"Oakland, CA – (June 20, 2017): Today, Oakland International Airport (OAK) announces that it has received $37,406,854 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to rehabilitate the Airport’s main runway.The funds come by way of the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which allocates federal funding to US airports. Runway 12-30 is OAK’s main commercial air carrier runway, and the Airport last completed a runway pavement overlay in 2001. The runway is currently due for a new overlay to provide a safe operating surface for aircraft and to maintain aviation safety standards.
As Runway 12-30 is typically in service 24 hours per day, staff has conducted a planning process with airlines, air carriers, the FAA, and other stakeholders to develop a preferred short-duration, full-closure option to minimize impacts to air carrier operations. A portion of the funding will be used to convert an existing taxiway into a temporary alternate runway, so that OAK’s flight operations are maintained during the Runway 12-30 rehabilitation activities.
“Oakland International is in the midst of strong economic growth, with more destinations than ever in our 90-year history,” said Bryant L. Francis, Port of Oakland Director of Aviation. "The upcoming rehabilitation of Runway 12-30 has been a collaborative effort with the FAA and is made possible by this significant grant award and the ongoing support of our congressional delegation. This critical project will ensure our primary air carrier runway remains functional and safe for all users.”
“As a Member of the transportation funding committee, I was proud to support funding for the Oakland International Airport to complete its runway improvement project and ensure the highest safety standards are met. The Oakland International Airport is a major travel center and economic engine for the entire Bay Area and this funding will help ensure it remains competitive with our nation’s world class airports,” said Congresswoman Barbara Lee.
In the last six months, OAK has welcomed both British Airways and Level – IAG’s legacy and brand new low-cost carriers – and has announced or commenced new flights to Newark, Detroit, Baltimore, Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos, Mexico; London, Copenhagen, Barcelona, and Rome." Read more here.
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OAKLAND — For a Lafayette man, Thursday marked a happy reunion with four men who saved his life earlier this year.
Just before the Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners meeting, Lafayette resident Steven Kirschner and his wife, Susan Kirschner, were reunited with those men — Oliver Naca, Rainier Escanio, Marc Discipulo and Armil Vertudez — as well as with the emergency responders and airport personnel who jumped into action to defibrillate and transport him after he suffered a heart attack outside the passenger terminal in February.
“It’s great — really, really wonderful,” Kirschner said of meeting the men who had saved his life. “I feel completely fortunate, so lucky.”
“This is a surreal moment,” said Vertudez, one of the men who had helped save Kirschner.
The commissioners, along with officials from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department, Oakland Fire Department, Oakland City Council and Southwest Airlines gathered Thursday at the port’s offices to recognize the people involved with the lifesaving rescue, including the four citizens and emergency personnel.
The ordeal began Feb. 27, 2017, when the Kirschners arrived at the airport ready to board a Southwest Airlines flight to Seattle to visit Steven’s 99-year-old mother.

Waiting for a flight at Oakland International Airport is about to get a little better: The airport's first high-end lounge will open in November, with the added perk of complimentary food served up by well-known Oakland chef Chris Pastena.
Unlike most lounges, which are typically owned by airlines and reserved for first class or business travelers, The Escape Lounge will be a common-use lounge open to anyone for a fee of $45, which includes unlimited food and drinks...
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NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ciniva Web Agency today launched a completely redesigned, user-focused website on behalf of Oakland (Calif.) International Airport.

The project marks yet another milestone in Ciniva's growing portfolio of travel and tourism work, which includes Currituck Outer Banks, BarbadosBarbados, the Virginia Bed & Breakfast Association and the Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation.

"Our challenge with OaklandAirport.com was to create a website that served a number of different audiences – business and leisure travelers, airport concessionaires and contractors, and anyone interested in doing business at the airport," said Ciniva President Steve Van Leeuwen. "Our team stood up to the challenge. They took a large, multi-layered website and made it feel and function much smaller.  We are proud to represent Oakland International Airport in the digital world."

OaklandAirport.com leads visitors through a contemporary, actionable web environment that feels easy and natural to navigate. With a clean, crisp design and a clear user journey, OaklandAirport.com was designed to help users quickly and easily find what they need.

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