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Cleveland Hopkins in top 10 airports for export growth: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2017/12/13/lax-leads-u-s-among-airports-with-greatest-export-growth-8-others-up-more-than-1-billion/#1643947a126a

Good assessment. I don't think we'd see too much of a reduction in ERJ flying if UA increases flights at CLE, especially if they acquire ExpressJet. Although ExpressJet does fly some larger regional jets from other stations... maybe some of that could be moved. One thing for sure is that CLE still has a lot of United frequent flyers... the upgrade lists on the CLE to ORD flights still look like typical hub to hub lists. So some loyalty to the brand still exists and perhaps that can be exploited.

At the time the decision was made, it was probably (as usual) a short term benefit decision that could possibly have appeased shareholders to say "hey we are trying to do something to maintain high profits", but I think they underestimated the ability of their other hubs (particularly Chicago) to absorb the traffic. CLE was never a "big" hub for Continental, but it served a purpose to move around their mid-continent traffic pretty well. I think UA is playing catch-up with Delta (again as usual) and perhaps should have maintained Cleveland the way that Delta maintains Cincinnati airport; it is a hub, but a very small one and can serve to relieve pressure on their larger hubs. I would imagine CVG saw some more connecting traffic this past weekend due to the interruptions in ATL; on my way out of DFW this weekend there were definitely more people waiting for a CVG flight than might usually be seen. I think UA could get their route analysts on the case and restore some limited routes that are crowded out of ORD and have business ties with local origin/destination traffic... relieve some of their on-time/traffic woes in ORD and try and make a little more money at a station they know they are obligated to pay for (Concourse D, anyone) for the next decade. They probably wouldn't even need to obtain any more gates... what they have would probably be more than adequate and they could occasionally use the common use gates if necessary.

Do you know how long it would take the city to convince the FAA to shut down Burke? Long enough that Amazon will have built 40 buildings in Detroit by the time it clears all the committees. This is an idea that should be shelved in replace with an Amazon campus in the CBD using Burke as an additional tool for Amazon's business, not a landfill to build on. Didn't Chicago once tear down an airport without going through the proper channels?

Ahh, sometimes it seems like Cleveland can be its worst enemy. I wonder if more of this story will come out. http://www.cleveland.com/naymik/index.ssf/2017/10/cleveland_hopkins_airport_chie.html#incart_river_home

So, with CommutAir relocating its headquarters from Vermont to North Olmsted (presumably to be closer to Hopkins), does this mean they may take over ExpressJet's maintenance facility at Hopkins? Since ExpressJet is going to be drawing down/eliminating the ERJ-145 from its portfolio and CommutAir is adding it, this makes sense from a facilities usage standpoint. Either way, it would appear that ERJ-145 flying by United Express will continue from Cleveland for the foreseeable future. Hopefully this means they will keep some of the routes that use that exclusively (MKE, BOS, CHS, LGA, DCA). Although on each of those routes minus Charleston, they now have competition with larger aircraft.

I believe the closest fighter wing is the 180th, connected to Toledo, OH... they have the F-16.

So, if the Indians go to the World Series and the National League representative is anyone other than the Dodgers, Cleveland may be able to have home field advantage for the duration of the playoffs?

Not in this political climate, sadly. Ohio has got to be one of the most transit unfriendly state; if you don't have a car and need a parking lot space, they don't really care about you. Even getting a protected bike lane seems like a long shot!

I would be very surprised if this doesn't result in additional development nearby for restaurants and shops. Nearby food options are sure to multiply, and the food places nearby on Euclid Avenue must be very pleased; they will get plenty of additional business both during and after construction.

That's planned for across 260th in Bluestone Business Park (about 80,000 square feet). The size of the mall site facility as suggested by the renderings present to the Architectural Review Board suggest a facility with a 650,000 square foot footprint and 1.7 million total square feet of space when storage is factored in. That's more in line with a Small Sortable Fulfillment Center, which typically range from 600,000 to 1.2 million square feet. Here's a link to the Crain's article concerning the delivery station: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20170423/NEWS/170429935/amazon-is-leasing-large-space-in-euclid

So, Frontier will now be flying from Cleveland to Austin, 4 times a week. Yawn... still holding out for the nonstop flight to MCI.

What happened?

I would imagine they will co-exist fine initially. ULCC versus a more standard airline experience. Plus, they have a different connecting route network... both airlines will be doing a lot of European connecting through KEF. It is interesting that Cleveland is one of only a handful of North American cities served by both of those airlines, though.

Out of curiosity, what do you find most interesting in the PowerPoint?

How are Allegiant's numbers out of CLE? I haven't ever been on one of their flights, but I'm thinking of booking them on a one from from SAV to CLE. Any of you have any experiences with them, either out of CLE or anywhere else for that matter?

I'm pretty sure the Valspar name will continue, as will a significant amount of the Minneapolis operation. My brother-in-law will know; I'll ask him.

I do too, and he is PISSED. He takes the Blue line in, and the free parking doesn't do jack for him, since now he will be driving 40 minutes each way when he was driving 5 minutes to the rapid station. Their release to the employees even mention very explicitly "There is no public transportation available to this location." About 225 employees are being moved, and though they are trying to tout the benefits, most people don't like it, at least in my friend's group.

People speak with their wallets (and from an airport perspective, getting on a plane), and passenger counts are up. If they continue to rise, additional service/capacity will come, as will the revenue to begin to tackle projects. It is also likely that if the passenger and cargo flights continue to improve, the airport's bond rating will also improve, which I think will also continue to make the airport attractive for additional service. I find no reason to take an alarmist position... I may not be as frequent a flyer as some, but I average about 1-2 per month, and I don't find the airport to be a disappointment. I'd put it ahead of some, and behind others. At least it's not Bradley... that may be my personal least favorite of somewhat similar size.

It probably means nothing, but on WOW air's website, Cleveland shows up as a destination along with select other cities under "Fly further with WOW Air and Kiwi.com"... it's interesting at the least.

Sadly, it's a continuing malady of disinterest in public transportation both at the state level and to a lesser degree by the residential populace. I find it somewhat insane that Columbus, despite its size, has no light rail nor any plans to construct one. Cleveland's transit authority can't afford to replace aging equipment for its light rail system. Since these are not cities the size of New York or Chicago, it is perhaps not a big deal to most that these services are not in place.

Out of curiosity, what factors are motivating your decision? For me, I would like to be able to walk to all the museums and Severance. Plus, when I go to the airport, I can just take the Red Line. Not to mention taking the Health Line to baseball games. It really is ideally situated. It will allow my wife and I to ditch one of our cars.

This building is where I plan to move when retirement is imminent.

I would say so, but a very "mini" hub. I don't expect a huge amount of traffic routed through here. It would have to be traffic that shouldn't/can't connect through Denver and has a final destination served by CLE and not their local airport. They probably could route a fair amount of MCO traffic through CLE since they have daily flights there. The path to Florida goes through Cleveland!

Absolutely... forget the airports since they already exist. Even 1/10 of the money they are proposing would revolutionize rail in the state and could fund any possible rail project for the foreseeable future.