AVI GO
08 November 2026
A hub carrier co-committing to billions at its main gateway shows how capacity at constrained airports is increasingly secured through airline-backed infrastructure rather than left to airport authority budgets alone.
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), United Airlines and the US Department of Transportation announced on July 29 a redevelopment program at Washington Dulles International Airport valued at more than $20 billion.
It covers more than 5 million square feet (464,515 square meters) of new or renovated space over the next decade: new and modernized concourses, expanded passenger processing, a new baggage handling system, and additional retail and lounge space.
The first section of Concourse E opens later in 2026 with 14 new United gates, direct access to the AeroTrain, concessions and new lounges...MWAA also has an active design-build procurement, Package A, valued at $4.5 billion to $5 billion. It covers expansion of the Saarinen-designed main terminal, new gates, a post-security connector to Concourse A, redevelopment of the A-B concourse, and replacement of its regional-gate section. HOK has been selected to design the expansion...
