Structural engineer Nancy Hamilton, 60, known for leading and coordinating extremely complicated jobs—including JFK’s Terminal 4 and LGA’s Central Terminal Redevelopment phasing—died Oct. 24 from a gastrointestinal tumor.
Replacing a manual fuel distribution system at Newark Liberty International Airport with a new automated model—while pumping 2 million gallons of jet fuel through a facility hosting 46.1 million passengers and more than 450,000 flights last year—required a sophisticated game plan and great coordination.
Air travel in the greater New York City area is set to transform dramatically with nearly $25 billion in major construction underway or soon to start at four international airports in the region owned by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.
The gate expansion is expected to help Denver International Airport meet its growing passenger load, up 5.3% from last year to nearly 61 million passengers.
With a fast-growing transit network and biomedical industry and an aging terminal bursting at the seams, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) is hurrying to fulfill a $3-billion capital improvement plan through 2023.