Tag: Phil Washington
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Denver International Airport begins construction of new security area
Denver International Airport will begin construction of a security checkpoint on the northeast side of Level 6 this week, resulting in multiple closures in and outside the Jeppesen Terminal until the project’s projected completion in 2026. The expansion is part of the $1.3 billion Great Hall Completion Project, which began in 2020. The first phase…
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Denver International Airport completes Gate Expansion Program
Denver International Airport celebrated its Gate Expansion Program, which added new gates to its A and B concourses, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. Mayor Michael Hancock joined airport and United Airlines officials at the ceremony. The expansion includes 12 new gates on Concourse A-West and 10 new gates on Concourse B-East. United Airlines is…
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Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington nominated to lead FAA
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington to lead the Federal Aviation Administration. “Phil’s deep expertise in transportation, his service in the military, and his track record helping Americans safely get where they need to go, make him the right…
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Denver International Airport’s train breakdown causes delays
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Denver International Airport train mishap Tuesday morning delayed hundreds of travelers from getting to their gates. Stranded passengers took to Twitter showing pictures of the packed train platform as all trains were stopped for almost 30 minutes, causing backups at TSA security checkpoints. “At…
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Denver International Airport CEO headed to FAA in D.C.?
President Joe Biden will likely name Denver International Airport’s CEO Phil Washington as the next head of the Federal Aviation Administration, according to the Seattle Times. Washington has held the DIA post for less than a year, after being appointed by Mayor Michael Hancock in 2021. An airport spokesperson declined a Denver Gazette request to…
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Southwest Airlines opens 16 gates at Denver International Airport
Denver International Airport will have 16 new Southwest Airlines gates up and running at Concourse C-East by the end of May or early June. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, airport CEO Phil Washington and other project leaders gathered to cut the ribbon on the finished expansion Thursday. The expansion, which totals 530,000 square feet, is the…
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Denver International Airport is the world’s third busiest airport
Denver International Airport officials have been saying it for months, but now it’s official: The third busiest airport in the world is located in Denver, the Airports Council International announced on Monday. More than 58.8 million passengers traveled through DIA in 2021, ranking it below only Atlanta and Dallas/Fort Worth as the world’s busiest. Denver’s…
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Southwest Airlines unveils $100M hangar at Denver International Airport
Southwest Airlines, the carrier that moves more than a third of Denver International Airport’s 59 million annual passengers, christened its new 130,000-square-foot hangar Thursday. The Technical Operations Hangar, located on the north side of DIA property, can house up to three Boeing 737 aircraft, and another eight outside. The $100-million project was approved in May…
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Cayman Airways to resume service at DIA on Saturday
Flights from Denver to the Cayman Islands will resume Saturday for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Weekly non-stop service is offered each Saturday by Cayman Airways. The airline began servicing Denver in 2019 before suspending service on March 21, 2020, according to Denver International Airport. “Cayman Airways is a valued…
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Denver International Airport aims to become worldwide hub of aviation talent
When Phil Washington was a child, he was drawn to the infrastructure industry. However, as a young Black man raised in public housing by a single mother, he struggled to find a way in. Today, Washington is the CEO of Denver International Airport, and he has made it his mission to provide a pathway for…