Oakland International Airport Completes Pre-Conditioned Air Unit Project

Airport Installs Final 8 Energy-Conserving and Emission-Reducing Units Oakland, California – November 7, 2014 – Oakland International Airport (OAK) used a $2.7 million Voluntary Airport Low Emission (VALE) grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to install new pre-conditioned air units at 8 airline gates in Terminal 1. The new pre-conditioned air units (PC Air) […]

Bart Air-Rail Connection Set To Open At Oakland International Airport

Faster, easier air-rail connection offered at San Francisco Bay Area airport Oakland, California – November 7, 2014 – Oakland International Airport (OAK) welcomes the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) announcement of the opening day of the Oakland International Airport Station, the world’s newest air-rail connection, on Saturday, November 22, 2014. Trains operating at the new […]

Oakland International Airport Completes Phase 1 of Runway Safety Area Project

Ensures Highest Possible Runway Safety Standards at Oakland International Airport Oakland, California – October 13, 2014 – Oakland International Airport (OAK) recently completed Phase l of the Runway Safety Area Project (RSA). The Runway 12/30 (South Field) construction activities began in May 2013 and were recently completed in September 2014. The activities included: airfield lighting […]

Oakland International Airport Heralds The End Of

Seats Now On Sale for Daily Flights from OAK Starting January 6th 2015 Oakland, California – October 13, 2014 –Pomp and circumstance set the tone of celebration today at Dallas Love Field in Texas. Southwest Airlines today commemorated the end of the restrictive Wright Amendment. The federal law adopted in 1979, which until today, prohibited […]

Surf Air Expands Service to Oakland International Airport

“All-You-Can-Fly” Membership Airline Adds Three Key Destinations from OAK Oakland, California – October 7, 2014 –Surf Air, the nation’s first All-You-Can-Fly private membership airline, announced today that it will expand its service to Oakland, California (OAK) beginning December 15. This expansion occurs in conjunction with the delivery of the first three new Pilatus PC-12NG of […]

Oakland International Airport Completes Terminal 1 Upgrade

Architectural Enhancements, State-of-the-Art Energy Management, Fire Protection System Installed Oakland, California – September 12, 2014 –As part of the Terminal 1 (T1) upgrade plan at Oakland International Airport (OAK), the T1 Central Utility Plant (T1CUP) Program which started in May 2012, was recently completed. The $33 million project has met the goal to modernize and […]

Norwegian Cargo Opens Air Freight Service at Oakland International Airport

Express “Cold Chain” Cargo Now Available to Scandinavia Oakland, California – September 11, 2014 – In addition to carrying San Francisco Bay Area travelers on flights from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Oslo-Gardermoen (OSL) and Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN) which started in May, 2014, Norwegian is now offering airfreight service to the two Nordic destinations. Flights to […]

Oakland International Airport is Ready For Labor Day Holiday Weekend Travel

Travelers can expect convenience, reliability and customer service Oakland, California – August 28, 2014 – Oakland International Airport (OAK) is preparing for a busy Labor Day holiday weekend, which traditionally marks the end of the peak summer travel period. OAK is anticipating over 150,000 passengers to fly through its two terminals over the five-day period […]

Volaris Announces New Nonstop Flights To Morelia And Leon

Low Cost Travel Now Available from Bay Area to Central Mexico Oakland, California – August 20, 2014 – Volaris Airlines, headquartered in Santa Fe, Mexico D.F., has announced plans to fly nonstop from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Morelia, Michoacan (MLM) on November 3, 2014 and OAK to Leon, Guanajuato (BJX), Mexico beginning November 5, […]

Linde to build two additional retail hydrogen fueling stations in Northern California

Oakland Airport terminal and parking lot at night

Receives $4 million grant from California Energy Commission Fueling stations slated for OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT and San Ramon Murray Hill & New Providence, New Jersey, U.S. – August 4, 2014 – The California Energy Commissioned (CEC) awarded $4.3 million to Linde North America to construct retail hydrogen fueling stations in Northern California. The stations will […]