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Mitchell Hooper, MBA is in Washington DC this week to work with the Airport Consultants Council (ACC) on the agenda for the upcoming Planning, Design, and Construction Symposium (March 12-14 in San Antonio, TX). Mitch and Meredith Lee are the hosting the Planning and Environmental track, and will be spending the next few months putting together panels and finding speakers. The 2025 Symposium will cover the industry’s most pressing topics, and the Planning and Environmental Track will feature experts on sustainability, resiliency, and emerging technologies. Don’t miss it! #AirportSymp #airport #planning #design #construction #environmental #airportdevelopment

Airbiz congratulates Portland International Airport and Alaska Airlines on the opening of the brand-new, world-class terminal at PDX! This is another terminal opening we're so excited to see, as we worked with Alaska to refresh their future passenger experience vision for multiple hubs in their network. "Portland is our first location where we’re using our new proprietary and innovative technology and processes to transform the airport experience and move our guests more seamlessly through the lobby and into security in five minutes or less." #Portland #PDX #Airports #passengerexperience

A good read on the overhaul of JFK and the whole airport's progress toward a world-class customer experience. Airbiz is proud to have contributed to the planning behind the $1.5B expansion of JFK T4 and the $9.5B New Terminal One!

Fantastic progress at WSI. We love to see it!

Airbiz aviation consultant Woody Andrew is co-facilitating the UNSW Airport Planning Course, which forms part of the Master of Aviation Management. He is working together with Stevan Sipka, Senior Manager of Network and Fleet at Qantas. Woody and Stevan bring a wealth of industry experience that complements the academic foundations of the course. The course covers topics including privatisation and investment evaluation, community benefits, airport master plans, forecasting aircraft movements and passenger and freight flows, terminal planning issues, runway and taxiway planning.

One thing we always do at our annual Forum is a gala dinner and awards night, where we give Long Service and Team Player awards. The Team Player award is decided by an internal vote and goes to employees who consistently work well with others, demonstrate willingness to help, go above and beyond, and always contribute to the success of the team. This year we recognised George Lazenkas for thirty years and Dustin Froese and Alexander Lampadov for ten years at Airbiz. This year's Team Player Award was a three-way tie (for the first time) between Daniel Wanasili, Josh Crane and Woody Andrew. Congratulations to all our winners!

An important part of our annual Forum is volunteering in the community, and this year we had a special opportunity in #Fiji. We teamed up with the Sigatoka River Safari to visit Mavua, Tubairata and Toga villages. They gave us a warm welcome into village life with a kava ceremony, a traditional lunch, music and dancing, and lots of chats! Then we rolled up our sleeves and painted a main building in each village – two community halls and a kindergarten. We also brought donations of sports equipment, school supplies, clothing and toiletries. We had an incredible day, and the amazing hospitality we received made such an impression on us. #CSR #volunteering

We are thrilled to see the new Alaska Airlines space up and running at San Francisco International Airport's Harvey Milk Terminal 1. This space uses the latest technology to offer a premium, enhanced guest experience to the 5 million passengers they serve every year. According to Shane Jones, Alaska Airlines' Senior VP of Fleet and Real Estate, it delivers "a world class experience that guests will love while supporting our goals of innovation, sustainability and long-term growth."   Airbiz worked with Alaska Airlines to refresh their future passenger experience vision and plan multiple hubs in their network.