Aviation View | April 2021

25 AVIATION VIEW APRIL 2021 DALLAS LOVE F I ELD A I RPORT (DAL ) employees and TSA another 1000 or so. Not to mention all the maintenance and repair – I would say Love Field supports probably 11,000 jobs on airport between us, the airlines, and the general aviation community.” Of course, COVID-19 has certainly slowed down operations. Dallas Love Field is seeing around 50 percent of their regular traffic, which is still a challenging number with only 20 gates. But it also means concessions are down 50 percent, as well as retail sales and jet fuel. Duebner explains, “We have significant protocols in place to maintain safety, but the real problem comes from the designs of airports themselves. Airports were originally designed without thinking about social distancing protocols. The classic airport design had figured out square footage per person per hour during the peak to have enough room for people to move through gate areas and corridors. Now, you’re trying to get six feet of separation from people. So, you’ve reduced the amount of space you can use in those common A leader in the heavy highway and transportation infrastructure industry for more than 100 years, Austin Bridge & Road has built many transportation landmarks including complex urban highway interchanges, tollways, runways, specialty bridges, racetracks, and rail projects. Core capabilities include concrete and asphalt paving / production, earthwork and structures. Customers rely on Austin’s expertise in construction management on conventionally bid and alternatively procured projects, including design-build, construction manager at-risk and construction management/general contracting. ...... For more information, please visit our website www.Austin-Ind.com