Kansas City Plans for Autonomous Buses
According to Startland, “Kansas City’s Home for Innovation News,” city leaders proposed a few ideas they would pursue if they...
No Issue at MCI for American Airlines
Multiple news outlets have reported that passengers at airports across the country have seen increased wait times due to short-staffing...
Long Security Lines? Not at MCI
The Transportation Security Agency (TSA) has been telling travelers to expect longer lines at the airport this summer. Lines at...
Be Like Kansas City-Avoid the TSA
Frequent fliers: get ready for a long summer. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has told the public that it will...
MCI Is the Envy of its Peers
The effort to issue $1.25 billion in debt to tear down and rebuild Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is on...
An Informed Public: Poor Policy’s Worst Enemy
For the time being, it seems that plans to tear down Kansas City International Airport (MCI) and build a $1.2...
Moving Forward on MCI
Given the significant opposition from the public and likely from members of the City Council, Kansas City Mayor Sly James...
Kansas City Airport Ballot Measure Halted
Kansas City has decided against a ballot measure that would have financed the demolition and rebuilding of MCI airport. Patrick...
Patrick Tuohey on Ruckus, April 21
On Thursday, April 21, the Show-Me Institute’s Patrick Tuohey appeared on Kansas City Public Television’s Ruckus to discuss plans for...
Debt, Airports, and Kansas City
With Kansas City considering new terminal plans for Kansas City International Airport (MCI), it’s a good time to revisit some...
New Terminal Plans on the Table in Kansas City
Last week, the Kansas City Aviation Department updated the City Council on its efforts to overhaul Kansas City International Airport...
Allegiant Shows How Kansas City’s Airport Benefits from Low Costs
Recently, Kansas City International Airport (MCI) hailed the arrival of a new air service. The new airline, Allegiant, will operate...
Aviation Department Withholds Information from the Star
On September 11, The Kansas City Star Editorial Board called on the Aviation Department to end the practice of issuing free parking passes...
Aviation Administrator Still Denying Reality
Kansas City Aviation Administrator Mark VanLoh is struggling to cope with reality, it appears. In a recent video interview given...
MCI and the Evacuation That Wasn’t
KSHB news reported Tuesday that portions of Kansas City International Airport's (MCI) Terminal C were evacuated due to an "unruly passenger."...
New Airport Terminal Coming to Kansas City, Maybe?
For the last couple years, Kansas City’s Aviation Department and some city leaders have been pushing for a new terminal...
Private Airport Screening a Viable Option for U.S. Airports
In a recent St. Louis Business Journal article concerning the woeful performance of the TSA, the author claimed that privatization cannot...
Shocker! Airlines Want to Keep Costs Down
It was gratifying to read reports in the Kansas City Star and the Kansas City Business Journal that Southwest Airlines...
Missourians Take to the Skies With Increasing Numbers
In 2014, total airline passengers grew at Missouri’s largest airports by just over 1 percent, reversing the losses over the past...
Kansas City Airport Effort Still not Transparent
After a year considering the need for a $1.2 billion new terminal at MCI airport, the final report issued on May 30 to...
