detect mere traces of explosives on passengers. But focusing solely on equipment is a mistake, say some security experts. Lauren Stover, director of Security and Operations at Miami International Airport, considers no-tech surveillance by airport employees the most powerful preventive weapon in her arsenal. "Technology comes and goes," Stover explains. "But the ability to detect anomalies in human behavior will never go obsolete." Continue
January 2010
Aviation Director José Abreu and Assistant Aviation Director of Operations Lauren Stover were guests last week on the WPBT2 news program Issues, with host Helen Aguirre Ferré, to discuss MIA's security operations and Capital Improvement Program. Click here to view the show online.
National Geographic's Inside Series - Inside Miami International Airport (video)
National Geographic - Go beyond the 'no entry' signs at one of the busiest airports in the United States to discover a world of carefully choreographed chaos. Watch as staff try to wrangle a massive human migration across borders, time zones and a culture divide. Twenty four hours, 1000 flights, 90,000 people: what could possibly go wrong?
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Chrome's Lack of Support for showModalDialog Breaks Some Enterprise Web Apps
Google Chrome no longer supports window.showModalDialog, breaking several enterprise apps such as OWA, EAC, SAP, and others.
IBM: 70% of Enterprises Are Using Big Data, Cloud, Mobile and Social
With Raising the game - The IBM Business Tech Trends Study (PDF) IBM has evaluated the current adoption landscape of 4 key technologies in the enterprise: Big Data & Analytics, Cloud, Mobile and Social, comparing today's adoption with 2012's and Pacesetters against Dabblers.
Wall Street Journal: Enterprises Are Not Ready for DevOps, but May Not Survive Without It
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Rachel Shannon-Solomon suggests that most enterprises are not ready for DevOps, while Gene Kim says that they must make themselves ready if they want to survive.
Spring Boot Goes GA
Pivotal, last week, announced the first general availability release of the Spring Boot framework.
Xamarin Sifts through Enterprise SAP Data
Xamarin and SAP Americas announced at MWC 2014 today a partnership aiming to provide .NET mobile developers the necessary tools to access and integrate enterprise SAP data into their applications.
A Tool Atlas for the Enterprise Developer
VisionMobile has created an interactive map of more than 500 tools covering all aspects of enterprise software development: integration, development, testing, deployment, measuring, and marketing&monetization. The map provides a few descriptive paragraphs outlining the strengths of each tool, the idea being to offer developers a quick guide for choosing the right tool for the job.
The Scrum Behind a Fixed-Everything Success
How can you combine Scrum with a project constrained by a fixed price and completion date? Tim van Baarsen discusses his experience of completing a fixed-everything tender through continuing to work with Scrum behind the scenes.
Introducing DevOps to Traditional Enterprises
Niek Bartholomeus recently finishing composing a four post DevOps focused blog series about leading the implementation of configuration management and release management in a traditional enterprise. Niek covers the theory of DevOps, then an analysis of the problems with software delivery within a traditional enterprise, and finally the application of specific DevOps practices.
The Gospel of MBaaS- According to Anypresence Co-Founder (Part 2 of 2)
Part 2 of Infoq's exclusive virtual interview with Anypresence cofounder Richard Mendis. The CMO weighs in on Facebook's acquisition of competitor Parse and provides intel on the pricing structure of Anypresence.
The Gospel of MBaaS- According to Anypresence Co-Founder (Part 1 of 2)
Anypresence co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer Richard Mendis claims that their method of MBaaS delivery and execution "is completely unique in the market." Infoq's exclusive interview with Anypresence co-founder Richard Mendis.
WSO2 Developer Studio 3.0&3.1 Have Better ESB Tooling
WSO2 Developer Studio 3.0 and 3.1 improve ESB and Registry Resource Editor tools, has better performance, uses Eclipse Juno SR2, and supports JAX-RS REST code generation.
LocationTech: An Initiative Helping Enterprises Build Location Aware Systems
The Eclipse Foundation has announced LocationTech - a new initiative meant to help enterprises build location aware systems.
Enterprises Have Built Few Mobile Apps, Plan on Doing More
According to a recent Appcelerator survey, enterprise have built few mobile applications so far, but they intend to build more this year considering 2013 as the year when the number of mobile apps created will surpass those for the desktop. The report includes other details on the enterprise mobile space.
Minimum Viable Products for Enterprises
Enterprise software startups use a minimum viable product (MVP) to learn about customers with limited effort and money. How can organizations deploy lean startup principles to develop a viable product for their stakeholders?
A Fist Full of RIM, For a Few Mobile Devs More
All of the ducks are in the proverbial row for the much ballyhooed debut of Research In Motion's Blackberry 10 (BB10). The all new OS is slated for release on January 30, 2013. InfoQ scrutinizes the salient facts and more to gain the most in-depth perspective on the new release from the venerable developer.


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Oregon Focus: People to Know: George Washington Bush
About George Washington Bush, African American pioneer
"George Bush was the wealthiest man that came to Oregon or Washington during the early pioneer days." This was the reputation of George Washington Bush as reported in the Oregon Statesman newspaper many years ago.
Bush had made his money by raising stock, first in Illinois and then in Missouri. He built the first house in what is now Boonville, Missouri.
Just before moving there to escape slavery, Bush had joined a trapping party. They crossed the Rocky Mountains, came through the California area held by Mexicans and up the Pacific coast as far as the Columbia River. They then turned back toward St. Louis. The journey took almost two years and no doubt turned Bush's thoughts to the west when he felt it was time to move again.
He assisted in organizing the Emigration of 1844. He helped finance several families so that they could move west. There were four other African Americans in the group. Two were women (Eliza and Hannah) whose names are the only thing known about them and the other two men (including Robin Holmes) came with Colonel Nathaniel Ford and settled in Polk County with him.
The party came along the Oregon Trail and Bush considered stopping at The Dalles, but he was not welcomed so he moved on to the Willamette Valley. The fertile valley lands were tempting but there were too many "Yankee settlers" there. Just at this time the legislative committee for the Provisional Government had passed a law forbidding slavery and also the immigration of blacks to Oregon. The southern influence was strongly felt in the region during the period.
People in Vancouver advised Bush that if he settled north of the Columbia River no one would bother him about this law. So he and his family chose to settle just south of the present city of Olympia. The area is still called Bush Prairie.
Bush Prairie was developed into the showplace of the region. Bush had brought fruit and shade tree seeds across the plains with him, and he and his sons soon had a prosperous farm. He was well known for his kind and generous spirit and helped many travel-worn newcomers with gifts of potatoes, wheat, and beef to help them until they could grow their own.
So well regarded was George Bush that in 1851 a law was enacted by the Territorial Government in Oregon exempting Bush from the general law that prohibited blacks from settling in the territory. Later, during the period of the Washington Territory (organized in 1853), the territorial legislature successfully petitioned the U.S. Congress in 1855 to give Bush title to his farm lands.
Suggestions for teachers
Ask students to:
Make a cooperative book on the life of George Washington Bush. (Each student contributes at least one fact, which the teacher writes on a chart. Each student then draws a picture of his/her part and writes the information with the picture, and all are made into a book.)
Read stories of other African American pioneers.
Dramatize the life of George Washington Bush.
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My father-in-law, Jack Eccles, who has died aged 87, was a lifelong supporter of both the Labour party and the trade union movement, and devoted his working life to the General and Municipal Boilermakers' Union (GMB), reaching the pinnacle of his career as president of the TUC in 1984-85, at the time of the miners' bitter dispute with Margaret Thatcher's government.
Born in Heaton Moor, Stockport, Jack was brought up mainly in Chorlton, where he attended Chorlton high school. He went on to study commerce at Manchester University, though his course was disrupted after the first year by the outbreak of the second world war, when he joined the 14th Army and took part in the Burma campaign. He would later describe the time he came face to face with a Japanese soldier about his own age. They both drew their guns, but neither of them pulled the trigger. Instead, they turned and walked away from each other.
In 1947, Jack ran into Milba Williamson at a GMB conference. It was not the first time they had met: that had been at a union conference in Keswick in 1928, when he had been six and she had been two. They married in Surrey in 1952. Jack started working for the GMB in Manchester in 1948 as an organiser in the Lancashire region, then entered the wider world of politics, becoming a Manchester city councillor for 10 years. However, his first love was the union, and in 1966 he was delighted to be appointed Lancashire regional secretary. He represented the third generation of his family to hold this post. The first was his grandfather, Fleming Eccles, a cotton weaver from Blackburn, who, in the 1890s, had fought arduously for workers' rights and had become union secretary in 1910. His son, Tom, followed his example in 1943.
Jack became a member of the TUC council in 1973 and was appointed to numerous committees. He was also a magistrate and was appointed CBE in the 1980 honours list.
He had joie de vivre and a great sense of humour. He was a convivial host, though when invited to dinner you had to be prepared to engage in earnest political debate. He loved to travel, and used to say: "It is the best education you can have." His wife and children were always being whisked off to Europe during their school holidays.
When Jack became president of the TUC, he disagreed with the handling of the miners' strike and the TUC remained opposed to it. At the end of his term of office, he was widely acclaimed by union leaders for being honest and firm. He urged the government to create work for jobless teenagers. He believed in Benjamin Disraeli's notion that the "youth of the nation are the trustees of posterity" and felt it was never more pertinent than today.
Jack retired in 1986 and travelled with Milba, visiting America, Australia, China and Russia. "I've been paid for enjoying my life, which is the best we can have really, and I hope I've helped a few people, too," he said.
Jack died after a short illness, but had never really recovered from the death of Margaret, his beloved daughter and my partner, in 2007 from leuk- aemia, aged 51. Milba, their son David and three grandchildren survive him.


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Single Action. Cocked and locked, with the safety on, is the way I do it.
I've got the P-232 stainless and love mine. To me, it feels too heavy to be a "pocket" gun. I bought a Galco "concealable" holster and after a bit of experimenting find that it's most comfortable for me at about 5 O'clock. The package is comfortable enough that just about any shirt worn untucked will cover it. Even if it prints a bit, the compact package and the 15° forward cant don't scream "I have a gun!!!"
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Once upon a time there were as many computer architectures as there were computer suppliers. Every vendor had its own processor and its own operating system. Some, like IBM, had many.
One of the key trends in the IT industry over the past 10 years has been the reduction in the number of architectures. From a high of 30 or so in 1990, we are now down below 10 and the number keeps dropping.
What exactly is a computer architecture? Here's the first sentence of the definition from www.whatis.com, an excellent website that does a good job of defining the often vague terms used in the IT industry: "A term applied to both the process and the outcome of thinking out and specifying the overall structure, logical components, and the logical interrelationships of a computer, its operating system, a network, or other conception."
The definition goes on for three paragraphs. A good way to understand it is
to illustrate it by examples. The IBM-compatible PC is often referred to as the
"Wintel" architecture. This word is made up ofWindows, the operating system,
and Intel, which makes the processor chip.
Other architectures include the IBM mainframe and the Apple Macintosh. Generally speaking, the two defining components are the processor and the operating system. But sometimes different architectures can use the same processor and the same operating system can run on different processors.
The key aspect of an architecture is that a program written for any computer that uses that architecture will run on any other machine using that architecture and thatperipherals such as disk drives, printers and monitors are interchangeable between all computers that use that architecture. This may seem like the natural order of things but it was not always so.
Before IBM's famous S/360 family of computers was released in 1964, there was no such thing as a computer architecture. No two computers used the same peripherals and no two computers could run the same software. As the industry grew, every supplier developed its own families, or architectures.
By the late 1980s, IBM alone had the S/370, S/34, S/36, S/38, 8100, Displaywriter, PC/RT and the PC - and I think one or two others. Digital had the VAX, PDP-11 and the Rainbow. Hewlett-Packard had the 3000 and the 9000. Unisys had three different architectures. Wang had the VS, Data General had the MV and Prime and Ultimate and Honeywell and a dozen other vendors all had their own.
Each architecture ran its own operating system. As Unix became popular, the vendors adopted it, but the advantages were dissipated as each of them developed their own brand. It was real Tower of Babel stuff. It couldn't last and it didn't. Most of the suppliers were bought or went broke.
They simply lacked critical mass in an industry where prices halved every year or so.
Even IBM rationalised its fragmented range and is now down to just four architectures using three different chips. The mainframes, now called the zSeries, maintain their own architectural direction.
All the S/3X machines were long ago rationalised into the AS/400, which is now called the iSeries and runs the same PowerPC chip that powers IBM's pSeries (formerly RS/6000) Unix machine. IBM's other architecture is the ubiquitous Wintel.
Hewlett-Packard is now doing its own rationalisation, as the inheritor through acquisition of the VAX and Tandem architectures as well as a few of its own. The Alpha chip, which Digital developed before that company was bought by Compaq, is being phased out, as are the Mips chips that power the ex-Tandem stuff. Tandem was also bought by Compaq and makes the high-availability, high-performance machines that power many stock exchanges and ATM networks.
These machines, and HP's 9000 series Unix processors, are all moving to the Intel Itanium 64-bit architecture. Lower-end servers will continue to be powered by the 32-bit Intel Pentiums. Just about all vendors are moving towards these two Intel-chip architectures - the only exception is IBM, whose PowerPC is also used by the Apple Mac, and Sun, which is struggling in the face of reducing margins.
Sun tries to differentiate itself but architectures are not nearly as big an issue as they used to be. What used to be an advantage is now a disadvantage. Even where architectures differ, there are increasing movements towards standardisation of peripherals and software, so that they interoperate easily and there are manufacturing economies of scale. Most people don't care what chip powers a computer, or what operating system it runs.
But the declining number of Apple users still tend to be protective of their architecture and many Linux users are the same. They are the few people who still have passion about an issue that used to divide this industry. But I suppose passion is not such a bad thing. There's precious little of it left in computers.
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Administrative Support / Center for Orientation and Advisement
Position Title Administrative Support
Department Center for Orientation and Advisement
Reports to Director of the Center for Orientation and Advisement
Appointment Full-Time; 37.5 hours per week
Open/Close Date Thursday, July 11 – Thursday, July 25, 2013
Application Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 1-4pm; Thursday and Friday, 9-11 am
Provide receptionist and administrative support for the Center for Student Development; receive and coordinate telephone communications, correspondence and visits; maintain and update files and prepare course evaluations for the appropriate academic programs; input and maintain Orientation database; assist with new student orientation and AEP's Majors and Minors Fair; prepare letters, reports, forms, databases, evaluations and surveys; coordinate and prepare paperwork for payroll; design flyers and publications for office events; assign advisors, inform students and advisors of advising assignments and schedule appointments; edit website; order office supplies and other materials; perform other duties as assigned. In order to meet the needs of the University, the University retains the right to assign duties and requirements to employees, determine and change starting times, quitting times and shifts and change appointment specifications.
Two years receptionist/office experience that demonstrates; excellent verbal, written and customer service skills; ability to work/interact with diverse groups of people, showing respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; ability to effectively communicate in person, via email and telephone with students, University personnel and external constituents; possess a commitment and respect to maintaining confidentiality; editing and proofreading skills; math computation skills; advanced skills in data entry, word processing and spreadsheet applications; ability to troubleshoot software applications; perform detailed job tasks with accuracy; deal with periodic timetable changes; draft correspondence and reports; coordinate/manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and on deadline; and ability to type 45 wpm.
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News Brief: Patti Smith Wins National Book Award, Time's Most Powerful Women, Iraqis Endure Ris
November 22, 2010
Punk Rock Legend Patti Smith Wins National Book Award for Memoir Just Kids
Democracy Now: The singer-songwriter, poet, artist and punk rock legend Patti Smith has won the National Book Award in the non-fiction category for memoir, Just Kids.
The 25 Most Powerful Women of the Past Century
Time: TIME surveys the women who have most influenced our world. Women at TIME share their favorites on the 25 Most Powerful Women of the 20th Century list.
Unmarried Iraqis Endure Risky Wait for Ticket Out
Women's eNews: Iraqi war refugees in Syria are legally barred from work while they wait for resettlement. For single women the risk of forced prostitution and sex trafficking is so high that a U.S. legal advocate says they deserve priority refugee status.
Senators Want Negotiations Made Public in Retransmission Fights
Media Decoder: At a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Democratic senators suggested there should be more transparency in the tumultuous negotiations between television stations and distributors.
Daddy Blogger Skeeves Out Mommy Bloggers, Starts Flame-War
Jezebel: There is DRAMA in the world of mommy bloggers. More so than usual! Despite the post's address, it was intended for one man, one predator, and one blogger — who, apparently, has disabled his blog and been found out. All's well that ends well?
A Trailblazer With Her Eye on the Bottom Line
NY Times: She grew up sheltered and privileged, in a middle-class Irish enclave of Chicago at midcentury, attending Catholic schools and riding horses at a country club where blacks and Jews were not allowed. Yet from age 28, she blazed a trail for working women, persuading male-dominated Madison Avenue to get behind an upstart magazine called Ms.
'Sugar Daddy' Sites Push Line on Paid Sex
Women's eNews: Matchmaking sites for wealthy men and younger women have been multiplying since SugarDaddie.com launched eight years ago. They adopt varying procedures for separating themselves from prostitution sites, which are illegal.
Is TSA Exempting Women In Hijabs From Controversial Pat-Downs?
Tpm Muckracker: Contrary to reports burning up the right-wing media that Muslim women would get a free pass, the Transportation Security Administration isn't exempting anyone from those new intensive airport pat-downs.
My admiration for Simon Cowell – by Sarah Palin
Guardian: Republican praises American Idol judge for telling the truth to talentless contestants in excerpts of her new book leaked on the internet. Sarah Palin described Cowell as 'a little harsh' but said he upheld 'the highest standards'.
Carol Moseley Braun kicks off campaign for mayor
Chicago Tribune: Seizing on a message she used two decades ago in her historic run for the U.S. Senate, Carol Moseley Braun announced Saturday she was running for Chicago mayor to be a voice for the unheard and an advocate for the underrepresented.
KeyCorp Picks Beth Mooney as Next Chairman and CEO
American Banker: Longtime chief Henry Meyer 3rd to retire next year. Beth E. Mooney will become chairman and chief executive of KeyCorp next year, succeeding Henry Meyer 3rd, who plans to retire, the company said Thursday.
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Gawker: Sextacular New York Post relationship consultant Andrea Peyser knows a thing or two about what men want, and she's about to hit you with some sexxxy wisdom, ladies. Rule One: don't be such a slut. She's talking to you, Maddie.
Trans Student To Rush Texas Sorority
Jezebel: For the first time, a trans woman will rush the Zeta Chi sorority at Trinity University in Texas. Hopefully her experience will be more positive than that of other trans people in the Greek system.
Zvi Bar'el / Iran's women defeat Ahmadinejad's 'legal prostitution' bill
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Chinese woman jailed over Twitter post
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Pope Says Condoms Acceptable 'In Certain Cases'
AlterNet: Until now, the Vatican had prohibited the use of any form of contraception -- other than abstinence -- even as a guard against sexually transmitted disease. Pope Benedict XVI says that condom use is acceptable "in certain cases", notably "to reduce the risk of infection" with HIV, in a book due out Tuesday, apparently softening his once hardline stance.
Students Turning to Prostitution and Stripping
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Thai Police Find 2,000 Illegally Aborted Fetuses
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Documenting Late-Term Abortion
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Wasserstein award for emerging female playwrights may be given out after all
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Your Highness Looks Depressingly Unfunny
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U.S. Moves Step Closer to Making World Cup
NY Times: Alex Morgan came off the bench and scored in the fourth minute of added time to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Italy on Saturday in the first leg of a playoff to determine the final spot for the Women's World Cup.


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Ok mate. thanks for the info.
Yeah, agree with that too. Basically my theme do not generate any error or recommended except base64encode but most of the notices comes from TGM, SMOF and meta boxes plugins. BTW I'll try to submit tomorrow and see what happens. Cheers
Hi there,
Question 1
I've read theme submission guidelines and right now I'm creating wordpress theme. It's 90% completed. However, when I run Theme Check, I've got several error and recommendation. I remembered from theme guidelines we need to get rid as much as possible error, recommended, warning from theme check.
Most recommendation comes from TGM activation plugin and SMOF Options framework. Do I need to fix the plugin problem or just leave it there.
Question 2
In theme guidelines, it says translatable strings must not contain variable. However when I'm running POEdit to extract my string, I found several translation from TGM plugin and it contains string like this
Some string here »
Is that okay for the above code? Or do I need to alter the plugin to remove the tag?
Thank you in advanced.