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ORLANDO, FL. — The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) received high marks from the nation’s top bond rating agencies in regards to its Series 2019A Airport Facilities Revenue Bonds (Bonds). Investors may rely on rating agencies to determine the credit worthiness of an organization. Orlando International Airport continues to be one of the highest ranked […]

ORLANDO, FL. — A Delta flight from Atlanta landed a little after noon today, (pictured above) marking the first passenger service at Orlando International Airport following a decision to cease commercial operations during Hurricane Dorian. Airline flight operations began phasing in earlier today, based on crew and aircraft availability for our more than 40-airline partners. […]

ORLANDO, FL. – Orlando International Airport (MCO) will resume commercial operations at noon today. The early-morning decision was made after airport management consulted the National Weather Service (NWS) about prospective wind and weather conditions. Noon was determined to be the earliest time Orlando International could reasonably resume normal operations, allowing time for damage assessment, sweeping […]

ORLANDO, FL. — The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Board got its first look at the budget for next fiscal year. The $593,549,000 FY 2020 budget for Orlando International Airport (MCO) represents an overall increase of $26.64 million over last year. The budget for Orlando Executive Airport (ORL) is $4.3 million. The next fiscal year […]

ORLANDO, FL. – International passenger traffic at Orlando International Airport (MCO) saw double-digit growth in June, marking eight consecutive months of such an increase. With a 12.81 percent increase in year-over-year statistics, more than 600,000 international travelers arrived to or departed from Orlando International in June. In total, more than 4.2 million passengers traveled through […]

ORLANDO, FL. – For the first time ever, the home of Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany will be just one non-stop flight away from Orlando. Starting in April of 2020 you will be able to travel to Bavaria with three times-a-week service by Eurowings, an airline of the Lufthansa Group. Benefitting from Lufthansa’s vast feeder network of […]

ORLANDO, FL. – Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Chief Executive Officer Phil Brown has been named 2019 Aviation Professional of the Year by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The announcement was made this morning at the opening ceremony of the Florida Airports Council (FAC) annual conference in Fort Lauderdale. Every year, as part of its […]

ORLANDO, FL. – More than 4.3 million passengers traveled through Orlando International Airport (MCO) this May as the region’s summer travel season launched with a long holiday weekend and international traffic continued to rise. For the seventh consecutive month, international traffic at Orlando International increased by double digits with a nearly 15 percent spike in […]

ORLANDO, FL. – Phil Brown, Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) and Orlando International Airport (MCO), has been named to Orlando Magazine’s “50 Most Powerful,” the publication’s annual list of the city’s influential individuals, which appears in the August 2019 issue. Brown was recognized for his leadership of the nation’s 10th […]

ORLANDO, FL. – Travelers looking to spend summer exploring new destinations rich with history and culture now have direct access to Tel Aviv, Israel, with all-new air service from EL AL Israel Airlines. The connection will offer business and economy class service every Tuesday through August 27. “As the most-visited destination in the United States, […]