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The new Samsonite store at the Orlando International Airport (MCO) delivers an interactive experience for travelers wishing to try before they buy. Retailer Master ConcessionAir worked with the luggage manufacturer to create the experience. Located in the pre-security...

Michael Musca has been named assistant director of aviation at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), and Melissa Garza-Perry has taken the position of airports properties manager. Musca replaces Daniel Weber, who will retire in January 2019 after 40 years in...

A celebration of life is planned in January for Airport Minority Advisory Council founding member Leon C. Watkins, who passed away on December 15. For more than 35 years, Watkins directed and managed civil rights and equal employment opportunity programs for the...

A pop-up holiday market will be coming to Cleveland International Airport (CLE). A collaboration between Fraport USA and CLE, the Holiday Marketplace at CLE will bring local vendors into the airport, so travelers can experience what Cleveland has to offer. Eight local...

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) has announced the departure of its vice president and chief operating officer, Margaret E. McKeough. McKeough has spent 20 years with the MWAA, most recently in management and oversight of Reagan National (DCA) and...

San Diego International Airport (SAN) is accepting applicants for the second group of innovators to spend 16 weeks in the Airport Innovation Lab, where they will have the potential to win a contract from the airport authority. The first group to complete the program...

Paradies Lagardère will open a restaurant and a travel essentials store at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Mills Cargo will offer travelers a modern shopping experience for snacks, drinks, electronics and goods from local vendors. Bourbon Pub is a concept...

A new program called Hertz Fast Lane powered by CLEAR, a service that will use biometrics to expedite the car rental process, has debuted at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) The effort is a collaboration between rental company Hertz and biometric...

San Diego International Airport (SAN) has awarded a 10-year digital advertising contract to Clear Channel Airports to provide brands with technological advertising solutions. The partnership began Nov. 1, with upgrades to existing media beginning mid-2019. “The San...

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry organization representing airlines, is projecting 45.7 million people will be traveling on U.S. airlines throughout the 18 days between Dec. 20 and Jan. 6; this marks a 5.2 percent increase over predictions from last year, when...