As his company takes off, Azim Barodawala is up in the air a lot these days, but his strategies for reaching global customers are firmly grounded. Atlanta-based Volantio makes software […]
Category: Airport City
Posted inAirport City, Economic Development
Prospects for Renewed Flights to Liberia Strengthened by Hartsfield-Jackson MOU
Liberia’s recovery from the setback endured during the Ebola crisis received a lift on Aug. 29 with the signing of a memorandum of understanding by executives of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International […]
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ATL to Smaller Airports: How to Attract New Flights
For the busiest airport in the world, with more than 104 million passengers a year, persuading airlines to open new routes may seem as easy as turning on a spigot. But […]
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College Park Lands BMW Training Center, Another Win for Auto Sector and Aerotropolis
Atlanta-area economic developers couldn’t have drawn up a project that blends more optimally the sectors they’re trying to promote. In another win for Atlanta’s “aerotropolis” region and the city’s broader automotive […]
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Qatar Airways Says Flights Operating Normally Despite Diplomatic Crisis
Qatar Airways says the tense regional conflict that has seen the country cut off from its Arab neighbors hasn’t affected transfer travel through its busy international airport from places like Atlanta. […]
Posted inAirport City, Culture
Atlanta’s Efforts to Curb Human Trafficking Recognized by the World Chamber of Commerce
“Airports are in a unique position to identify perpetrators and victims of sexual trafficking,” Roosevelt Council Jr., the general manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, told more than 200 attendees […]
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Turkish Airport Officials Seek to Follow in ATL’s Footsteps
Many have aspired, but only one airport has reached that elusive distinction of counting its passengers with nine digits. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport sits as the exclusive member of what can’t yet […]
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Delta Continues Joint Venture Strategy With Korean Air
Delta Air Lines Inc. is proposing a new tie-up with Korean Air, continuing its ongoing strategy of launching joint ventures with foreign partners as it has done with Aeromexico, Virgin […]
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Hartsfield-Jackson Signs ‘Best Practices’ Agreement With Jamaica’s Airports Authority
The focus of a new Sister Airport Cooperation Agreement between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the Airports Authority of Jamaica is to share best practices and technological developments. According to […]
Posted inAirport City, Diplomacy
Fulton County Links Up With Taiwan’s Airport City
Fulton County inked a new partnership Monday with the Taiwanese city that is home to the island’s largest and best-connected international airport. County commission Chairman John Eaves signed the pact with Taoyuan in the […]