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MNAA Board Clarifies SMWBE Program's Temporary Suspension The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority's (MNAA) board of commissioners released the following clarification on Sept. 23 of the controversial suspension of its DBE program. "At the Metropolitan Nashville...

CBC News Consumers will be able to purchase liquids, gels and aerosols at both duty-free and non-duty-free airport shops as of 3 a.m. Friday, Transport Canada announced Tuesday. Earlier restrictions had only allowed duty-free shops to sell liquids, gels and aerosols,...

MarketPlace, PHL give diners Wi-Fi A pilot program has been underway since Sept. 1 in the Concourse B/C food court at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), which will allow those with laptop computers to connect to the internet while eating, according to an...

Study shows economic impact in 2005; new terminal big generator of business By Laura Ruane, The Fort Myers (FL) News-Press Southwest Florida International had a $3.6 billion impact on the region's economy last year; Page Field General Aviation Airport contributed...

By Jennifer Oldham, The Los Angeles (CA) Times With millions of dollars in food and retail concessions up for grabs, officials will debate today how to make shopping at Los Angeles International Airport live up to the city's reputation as a world-class consumption...

No Liquids Directive Impacts Sales Pre-Security Airports across the country and their concessionaires are experiencing varying impacts on sales of liquid and gel products due to the TSA's new directive issued last Thursday, to ban these items onboard flights. At Miami...

In the U.S., in the immediate aftermath of the arrests in Great Britain of suspected terrorists alleged to have plotted a plan to blow up multiple airlines bound from Heathrow Airport (LHR) to airports in the U.S. on Thursday, August 10, the Transportation Security...

BWI and PHL Serve Country, Passengers Baltimore Washington Thurgood Marshall International (BWI), and Philadelphia International (PHL) had an opportunity to showcase their premises and customer service skills in an unusual way recently. As the two U.S. airports asked...

A power outage at the Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center in Palmdale caused massive delays at Los Angeles International and other Southern California airports Tuesday evening. The 90-minute outage affected 90 departing flights and 40 arriving flights at LAX,...

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