Houston Matters
Flying high with the Fly Girls
Posted on · A new exhibit at the 1940 Air Terminal Museum highlights some of the women of Houston's aviation history.
Category: Airports
Airports
Houston City Council awards new concessions contract for Hobby Airport, ending Pappas’ reign
Posted on · A 10-year, $470 million concessions contract was awarded to a joint venture group led by Areas, which is headquartered in Spain and plans to operate a mix of local and national concepts at one of Houston's airports.
City of Houston
Pappas pulls in public support as Houston plans to enlist new Hobby Airport concessionaire
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner's office is pushing back on claims made by Pappas Restaurants, which he said did not score as highly as Areas during the city's competitive bidding process.
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.
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.
Airports
Houston’s Hobby Airport to get 10 new restaurants in coming years
Posted on · The new concession agreement is expected to bring in almost $74 million for the Houston airport system and close to 300 jobs.
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.