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ORLANDO, FL. – August spelled back-to-school time and the end of family vacations for many travelers at Orlando International Airport (MCO). For the calendar year-to-date, some 32.2 million travelers have moved through MCO. That is an increase of 5.39 percent over the same time last year. Historically Orlando International Airport has seen a softening of passenger traffic […]

ORLANDO, FL. – The 2018 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) meeting is billed as the most important three days for business aviation in the country and this year that meeting is being held at Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) and the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), October 16-18. More than 25 thousand attendees from 90 different countries are expected, […]

ORLANDO, FL. — The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority(GOAA) and the Orlando Utilities Commission(OUC) have agreed to broaden the scope of their relationship beyond traditional electric and water services. At today’s GOAA board meeting, members approved a Comprehensive Partnership Letter of Intent with OUC to provide chilled water, backup generation, electric vehicle charging and onsite solar energy. GOAA evaluated […]

ORLANDO, FL — For the second year in a row, Orlando International Airport (MCO) ranks highest in its class in the J.D. Power 2018 North America Airport Satisfaction Study. Today’s announcement revealed MCO once again finished number one in the Mega Airport category (32+ million annual passengers) as voted on by the traveling public. With a score of […]

ORLANDO, FL. – The sizzling pace of travel at Orlando International Airport (MCO) continues to keep pace with Central Florida’s summer temperatures. July passenger traffic hit a record high of 4.2 million as MCO welcomed an average of 4,000 additional travelers per day as compared to the same period last year. International and domestic traffic combined to show […]

Hurricane Florence is forecast to impact the Southeast Atlantic Coast beginning as early as Thursday and continuing throughout the weekend. Forecasts indicate the storm might deliver torrential rain and fierce winds over a sustained period of time. This combination of effects is expected to interfere with air travel along the eastern seaboard of the United States. A number […]

ORLANDO, FL.– The number one song in America was “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus, the number one movie was Avatar and the Pittsburgh Steelers won their sixth Super Bowl championship. The year was 2009 and it was the last time that Orlando International Airport (MCO) increased parking rates. After nine years of absorbing increasing operating […]

ORLANDO, FL. — With Orlando International Airport currently engaged in the largest capital improvement program in its history, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Board got its first look at the budget for the next fiscal year. The $566,910,000 FY 2019 budget for Orlando International Airport (MCO) represents an overall increase of $48.7 million over […]

ORLANDO, FL. – The first six months of 2018 are in the history books and Orlando International Airport (MCO) continues to shatter passenger traffic records. The good news is a direct reflection of Orlando and the Central Florida region’s ability to attract large national conventions, exciting new attractions at area theme parks and competitive airfares. This year, […]

ORLANDO, FL. – Construction activity at Orlando International Airport’s South Terminal Complex paused briefly in recognition of the Independence Day holiday. Work will resume this Friday. Progress is being made with crews working seven days-a-week to prepare the site for vertical construction in the fall. So far: Nearly 75% of the 4,000 total piles are in the […]