June 20, 200717 yr CVG screening building OK'd BY JULIANN VACHON | June 19, 2007 The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will build a new facility that is aimed at easing passengers through security checkpoints and anticipating heightened security measures in the future. The Kenton County Airport Board approved Monday construction of a $23 million security screening building. "We have a bottleneck now, and we're going to get rid of it," said Lawson Walker, chairman of the board's Planning and Development Committee. "It will be a very positive thing for our local passengers." William Martin, senior director of planning and development, said the building will have 24 Transportation Security Administration checkpoints instead of the current nine. Martin said the building will enhance customer service and passenger flow, provide flexibility for future needs and create direct bus access to Concourse C, which the airport lacks. Read full article here: http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070619/NEWS01/706190351
June 20, 200717 yr "The federal government is looking at 100 percent screening for all employees," Martin said. they currently don't screen 100 percent of all employees? that is scary
June 25, 200717 yr Author CVG trying again to land Delta competitors By Kerry Duke Post staff reporter Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport has enjoyed little success in attracting low-cost carriers but that, according to officials, doesn't stop the airport from trying. "In June our marketing department will be out talking about the airport with nine different airlines. Some of them are legacy carriers, there are about three legacy carriers. Others are low-cost carriers," Ted Bushelman, airport spokesman, said Thursday. "We'll be out just to see if we can drum up some more interest." Bushelman said airport representatives regularly attend meetings like one later this month in Tucson, Ariz. At that meeting of the Airport Council International, North American Marketing and Communications Conference and JumpStart Air Service Development Program, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky officials will meet one-on-one with airline decision-makers to pitch the airports. Read full article here: http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AE/20070602/NEWS02/706020331/
June 27, 200717 yr Hey hows it going? This is my first post and I'm new to this site. I live in Fairfield Ohio, just to the north west of cincy and am currently going to school for photojournalism. I came across this site when viewing the anti war pictures from fountain square. My favorite things to photograph are urban enviroments and abandonments. I'm thinking about going out to CVG (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport) tonight to the overlook (which closes at 10)to try and get some cool pictures of the airport. Has anyone ever been there? Can you get good pictures and once it closes is there anywhere else around where I can get some cool night shots? If anyone has some advice or samples, please tell. Heres an example of some work I've done that features some urban shots of cincy... YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. [youtube=425,350]Odr0FgwKZkI
June 27, 200717 yr I work at the airport and have taken the pictures of cvg on the site. It's pretty tough to do because the police tend to stop and check you out. I think the best place to go is the top of the short term garage on the west side....that spot would be a perfect pano shot. I am planning on getting that very shot myself when I get the time. Yes the AVA does clost at 10pm, getting out there when the sunsets will be a nice backdrop. Good luck.
June 28, 200717 yr Loved the video and the photos. I had a hard time figuring out what type of emotion you wanted the viewer to feel though ... or what the motive was for the collage.
June 28, 200717 yr Author I've been to the overlook area. It's tough to get good photos unless you have a fairly strong zoom lens, and even then it's mostly parked airplanes. There's also a fence there that gave me problems. It interfered with my ability to photograph landing airplanes.
June 29, 200717 yr Thanks for the help guys, i plan on going out there soon. Sorry i posted this in the wrong area.
June 29, 200717 yr Overlook? OK this is new to me. Can someone provide me with a google maps location of this overlook? Rich are people not allowed to take photos from this location?
June 29, 200717 yr You can take photos from the Overlook. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 2, 200717 yr Overlook? OK this is new to me. Can someone provide me with a google maps location of this overlook? Rich are people not allowed to take photos from this location? He is talking about the airplane viewing area of of Donaldson, by Mineola. Yes people take pictures from here all the time. But the higher ups want us to stop and get info on all that we see doing so, and they send all the info to the big man. It's a shame.
July 15, 200717 yr Low-cost carriers lose edge Sustaining rapid growth gets harder; tough times set in BY ALEXANDER COOLIDGE | July 15, 2007 Low-cost carriers are facing their toughest times in years, and that could mean more problems ahead in Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport's attempts to land one. Low-cost leaders like Southwest and JetBlue seemed immune in the past to troubles legacy carriers such as Delta Air Lines have had in the past. But now Delta is more competitive after cutting costs in bankruptcy, while low-cost carriers are running into serious growing pains. Southwest particularly - now the nation's sixth-largest airline in terms of revenue - is having trouble continuing to increase sales in the domestic U.S. market it helped saturate with cheap tickets, analysts say. They note that while Delta and Northwest Airlines have lowered their costs, Southwest's expenses are rising as the 30-year-old airline's work force acquires more seniority and as its fuel hedges protect it less from the high cost of jet fuel. (Southwest flies to nearby airports in Columbus, Louisville and Indianapolis but not CVG.) Read full article here: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070715/BIZ01/707150342/1076/BIZ
July 15, 200717 yr Low cost carriers tend to go bankrupt really fast. It has to be tedious for an airport to go through so many low cost carriers in a year. Which is why I don't think CVG isn't really concerned with it. CVG may be expensive but the carriers are high quality. Its really more business oriented.
August 7, 200717 yr Airport to start rehabilitating runway BY BRENNA R. KELLY | August 7, 2007 Starting today, Boone County residents who live south of the airport may hear more noise from departing planes. The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will close its 12,000-foot, east/west runway today to rehabilitate it. The project includes removing the surface and fixing cracks, said airport spokesman Ted Bushelman. Then the runway will be paved with asphalt, he said. The project is expected to take 75 days. In the meantime, planes that would have used the east/west runway will use the airport's three north/south runways, Bushelman said. So residents who live south of the airport could see more planes and hear more noise. Planes using the north/south runways take off to the south more than 80 percent of the time. In May, 93 percent of the planes weighing more than 70,000 pounds that took off at night used the east/west runway, according the airport's monthly noise report. Also, 49 percent of the heavier planes arriving at the airport at night also used the east/west runway. Read full article here: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/NEWS01/708070366/1056/COL02
August 28, 200717 yr CVG security building to offer side benefits BY KERRY DUKE | August 27, 2007 The new building that will house security checkpoints at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport will have a couple of side benefits. Once completed, Comair passengers no longer will have a long walk to board buses for their gates. The building also ultimately will be the final home of six of the transportation mosaics that initially adorned the walls of the concourse at Union Terminal Railway Station in Cincinnati but were moved to the airport in 1970s. Construction of the $22 million building is expected to begin before the end of the year and take about 24 months to complete. "We're actually looking to put it out to bid some time in September, accept those bids in the later part of October and take it to our November board meeting. That's the kind of time line we're looking at right now," Bill Martin, the airport's senior director of planning and development, said. As for the start of the construction work, "Dec. 1 is what we are hoping," Martin said. When the building opens, Comair passengers, after clearing security, will be able to board shuttle buses for Terminal 3's Concourse C just outside the new building at the tarmac level rather than have the long trek through the tunnel to Concourse B to catch a shuttle bus to Comair's main concourse, Martin said. That long trek to catch a flight has long been a source of complaints by Comair passengers, Martin said. He also said once Terminals 1 and 2 are razed, as envisioned in the airport's long-term plan, the new building will become the new home for a half dozen massive transportation mosaics created by German-born artist Winold Reiss. The airport agreed to take the mosaics in the 1970s after Southern Railway bought the old rail terminal and announced plans to demolish its concourse where the murals were displayed. Read full article here: http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070827/NEWS01/708270356
October 3, 200717 yr Anyone have a chance to see this beast in action? Wow, what a sight. I saw it over 275 on my way to work this morning. It was very low and just floating. It's only a really big plane BY JENNIFER BAKER | [email protected] EVENDALE - That big -- really big -- airplane you might have seen this morning overhead was an Airbus A380. The Airbus was in town because General Electric builds engines with Pratt & Whitney in what they call the Engine Alliance. The A380 currently is the largest passenger plane in the world, seating 520 people. The plane landed at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. To read more: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071003/NEWS01/310030023/1056/COL02
October 4, 200717 yr So during my lunch hour I decide to make the drive to the Airport View Area. CVG had a few signs indicating where to go. The Airbus A380 was located at (what's left of) DHL hub. There were several cars and my co-worker brought his camera and got a few shots. There were a couple of DHL planes there to compare how huge the A380 was. Again, quite a sight. Airbus To Make An Appearance In Cincinnati Wednesday Reported by: Candice Terrell Email: [email protected] Last Update: 12:21 am Cincinnati Police are warning residents and workers of a low flying plane that will be in the area on Wednesday. The test model of the largest plane in the world, the Airbus A-380, was in Connecticut Tuesday. Its engines are designed and built by a 50-50 joint venture between Pratt and Whitney and GE Aviation in Evendale. To read more: http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=99562a88-1d98-49fc-a1c6-25454e9477b4
October 4, 200717 yr Thinking, "what a great way to spend a lunch", I get back to my department and fine another co-worker downloading photos from his camera. So I see these great up close shots of the wings, the GE engines (including one that was opened - a work of art!), the wheels , etc. It turns out this guy's wife works for DHL and he got up close access to the A380, as in walking right up and being able to touch it! Damn was I pissed. The co-worker felt guilty and ask his wife if me and another co-worker could get an up close visit. It wasn't a sure thing, first it was a yes, then a no, then if you can get here in 10 minutes they can get us in. We baled out on work early and headed over. Amazing to see, I walked under the wings, the blades on the engines were slowly moving and various noises could be heard. A lot a pictures were taken, which I plan to post. World's Largest Passenger Plane Takes To Tri-State Skies Last Update: 8:11 pm If you saw a low-flying jumbo jet over your head Wednesday morning, there was no reason to panic. The Airbus A380 made promotional flights over the General Electric Aviation facilities in Evendale and Springdale. Local 12 got an inside look at the Airbus A380. It's the world's largest passenger aircraft. To read more: http://www.local12.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=c0b6a801-5c79-4a8c-9d78-09b11284df75
October 4, 200717 yr Certain people were allow to go up the stairs and take a look inside. From what I understand it was mostly people from GE, the Airport, executive types. We thought it would be nice to take look inside ourselves. The odds weren't good, a couple a security people already said no. It was later in the day and it looked like the event was close to wrapping up. We see a couple of Delta employees talk their way inside so we gave it another shot and sure enough security let us up. We were inside for only a few minutes. This A380 is unfinished, wires and exposed steel, etc. The security guy inside the plane wasn't too thrilled to see us. We were given promo material from a cute French woman who didn't understand a word we said. According to the material, this A380 is on a trip around the world for the most part. Based on the map, it was in NYC, then Cincinnati, and it's heading to San Francisco tomorrow (what? no Cleveland ;-)). Then it's goes to Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America, no Africa. World's Biggest Plane Flies Over Evendale, Western Hamilton Co. Airbus With GE Engines Makes Low, Slow Flyby EVENDALE, Ohio -- A big, big, big airplane flew over parts of Cincinnati on Wednesday morning. The Airbus A380 airliner has wings as long as a football field and is powered by four engines. The model seats more than 520 passengers in a three-class configuration, although the plane that came to Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport is a test aircraft and not outfitted with a passenger cabin. To read more: http://www.wlwt.com/news/14249730/detail.html
October 4, 200717 yr I drove by the plane after coming back from court for work. It was pretty sweet looking!
October 4, 200717 yr Does anyone know if CVG can now handle regular flights from the A380? I know airports have had to make extensive changes to their runways and larger gates to accommodate it. It would be cool if CVG was one of those. Also, on the side of the plane there's a list of airlines that have made or plan to make orders and NOT a single airline is from the US.
October 4, 200717 yr Damn, this thing is huge! A section of the A380 fuselage clearly shows the planes three floors. About 40 percent of the aircraft's structure and components will be manufactured from the latest generation of carbon composites and advanced metallic materials. Besides being lighter than traditional materials, these substances offer significant advantages in terms of operational reliability, maintainability and ease of repair, according to Airbus
October 4, 200717 yr This article answers some of my questions. BIG passenger plane visits HEBRON – The world’s largest passenger plane made an appearance at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, as well as over Evendale-based GE Aviation, Wednesday. The Airbus A380 made the trip here because one of the two engines available for the jumbo jet – which can hold 853 passengers in its double-decked cabin – is being produced by a 50-50 joint venture of GE and Pratt & Whitney, the world’s No. 3 engine maker. To read more: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071004/BIZ01/71003022/1076
October 5, 200717 yr When I drove into work Wednesday morning, the plane was flying real low and real slow over Warren County (just north of Cincy). I watched it as circled around, flew right over my car on I-75 as I reached the Fox highway, then it turned and slowly worked it way down toward Evandale, crossing back and forth over I-75. What a site! I'm surprised there were not a lot of accidents on the interstate that morning.
October 6, 200717 yr I sorted through the dozens of photos my co-workers took. Even two days later, I'm still in awe. Again, just to be clear, two co-workers took ALL of these pictures. I took none. These guys are nutty enough to carry their cameras with them where ever they go, even to work, every day. It certainly paid off on this day. First glance as we drive to the viewlng area. We tried to use the DHL plane to compare their size. The DHL is about 30 feet away, the A380 is several hundred feet from the DHL. We weren't among the crowd in these shots. Turfway Park in the distance. Now we're able to get up close and personal. Not a single US airline listed. I guess they're holding out for the Dreamliner. Great shot. Probably my favorite shot. The engine is a work of art. Really luck out being able to go inside. Airlines think of you as nothing more than tanks of water. From the steps. I believe that's the exhaust (not a plane expert). It was running while we walk around. The rear is so high up. Baby got back. The end.
October 7, 200717 yr Have they landed or took off in one of these fully loaded?? Based on the cd I received, this plane is one of five A380s. All of them are unfinished on the inside, and are used for various flights, testing and training. One picture here shows tanks of water that suppose to represent the weight of passengers. This A380 had "real" seating for 12 people. I believe Singapore Air will receive the first planes by then end of Oct 2007.
October 7, 200717 yr I flew out of CVG that night and saw it still on the pad. I wouldn't want to fly on it because it would take forever to load 550 people on or off the plane. It only makes sense where lack of land prevents airport expansion, like Asia. That's why most of the airlines signed up to get the A380 primarily serve Asian routes. It would be good for local hotels though. If it was broken for maintenance Delta would have to put 550 people into local hotels.
June 3, 200817 yr Cincinnati/N. Ky. airport plans $3M transportation center http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2008/06/02/daily2.html
June 3, 200817 yr ^ Fewer riders than you'd think. Maybe 2,000 per day. And that was estimated when the CVG hub was a much larger operation. Surprised everyone.
June 3, 200817 yr Now how about connecting the whole airport to rail-based transit? I've thought about this too and really think it would be worthwhile for the airport. It could be used in a big loop starting at T-3 going to the employee parking lot to the long term lot to the rental car facilities and then back to the terminal. This would eliminate almost all commercial traffic except for hotel shuttles and taxi's.
June 3, 200817 yr I've seen the blue prints for this transportation center and it's nothing more than a very small leg sticking out of the east end of terminal 3. It will help with congestion during peak times and nothing more.
September 9, 200816 yr New airline for CVG? By James Pilcher • [email protected] • September 9, 2008 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport officials today confirmed they are in discussions with the former management team of Skybus Airlines about creating a new version of the now-grounded low-cost carrier here. Skybus founder John Weikle has met with top airport brass and toured CVG’s now vacant Terminal 1. According to numerous press reports, Weikle has met with at least one other smaller airport in Springfield, Ohio, and apparently is also trying to round up venture capital funding for his new venture. “It was a feeling-out process to see how interested we were in him and how interested he would be with us,” airport spokesman Ted Bushelman said. “We think that what he’s looking for is venture capital – and that wouldn’t come from us at the airport, but rather from the community at large.” Read full article here: http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080909/BIZ01/309090068
September 9, 200816 yr I say BRING IT!!! In this economy when even SOUTHWEST has reduced its schedule? Why throw bad money after a bad idea?? I'm all for taking a risk, but even I wouldn't do this!
September 9, 200816 yr If they can make money off of $10 tickets in Columbus, I think they can make a few bucks off $250-300 tickets from CVG. I can't get a ticket for that little from CVG. I'm flying out Dayton this weekend because of it.
September 9, 200816 yr If they can make money off of $10 tickets in Columbus, I think they can make a few bucks off $250-300 tickets from CVG. I can't get a ticket for that little from CVG. I'm flying out Dayton this weekend because of it. Correct me if I'm wrong, BUT........Apparently they weren't making any money and the business model is flawed. If wrong, SkyBust would be in business today, correct? Has the city or Columbus or the State of Ohio received payment for loans it gave Skybust? I guess they feel like they raped Ohio, so lets do it to Kentucky, they're used to being f-cked! :roll: :roll:
September 9, 200816 yr If they can make money off of $10 tickets in Columbus, I think they can make a few bucks off $250-300 tickets from CVG. I can't get a ticket for that little from CVG. I'm flying out Dayton this weekend because of it. Correct me if I'm wrong, BUT........Apparently they weren't making any money and the business model is flawed. If wrong, SkyBust would be in business today, correct? How does Ryanair stay in business?
September 9, 200816 yr If they can make money off of $10 tickets in Columbus, I think they can make a few bucks off $250-300 tickets from CVG. I can't get a ticket for that little from CVG. I'm flying out Dayton this weekend because of it. Correct me if I'm wrong, BUT........Apparently they weren't making any money and the business model is flawed. If wrong, SkyBust would be in business today, correct? How does Ryanair stay in business? Cant answer and I feel as though comparing Ryanair and Skybus in two different markets is irrelevant.
September 9, 200816 yr If they can make money off of $10 tickets in Columbus, I think they can make a few bucks off $250-300 tickets from CVG. I can't get a ticket for that little from CVG. I'm flying out Dayton this weekend because of it. Correct me if I'm wrong, BUT........Apparently they weren't making any money and the business model is flawed. If wrong, SkyBust would be in business today, correct? How does Ryanair stay in business? Cant answer and I feel as though comparing Ryanair and Skybus in two different markets is irrelevant. You're right, comparing two different markets is irrelevant. Everything is the same, MTC, except Ryanair is still in business.
September 9, 200816 yr How does Ryanair stay in business? Because the European air travel market is fundamentally different from the U.S. air travel market. The advent of the European Union sparked a wave of new entrant carriers, including the likes of Ryanair and easyJet. In an effort to mimic the success of low cost carriers in the U.S., these new carriers adopted a similar business plan, but took it a step further. What I mean by that is they took the Southwest model and stripped it down to as basic a service as possible. This was done by doing away with many services that one had once come to expect as built in to the price of the ticket, such telephone reservation centers, enforcing rigorous rules regarding rebookings and cancellations, and paying for nearly every service offered from drinks to baggage. So in essence, Europe never saw and became accustomed to a carrier like Southwest or jetBlue, but instead was immediately exposed to the "ultra low cost carrier" concept. In addition, easyJet and Ryanair were able to establish themselves in Europe's top markets, just through second or third tier airports. London was served through Luton and Stansted airports, Rome through Ciampino instead of Fiumicino, Frankfurt Hahn instead of Frankfurt Main, etc (though lately, easyJet has begun service into the main airports of several cities, such as Amsterdam, Paris, and Madrid, which also has been accompanied by a rise in fares). In most cases, easy access to the city's business center is readily available either by train or motor coach. On top of that, once Ryanair and easyJet became more established, many second and third tier airports began offering incentives to both carriers to the point of completely funding their existence. This practice was later ruled illegal. Back in the U.S., the top tier markets are already incredibly well served by the established network carriers as well as low cost carriers. The L.A. basin alone has BUR, ONT, SNA, and LGB to choose from in addition to LAX, all of which are served by a multitude of low fare carriers. There literally is no room nor is there a necessity for a carrier the likes of Ryanair or easyJet to enter the market. Lastly, just because Ryanair has been incredibly successful does not mean they aren't susceptible to market conditions that have been ravaging the airline industry. Fuel costs have hurt Ryanair's balance sheet as well, and the airline has cut routes and destinations in response. http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0728/ryanair.html
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