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M1nd-Set Predicts Robust Air Traffic Growth - Table 1

M1nd-set Predicts Robust Air Traffic Growth, Shifting TR Demands

Global international air traffic is projected to reach 4.22 billion passengers, marking an 8.3% growth over 2024, the m1nd-set Annual Forecast Report shows. While all world regions will see an increase in air traffic in 2025, aside from Asia Pacific all world regions...
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GOAA Board Approves New MCO Concessions

The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Board has approved several major concessions and facility-related projects at Orlando International Airport (MCO). Improvements slated to begin in 2025 include a $13-million project to install new parking guidance...
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AXN Selects Awards Finalists; Committee To Vote On Winners

The AX Team has culled a list of finalists for the 2025 Airport Experience Awards, selecting from several hundred submissions from throughout the industry. Voting on the winners is now in the hands of the AX Awards Committee, comprising 12 airport representatives and...

San Francisco Mayor Appoints New SFO Director

San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed has appointed Mike Nakornkhet as San Francisco International Airport (SFO)’s next director, following current director Ivar Satero’s retirement in early 2025. Prior to being named SFO director, Nakornkhet served as CFO and executive...

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...

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

MCO South Terminal C To Open Mid-September

MCO South Terminal C To Open Mid-September

The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) this week announced the new $2.75 billion South Terminal C at Orlando International Airport (MCO) will open over a two-week period, with international operations beginning on September 19, 2022 and domestic operations on...

LGA Completes Rooftop Solar Energy Project

LGA Completes Rooftop Solar Energy Project

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) this week announced the completion of a new solar energy project at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) with more than 3,500 solar panels that will produce more than 1.7 million kilowatt-hours of clean, renewable energy...

OTG Appoints Myers as VP, Business Diversity, Community Engagement

OTG Appoints Myers as VP, Business Diversity, Community Engagement

Airport hospitality firm OTG this week announced that Jill Myers is the company’s new vice president of business diversity and community engagement, responsible for strengthening Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) relationships at airports....

SDF Unveils ‘Signature Louisville’ Tunnels

SDF Unveils ‘Signature Louisville’ Tunnels

The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) said this week it is reopening its East and West Tunnels to pedestrians, complete with a brand new “Signature Louisville” look following a year-long closure for renovations. Renovations to the tunnels that...

XpresSpa Launches Treat at PHX

XpresSpa Launches Treat at PHX

XpresSpa this week announced the opening of Treat at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), the brand’s second brick-and-mortar location, as part of the company’s efforts to provide premium health and wellness services to travelers that complements its...

PPG Names Bélanger SVP, Canadian Development, Operations

PPG Names Bélanger SVP, Canadian Development, Operations

Plaza Premium Group (PPG) this week announced that Pascal Bélanger has been named its new senior vice-resident, commercial development and operations for PPG in Canada. Bélanger will report to PPG COO Sylvio Angelone, and will be responsible for developing business...

New Carrier Incentive Program Approved for LAX

New Carrier Incentive Program Approved for LAX

The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) had unanimously approved a new Airline Service Incentive Program for airlines seeking to offer new or returning service between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and select international markets. The...

DEN Launches Summer Program Young Volunteers

DEN Launches Summer Program Young Volunteers

Denver International Airport (DEN) this week announced the launch of the Teen Navigator and Collegiate Volunteer programs that will give college and high school students an opportunity to learn more about aviation and the airport while assisting passengers. Volunteers...

ORD Air Transit Resumes 24-Hour Service

ORD Air Transit Resumes 24-Hour Service

In a further sign of the air traffic recovery, the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) said this week that it is resuming round the clock Airport Transit System service at O’Hare International Airport (ORD). The Air Transit System is a fully-automated “people mover”...

OTG Brings 4 Local Start-Ups to NY Airports

OTG Brings 4 Local Start-Ups to NY Airports

Hospitality company OTG announced this week that it had reached agreements with four New York City-based companies that began as entrepreneurial start-ups that will now offer products at restaurants and bars inside OTG terminals in New York-area airports. OTG operates...

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AXN’s Directors Of The Year Share Aviation Journeys

2024 Leadership Issue

Colleagues Praise This Year’s DOYs

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Retiring Directors Reflect On Careers

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Executives Share Mentor And Mentee Stories

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New Generation Leadership Added To ACI-NA Board

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