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The Mystery $600 Million

The Mystery $600 Million

Aug 2, 2013

In their push to construct a new $1.2 billion terminal at Kansas City International Airport (MCI), officials with the Kansas...

Terminal Financing – Part 3

Terminal Financing – Part 3

Jul 31, 2013

In the Kansas City Star’s response to the Show-Me Institute’s latest post about the future of Kansas City International Airport...

‘This Is What Airports Do,’ Part 2

‘This Is What Airports Do,’ Part 2

Jul 15, 2013

The chart below documents the estimated amount of tax dollars lost because of Kansas City International Airport (MCI) acting like...

‘This Is What Airports Do,’ Part 1

‘This Is What Airports Do,’ Part 1

Jul 12, 2013

As part of Kansas City officials’ effort to convince voters that we need a new airport terminal, Mayor Sly James...

KCI’s Overly Optimistic Estimates – Part 1

KCI’s Overly Optimistic Estimates – Part 1

Jul 11, 2013

The determination of some Kansas City officials to construct a new $1.2 billion terminal at Kansas City International Airport (MCI)...

Disturbing: Aviation Department Changing Testimony After The Fact

Disturbing: Aviation Department Changing Testimony After The Fact

Jun 27, 2013

The first slide from the April 4 presentation. Is the Kansas City Aviation Department surreptitiously altering its public documents after...

Let’s Not Follow Cincinnati’s Lead On Airports

Let’s Not Follow Cincinnati’s Lead On Airports

May 20, 2013

The Kansas City Business Journal recently published an article about the effort to tear down Kansas City International Airport (MCI)...

Airport Transparency

Airport Transparency

Apr 17, 2013

Kansas City is in the midst of a debate about whether our airport should undergo a renovation that would cost...

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