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DFW Breaks Ground On New Terminal

Airport officials and project partners gathered to celebrate the official groundbreaking of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)’s Terminal F project. The new terminal — the airport’s sixth and first new terminal since 2005 — is scheduled to open in 2027 and...

Piccolo To Retire From SRQ

Fredrick (Rick) Piccolo, president and CEO of Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), will retire on June 30, 2025, and will continue to serve in an advisory role after that date for a further six months, the airport announced.  Piccolo has been leading SRQ...

Krauter Appointed Incoming CEO Of CVG

Lawrence J. Krauter, has been named incoming CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), the airport board announced. He will succeed Candace McGraw, who is retiring after serving 15 years with the airport. Krauter will start at CVG effective...

Michael Stephens Named TPA CEO

The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA) board of directors has voted to appoint Tampa International Airport (TPA) executive vice president and general counsel Michael Stephens as its next CEO, following current CEO Joe Lopano’s retirement. Stephens, who has...

DSM Appoints Mulcahy As Executive Director

The Des Moines Airport Authority Board of Directors has voted to appoint Brian Mulcahy as the next executive director of the Authority, overseeing Des Moines International Airport (DSM). Mulcahy, who joined the Authority in 2011 and currently serves as assistant...

AX Awards Nominations Now Open!

AXN is seeking nominations for its 2025 Airport Experience Awards. We’re looking for the most exciting and innovative concepts, the best operators and the most effective airport concessions teams. Check out the full list of awards categories and reviews the rules and instructions here. Remember, nominations are open to subscribers only, so if you haven’t yet subscribed, please do so here

OAK Adds Augmented Reality Games For Travelers

OAK Adds Augmented Reality Games For Travelers

San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) is introducing new augmented reality games for passengers at the airport. OAK is partnering with Agents of Discovery, an educational technology platform that enables organizations to create their own augmented...

BFM Receives $7.5M For New Terminal

BFM Receives $7.5M For New Terminal

Mobile International Airport (BFM) has been awarded $7,510,599 through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program for the ongoing development of its new terminal at the Brookley Aeroplex. The airport is in the process of...

URW To Outline Small Biz Opportunities At JFK

URW To Outline Small Biz Opportunities At JFK

URW, which is developing concessions programs for the New Terminal One and Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), will hold a “small business accelerator” virtual event to discuss retail and food and beverage opportunities. The virtual event will...

Massport Seeks RFP Responses For Terminal C Lounge

Massport Seeks RFP Responses For Terminal C Lounge

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), owner and operator of Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), is requesting responses to its Request for Proposals (RFP) for a new Terminal C lounge. Massport is seeking bids from established and qualified parties with...

DFW Opens Airside CPB Station

DFW Opens Airside CPB Station

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has become the first airport in the country to operate a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Centralized Examination Station (CES) on the secure side of an airport, in a new partnership between CBP, DFW and Dnata...

ORD Opens Five New Concessions

ORD Opens Five New Concessions

The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) celebrated the grand opening of five new concessions at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). The new Terminal 5 concessions include Publican Quality Bread, an artisan bakery helmed by James Beard Award-winning baker Greg...

FAA Awards $64.7M To KOA

FAA Awards $64.7M To KOA

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) two grants totaling $64.7 million for the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) to rehabilitate its...

Delaware North Opens Starbucks At CHS

Delaware North Opens Starbucks At CHS

Delaware North has opened a new Starbucks coffee shop at Charleston International Airport (CHS), one of several new concepts to be developed as part of the concessionaire’s 10-year contract extension with the airport. The new Starbucks, located in the airport’s...

UK Football Venue Named ReachTV Stadium

UK Football Venue Named ReachTV Stadium

Eastbourne Borough Football Club’s Priory Lane home ground will be officially designated ReachTV Stadium, following the announcement of a one-year naming rights partnership between the football club and the airport entertainment network. The partnership follows the...

SMF Breaks Ground On Walkway

SMF Breaks Ground On Walkway

Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has broken ground on the first project in its $1.3 billion SMForward renovation program: a pedestrian walkway connecting Terminal B to Concourse B. The $140 million walkway will connect passengers through a sky bridge with moving...

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Airport Experience News Magazine | Retail & Amenities Issue 2023

In This Issue

 

Tech Helps Personalize The Traveler Journey

2024 Customer Service Issue

Airport Programs Build Customer Loyalty

2024 Customer Service Issue

Concessions Give Back With Charitable Focus

2024 Customer Service Issue

Robotic Coffee Options Fill Gap

2024 Customer Service Issue

JFK Millennium Partners’ Vision For JFK T6

2024 Customer Service Issue

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