News Flash

SITA, the IT/telecommunications company for the air transport industry, this week appointed David Lavorel as its new CEO, the firm’s board announced. Lavorel has been working at SITA for more than two decades, serving in a range of roles, most recently as CEO of SITA...

Stellar Partners this week announced an agreement with digital media company BuzzFeed to bring BuzzFeed branded convenience stores to U.S. airports. The first two BuzzFeed stores will open this spring in LaGuardia Airport’s (LGA) Terminal C. “We are incredibly proud...

Denver International Airport (DEN) this week announced that the airport concessions program is currently undergoing it largest commercial developments since the airport first opened in 1995, including plans to fill 60,000 square feet of new space with food and...

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced this week that its Harvey Milk Terminal 1 has become the first airport terminal in the world to earn “Platinum” certification using the latest standards from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)...

The Paslay Group, the Fort Worth, TX-based airport development management firm, this week announced it was expanding its services by introducing three independent companies under the new Paslay Group name: Executive Program Management, Development, and Advisory...

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) this week announced the opening of an additional on-site COVID-19 testing location available to passengers and airport workers. Operated by Worksite Labs, the new testing facility is located in the Reflection Room, situated...

SSP America, a division of SSP Group, this week announced that Oscar Hernandez will become its new vice president of concepts and development, serving as a liaison with airport accounts and ensuring SSP America delivers authentic restaurants experience that reflect a...

Ontario International Airport (ONT) and UCR Health, the clinical arm of the University of California-Riverside School of Medicine, announced they have teamed up to provide modernized nursing stations for mothers to nurse babies when at the airport. New nursing...

Emily Nichols was this week named the assistant general manager for MarketPlace PHL, the management company that provides retail and food and beverage concessions at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). Nichols will be responsible for managing the day-to-day...

The Canadian Airports Council (CAC) this week praised the Canadian government’s announcement easing travel restrictions as a positive step forward in normalizing travel for Canadians and restoring the country’s tourism economy. The CAC noted the measures being removed...