International Operations Challenges: George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston

This paper will discuss managing international operations in a 25-year old facility while implementing construction projects to accommodate new Group VI aircraft, accepting new international carriers with corresponding passenger growth, maintaining and keeping the facilities up to operating standards and planning for capital development program to replace and improve the facilities. This paper will present the interface among operations, finance, safety, and development with corresponding challenges and techniques adopted and planned for to the satisfaction and sometimes not, of stakeholders. Within this context, a discussion of landside to airside including federal inspection services (FIS) and baggage operations will be presented focusing on findings and solutions.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784479926.007
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Van Marter, Lana
• Conference:
  • 2016 International Conference on Transportation and Development
  • Location: Houston Texas, United States
  • Date: 2016-6-26 to 2016-6-29
• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 65-75
• Monograph Title: International Conference on Transportation and Development 2016: Projects and Practices for Prosperity

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport operations; Airport terminals; Baggage handling; Construction projects; International airports; International travel; Landside operations (Airports); Passenger aircraft
• Identifier Terms: George Bush Intercontinental Airport
• Geographic Terms: Houston (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01606016
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784479926
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Jun 20 2016 3:02PM