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Austin's 'dire' air traffic controller shortage raises risk of flight delays

A shortage of air traffic controllers at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) has increasingly forced federal officials to slow the pace of arriving flights, at times holding planes on the ground in other cities to avoid overwhelming the tower. The delays…

Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Jun 10, 2025

Panelists look at the airport's future of 'perpetual' construction

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is expected to remain in a near-perpetual state of construction for the next several decades, as city officials and regional leaders prepare for sustained, long-term growth in air travel demand and economic activity across the Central Texas…

Planning • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 24, 2025

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport announces new flight service while anticipating capacity cuts

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has announced new flights starting this month while anticipating capacity cuts with the softening economy’s effect on travel demand. Jason Alexander, Austin’s deputy chief of airport affairs, gave a briefing on air service updates to the Airport…

Transportation • By Hunter Simmons • Apr 11, 2025

City pauses $10M in airport art over concerns local creatives were excluded

The city has paused three significant public art contracts intended for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport expansion, in a move that may signal a reconsideration of how prominently the city should promote local artists in major public spaces. Three contract approvals…

City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Mar 21, 2025

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Austin's airport has a critical shortage of air traffic controllers approaching the holidays

Retired librarian Carolyn Foote was craving an easy, three-hour flight home to Austin on Sunday after a weekend library conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. Instead, she found herself stuck in a cramped terminal at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, surrounded by crowds…

Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Dec 12, 2024

Auditor identifies safety, contract management among areas of risk for airport

A special report from the Office of the City Auditor has identified three areas of risk at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport as the facility moved forward with a $4 billion expansion. The three risk areas – contract and vendor management, asset…

Transportation • By Chad Swiatecki • Nov 5, 2024

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Report highlights need for future airport audits

The city’s Aviation Department faces a variety of risks, particularly related to insufficient staffing, according to a report from the Office of the City Auditor. Auditor-in-charge Kathie Harrison told the Council Audit & Finance Committee on Wednesday that the three…

Transportation • By Jo Clifton • Oct 10, 2024

Austin's airport set to move ahead with $865 million terminal expansion

A centerpiece of the largest-ever expansion of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is on a glide path to obtain final approval for design and construction. City Council will vote on the project this month as ABIA strains to handle far more passengers…

Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Sep 12, 2024

Council to see start of contracts for nearly $2.5B to fund airport expansion

City Council will consider a handful of funding items today that collectively would approve almost a half-billion dollars in contracts for the expansion of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The five requests total $497.8 million and represent the next major decisions in…

Transportation • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 29, 2024

American Airlines cuts five Austin flights as options shrink at ABIA

Lee esta historia en español American Airlines plans to eliminate five nonstop flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport this fall. The Fort Worth-based company, which has the second-largest presence at ABIA after Southwest, had already slashed 21 routes from its Austin…

Transportation • By Nathan Bernier, KUT • Jul 31, 2024

Council to consider nearly $2B in airport expansion contracts through late September

This week, City Council is expected to consider four items related to the expansion of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, with nearly $2 billion in spending up for approval by the end of September. The four contracts on Thursday’s agenda total $190…

Transportation • By Chad Swiatecki • Jul 16, 2024

Seat capacity is down at AUS, but new federal rule entitles travelers to refunds for canceled flights

During the Airport Advisory Commission meeting July 10, Deputy Chief of Air Service Jamy Kazanoff updated commissioners on a slight drop in seat capacity for August – so maybe start booking those late summer vacations now. Plus, when a new…

Transportation • By Lina Fisher • Jul 15, 2024

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