Transportation
Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport had third-most number of guns found by TSA in 2022
Posted on · In all, Texas airports made up 20% of all guns found last year, and nearly 90% of them were loaded.
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Transportation
United Airlines opens its largest training facility at Bush Intercontinental Airport
Posted on · The training facility incorporates mock seats, an auditorium room with over 400 seats, a public address room for flight attendants to practice their onboarding announcements, and a 125,000-gallon pool for flight attendants to practice safe evacuation in the event of a water landing.
Transportation
Houston Hobby, Bush Intercontinental flights delayed as air travel across US in chaos after computer outage
Posted on · Planes in Houston and across the country were grounded for hours by a cascading outage in a government system that delayed or cancelled thousands of flights on Wednesday.
Transportation
Southwest Airlines apologizes and then gives its customers frequent-flyer points
Posted on · Southwest Airlines says it will award the travelers who were caught in the surge of canceled flights during the holidays 25,000 frequent-flyer points, an award worth more than $300 in flights.
Arts & Culture
Houston Airports add ten new original permanent art pieces from Texas-based artists
Posted on · The entire process took approximately two years – from the city calling for commissions in 2020 to the artist completing their artworks this year.
Transportation
Houston Airports preparing for millions to travel during Thanksgiving week
Posted on · The Thanksgiving travel period begins November 17 and ends November 29 with November 20, 23, and 27 being the busiest air travel days in Houston. Hobby is expected to serve more than 560,000 travelers and Bush more than 1.7 million.
Transportation
Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport to have heavy traffic due to road closures during October, November
Posted on · The airport will be working on electrical work underground in anticipation of expanding its international terminal.
Transportation
Houston’s airports should have better road conditions, more gates as work continues
Posted on · Houston Airport System leaders say the worst is behind them after a summer of nightmare vehicle traffic at Bush Intercontinental and discussed future plans for both of the city's airports on Wednesday.
Travel
Gate additions at Bush, Hobby airports planned with $43 million in new federal funding
Posted on · Money from the recently passed infrastructure bill will also help modernize bathrooms and fund other projects at Houston's two airports.
Politics
Bush Airport given $40 million in infrastructure funding
Posted on · The funding will be used to help improve airport security checkpoints, baggage claim areas, gates and pickup and drop off spots.
Transportation
METRO Puts $3.5 Billion Bond Issue On The Ballot To Fund Transit Initiatives
Posted on · Among the initiatives METRO hopes to fund are light rail expansion, bus rapid transit and infrastructure improvements.
Houston Matters
Houston Airports Served A Record 58.3 Million Travelers In 2018
Posted on · Amid record travel and the 50th birthday of the Bush Airport, representatives from the Houston Airport System answer listener questions about the region's three airports.
News
NTSB Analysis Of Cockpit Recorder Reveals New Details Of Plane Crash In Trinity Bay
Posted on · Investigators are also reviewing the data captured by the flight data recorder.
Weather
Freeze Warning Issued For Harris County
Posted on · The freeze warning is in effect from midnight to 9:00 am Wednesday.
News
United Airlines Sees Strong Traffic Increase, Driven In Part By Houston Airport
Posted on · The strong economy is helping all major US airlines.