Aviation View | Volume 2, Issue 1

136 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 identify the best areas to put those. In addition, we have a Request for Proposal (RFP) to design the replacement for our ARFF station that will be going out for solicitation in March.” As is the case with most commercial airports, the COVID pandemic really hit hard, but Sanchez thinks that Dallas Love Field has had a fast and furious comeback. “We are fortunate to be the hub for Southwest,” she says. “Southwest began its business at Love Field and was the main airline to maintain its full business from Love Field when DFW International opened. They have been very proactive in terms of competitive pricing and trying to pave the way for a recovery. Because of that, we have really bounced back, and our numbers are at 92% of the 2019 numbers. Business traffic is starting to pass the 2019 numbers. There have been some challenges with the rapid recovery, such as concessions in the airport that are seeing and Delta. There is also a new hop-on service provided by JSX. “We’re excited to be kicking off new crossfield taxiway construction, as well as adding new de-icing areas,” Sanchez reports. “That project is currently out for bid, and we are estimating that construction will start in August. We are also beginning work on our parking garages. We have three and two of them are over 20 years old. We have been looking at roof repairs, and some areas previously affected when there was flooding at the airport. We are also doing an assessment of the elevators in the parking garages. This will be a multi-phased project that will soon be looking to start phase two and doing some elevator enhancements and replacing some of the equipment and motors. We were also awarded a grant to install 10 electric vehicle chargers, in addition to the ones we already have, and we’re going to look at a plan to At airports across the country, we manage, design, plan and deliver the critical programs and projects that elevate the passenger experience. The HNTB Companies Infrastructure Solutions hntb.com SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AIR TRAVEL Concourse Expansion Program, Denver International Airport