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The next destination: Passive design airports

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The next destination: Passive design airports 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/18/2024 - 13:59 Airports Today, we can design airports that are climate resilient, durable, long-lasting, and healthy for occupants—we can design airports using Passive House standards. The planes themselves are getting better when it comes to GHG.

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How to keep airports functional during construction

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How to keep airports functional during construction 0 qpurcell Mon, 01/15/2024 - 09:56 Airports Gensler's aviation experts share new ideas about how to make the airport construction process better moving forward. For a brief but productive window, airport construction turned into a completely different game.

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The Travel & Tourism Game

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Travel Association, 2.9 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 can be attributed to travel and tourism. Total domestic and international inbound traveler spending in the U.S. million directly in the travel industry and 6.8 Domestic travel spending directly supported 7.7 By the BF Staff.

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In Halifax: Travelling on the cheap

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This year, I could travel on a subsidy of 50 per cent of the average cost of the current chair and director. So there was a choice: Fork over some of my own money, or figure out how to travel on the cheap. Halifax airport is quite a ways from the city centre; and taxis are about $60, shared rides about $25.00.

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Winners in the Next Economy

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As evidenced by the collapse of the housing market, a cookie-cutter approach to urban development just doesn’t work. The Aerotropolis Steering Committee has taken steps to set the city on a strategic path to redevelop the area around Memphis International Airport and other areas in the business community. Why start from scratch?”.

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Coronavirus and plane travel: A a city smaller than Canberra now has the world’s busiest airport

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The world’s 10 busiest airports: Then and now. “TFS International Airport” doesn’t sound quite as sexy as “JFK International Airport”, but the former facility is currently making a lot of noise in the world of aviation. The airport is less than 9.5 Advertisement. Advertisement.

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Coronavirus and plane travel: JetBlue first US airline to make passengers wear face masks

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The move by the New York-based airline comes amid increasing calls from airline union leaders, consumer groups and elected officials about the need for face coverings to help slow the spread of the virus and, eventually, reassure travellers it is safe to fly. On Monday, Rep.

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