Press

ORLANDO, FL — Important financial and legal issues were considered by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Board (GOAA). At Wednesday’s August board meeting, members gave their preliminary approval of the $518.3 million operating budget for Fiscal Year 2018 for Orlando International Airport (MCO) and $3.5 million for Orlando Executive Airport. GOAA Chief Financial Officer Kathleen […]

ORLANDO, FL. – Climbing nearly 12 percent for the month, international traffic continued to push Orlando International Airport (MCO) to new passenger traffic records in June. For the first time ever, passenger volume surpassed 43 million on a rolling 12-month basis at MCO. “While we enthusiastically welcome our 39th straight month of overall passenger growth and this […]

ORLANDO, FL — The Netherlands is world-renowned for its windmills, tulips and artistic masters. Those wonders will soon be just a non-stop flight away from Central Florida. Beginning March 30, 2018, Delta Air Lines, in partnership with KLM/Air France, will begin offering new service from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport (AMS). The new service will […]

Norwegian Airlines inaugural flight crew arriving at Orlando International Airport ORLANDO, FL. — The City Beautiful and the City of Light have reconnected. On Monday, July 31, 2017, the inaugural Norwegian Airlines flight from Paris to Orlando landed at Orlando International Airport (MCO). The new service between the two world-class destinations marks the 18th international route and […]

ORLANDO, FL. – As summer vacation started for many students in May, so did vacation and convention plans for many families and business leaders and what better place to travel than the country’s most visited destination, Orlando, Florida. May passenger traffic reflected the popularity of the destination with over 3.7 million traveling through Orlando International  […]

Inaugural TAM flight from Rio de Janeiro and inaugural Eurowings flight from Cologne, Germany greeted with a water salute from Airport Rescue Fire Fighters (ARFF) at Orlando International Airport ORLANDO, FL. – Orlando International Airport (MCO) expands its international travel and business opportunities for Central Florida corporate and leisure fliers. From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Zurich, Switzerland […]

GOAAs Small Business Development Department Hosts First South Terminal Project Presentation Stan Thornton, COO of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, introduced the scope of the Authority’s $2.1 billion South Terminal Complex expansion to an audience comprised of nearly 250 small businesses ORLANDO, FL — Nearly 250 small businesses interested in working with the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) […]

The Fourth of July 2017 travel season runs from Tuesday, June 27th through Sunday, July 9th. Passenger traffic activity at Orlando International Airport this year is projected to be 5.6% higher than the 2016 holiday season. The busiest travel days are expected to be Saturday, July 1st with a combined 148,718 departures and arrivals and Saturday, July […]

Liberty Weekend 2017 in front of a full house at Orlando International Airport. Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Board Treasurer Domingo Sanchez with Col. Joe Kittinger, Award recipient Alfred G. Harms Jr., GOAA Chairman Frank Kruppenbacher and GOAA Executive Director Phil Brown stand behind one-of-a-kind Kittinger Award ORLANDO, FL. – Under a canopy of stars and stripes, […]

ORLANDO, FL. – At the June board meeting of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority the board acted on a number of wide-ranging issues including an update for the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) which includes the 60 percent design plans for the planned South Terminal Complex (STC) phase one, changing the fee structure for Orlando International […]