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Congressional Leaders Strike Deal on Five-Year FAA Bill

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billion for airport construction grants, which is an increase from the funding level in the last multiyear FAA bill, passed back in 2018. The proposed bill has $19.4

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Airport trends 2018: Full flights with no end in sight

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Airports Council International estimates that 8.8 billion flyers used airports worldwide last year, up 6.6%. Domestic and foreign airlines serving the U.S. carried an all-time high of 965 million passengers in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Top 55 Airport Facilities Contractors + CM Firms [2018 Giants 300 Report]

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TOP 55 AIRPORT FACILITIES CONTRACTORS + CM FIRMS. 2017 AIRPORT REVENUE. Hensel Phelps. 1,165,930,000.

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Construction employment rises in 38 states and D.C. from March 2017 to March 2018

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Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between March 2017 and March 2018, while 29 states added construction jobs between February and March, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today.

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Top 55 Airport Facilities Engineering + EA Firms [2018 Giants 300 Report]

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TOP 55 AIRPORT FACILITIES ENGINEERING + EA FIRMS. 2017 AIRPORT REVENUE. 335,280,000.

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Istanbul Airport Puts 58 Cranes and 30,000 Employees to Work

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When fully completed in 2028, the new Istanbul Yeni Havalimani Istanbul Airport will oust Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport as the largest in the world. Construction started in 2015, with the first phase ready to serve 90M passengers by 2018. The project will be staffed by 58 Liebherr tower cranes and 30,000 workers!

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Grimshaw releases newest designs for world’s largest airport in Istanbul

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Plans for the world’s largest airport terminal in Istanbul are underway, and new images were released. The airport is expected to serve 90 million passengers a year on the opening of the first phase, until finally serving 150 million a year after completion in 2018. Body Image: read more.