Tag: San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

SFO Wins Partnering Award for Runway Improvement Project

The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced that an accelerated runway improvement project has been honored for using a partnering approach to construction. The International Partnering Institute (IPI) recognized SFO with their 2023 John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year for a ...

San Francisco Airport closes runway for reconstruction work

San Francisco Airport (SFO) has announced the closure of runway 28L for 20 days in order to construct a new base layer below the runway surface. Construction crews have begun the process of removing the existing layers of the runway, which is expected to reopen on Friday, September 27, 2019. ...

San Francisco Airport opens new Harvey Milk terminal

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has opened and begun flight operations in an initial nine-gate section of the new Harvey Milk Terminal 1. Southwest Airlines and JetBlue have started flying from the new terminal, which features artwork by local Bay Area artists and a museum exhibit abou...

Menzies Aviation announces Air China ground handling contract

Airport services company Menzies Aviation has announced a new contract with Air China at Nice Airport, as well as a cargo contract renewal at San Francisco Airport. The contract at Nice Airport will run for three years, starting on 3 August 2019, with Menzies set to provide ground handling servi...

San Francisco Airport re-certified in Airport Carbon Accreditation program

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has announced the renewal of its certification in the Airports Council International’s (ACI) Airport Carbon Accreditation program. The “level 3” certification, the second highest possible within the program’s framework, has now been awarded to SF...

San Francisco International Airport purchases six battery-electric buses

Electric transportation provider Proterra has announced that San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has purchased six 40' Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and three 60 kW Proterra plug-in chargers. The gateway joins a growing list of airports across North America transitioning to electric ...

San Francisco to close Runway 28L for 20 days in September 2019

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is to close Runway 28L for 20 days in September to construct a new base layer below the runway surface. The closure will begin on Saturday, 7 September, 2019, and is expected to reopen on Friday, 27 September, 2019. Airport chiefs said there is likely ...

SSP opens The Manufactory Food Hall at San Francisco International Airport

SSP America, a division of SSP Group, has opened The Manufactory Food Hall at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).  The Manufactory is a collaboration between SSP America and four, multi award-winning San Francisco chefs — Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt of Tartine Bakery, Pim Techamu...

EGB to open new Mac + Cheese store at San Francisco Airport

This spring, Elevate Gourmet Brands (EGB) will open a new kitchen, offering passengers, airline crews and staff a ‘unique dining experience’ at San Fracisco Airport. EGB’s newest concession QSR, the San Francisco Mac + Cheese Kitchen, will be situated in terminal three and is the first gourme...

San Francisco unveils plans to honour Harvey Milk in new Terminal 1

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has unveiled designs to honour civil rights leader Harvey Milk in its new Terminal 1 facility and it is set to open in different phases from July 2019. The new facility will be known as Terminal 1: The Harvey B Milk Terminal and as part of the design, SFO...

SFO announces weekend closure of runway intersection for maintenance

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is to close the intersection of two runways to perform maintenance work from 29-30 September at the intersection of Runways 28L and 1R which could lead to flight delays. Airport crews will perform work on the structure below the pavement in preparation fo...

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