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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
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
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 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
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
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...
SYR To Open Soul Food Favorite
The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) has announced plans to open an airport location of local favorite Miss Prissy’s at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR). The American soul food-focused eatery, which first opened in Syracuse’s Salt City Food...
TPA Previews Airside D Design
Tampa International Airport has released its latest design for the 16-gate Airside D design, which is expected to open to the public in 2028. Airside D will help TPA, which currently serves an estimated 25 million passengers a year, accommodate the region’s growth and...
Hudson Announces Plans to Open 3 New Stores at SLC
Concessionaire Hudson (part of the Avolta family of brands) announced its plans to open three new retail concepts at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). The concessionaire will operate the stores as a joint venture with two women-owned Airport Concessions...
SFO Debuts New Logo
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has revealed an updated logo. Having retired its “flight lines” logo after 24 years, airport executives said its new logo was designed to be easily read, customizable and to reflect the airport’s commitment to modernization....
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