RDU CEO Asks Customers to Advocate for Increase in Passenger Facility Charge Raleigh-Durham International Airport welcomed 443,374 departing passengers in February – a 9.4 percent increase compared to the same month last year. “RDU’s passenger growth signals the importance of securing funding to support capital improvement projects all across the airport campus,” said Michael Landguth,Read More
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Western LLC Announces Plans For A New Corporate Aviation Campus Development At RDU
Western LLC, a commercial real estate development and design-build firm specializing in the aviation industry, has announced plans to develop a new Corporate Aviation Campus on 48-acres at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). The development agreement between Western and RDU was approved during the Airport Authority Board meeting held on February 21, 2019. According to BradRead More
RDU Presents its Proposed 2019-2020 Airport Budget to the Board of Directors
The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority presented to its Board of Directors Thursday its proposed Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget and Business Plan. The new fiscal year begins April 1. The proposed budget can be found on RDU’s website. The $251 million budget recommendation directly supports the Authority’s Business Plan, which identifies 20 strategic objectives – including severalRead More
The Shops of RDU Rack Up Top Awards From USA Today 10Best, Airport Experience News
Travelers enjoy a variety of dining and retail options when visiting The Shops of RDU, but now there’s even more to celebrate: RDU’s Whisky River and Root & Branch earned top accolades from USA Today 10Best 2019 Readers’ Choice Airport Awards. 10Best partners each year with Airport Experience News to recognize North America’s best airportsRead More
ICYMI – The News & Observer Column: The RDU Land Deal Will Support Improvements
A guest column written by the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority Board of Directors outlines a new land-lease agreement with Wake Stone Corporation and how it will fund critical airport infrastructure projects, including replacement of the airport’s primary runway, in support of regional economic growth. The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) published the column, “The RDU landRead More