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Tailwind Hospitality Opens New Concessions At FWA
Tailwind Hospitality has opened three new concessions concepts at Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA). Tailwind will operate FWA locations of local brands Hop River Brewing and Bon Bon’s Coffee as well as a new retail market area. The new dining and retail options...
MAC Selects New Assistant Marketing Director
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) appointed David Morrisette as its new assistant director for strategic marketing. Morrisette, who joined the MAC on October 21, will lead marketing strategy and implementation at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport...
PDX Adds New Amenity to Sensory Room
Portland International Airport (PDX)’s Sensory Room has a new feature: a partial plane replica. The room, located in Concourse D and designed to help neurodivergent passengers acclimate to the travel process, now contains a set of plane seats donated by Alaska...
ORD T5 Opens New Concessions
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA), Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Airports and concessions partners celebrated the launch of four new concepts at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). Opening in Terminal 5, the new concessions include a 100%...
SHV Opens Two Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Locations
Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) has opened two locations of popular global coffee brand The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Operated by Tailwind Hospitality, Inc., the SHV outposts offer The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s signature small-batch roasted coffees and teas...
HMSHost Appoints New Business Development VP
HMSHost (Avolta) has appointed hospitality veteran Brett Kelly as its next vice president of business development for food and beverage across North America. Kelly joins the concessionaire with a quarter-century of industry experience, having previously served as...
SFO To Open Interim Walkway During Construction
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced that it will open an interim walkway during construction of its Terminal 3 West Modernization Project. The walkway will feature two sections: a 440-foot connector between Terminal 3’s Gate E and the Terminal 3 food...
Bell’s Brewery To Open at GRR
A new airport outpost of popular Michigan craft beer brand Bell’s Brewery is coming to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) this winter. Located in Concourse B and operated by HMSHost, Bell’s Tap and Table will offer theKalamazoo-based brewery’s signature Oberon...
URW, NTO To Outline Food Hall Opportunities
Food hall opportunities within The New Terminal One at JFK International Airport will be outlined in an in-person meeting scheduled for November 7 in Queens, NY. In the meeting, held by The New Terminal One and concessions developer Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW),...
PANYNJ Announces EWR Development Plan
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) unveiled a new development plan for Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). The EWR Vision Plan — to modernize facilities, reduce carbon emissions and accommodate future growth at the New Jersey transit hub —...
M&R Concessions Debuts New Concepts at JFK
Monisha and Rajiv Singla are celebrating not only the opening of their latest concessions concepts at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), but a return to the facility where they began their airport careers. The brother-sister duo behindACDBE-certified M&R...
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PANYNJ Board Of Commissioners Approves EWR Vision Plan Funding
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Board of Commissioners has approved additional funding for the Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) EWR Vision Plan project. The PANYNJ will now allocate $55 million toward redeveloping EWR’s Terminal B as...
FAA Awards Nearly $1B In Infrastructure Funding
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $970 million to 125 U.S. airports in its latest disbursement from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The funding announced this week is from the Airport Terminal Program, one of three aviation programs created by...
Tailwind Hospitality Opens New Concessions At FWA
Tailwind Hospitality has opened three new concessions concepts at Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA). Tailwind will operate FWA locations of local brands Hop River Brewing and Bon Bon’s Coffee as well as a new retail market area. The new dining and retail options...
MAC Selects New Assistant Marketing Director
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) appointed David Morrisette as its new assistant director for strategic marketing. Morrisette, who joined the MAC on October 21, will lead marketing strategy and implementation at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport...
PDX Adds New Amenity to Sensory Room
Portland International Airport (PDX)’s Sensory Room has a new feature: a partial plane replica. The room, located in Concourse D and designed to help neurodivergent passengers acclimate to the travel process, now contains a set of plane seats donated by Alaska...
ORD T5 Opens New Concessions
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA), Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Airports and concessions partners celebrated the launch of four new concepts at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). Opening in Terminal 5, the new concessions include a 100%...
SHV Opens Two Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Locations
Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) has opened two locations of popular global coffee brand The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Operated by Tailwind Hospitality, Inc., the SHV outposts offer The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf’s signature small-batch roasted coffees and teas...
HMSHost Appoints New Business Development VP
HMSHost (Avolta) has appointed hospitality veteran Brett Kelly as its next vice president of business development for food and beverage across North America. Kelly joins the concessionaire with a quarter-century of industry experience, having previously served as...
SFO To Open Interim Walkway During Construction
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) announced that it will open an interim walkway during construction of its Terminal 3 West Modernization Project. The walkway will feature two sections: a 440-foot connector between Terminal 3’s Gate E and the Terminal 3 food...
Bell’s Brewery To Open at GRR
A new airport outpost of popular Michigan craft beer brand Bell’s Brewery is coming to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) this winter. Located in Concourse B and operated by HMSHost, Bell’s Tap and Table will offer theKalamazoo-based brewery’s signature Oberon...
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