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SAT Opens Bee Apiary to Mark Earth Day
San Antonio International Airport (SAT) announced it has installed two active beehives with 40,000 bees to begin a honey-making process at the airport as part of its celebration of Earth Day. The hives are part of #SATBEEKIND, an environmentally conscious program...
Expansion Plan for JFK Terminal 4 Revised
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Board of Commissioners today approved an agreement on key terms with Delta Air Lines and JFK International Air Terminal (JFKIAT), the operator of Terminal 4, on a $1.5 billion expansion of Terminal 4 and...
CDA Issues RFP for Concessions at ORD
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) this week released a Request for Proposal (RFP) inviting qualified operators to submit proposals to lease, develop and operate 10 concession locations at O’Hare International Airport (ORD). Seven of the locations wiil be in the...
JFK Opens COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), in partnership with the City of New York, JetBlue Airways and Northwell Direct, this week opened a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) for airport workers. The clinic in JFK...
DCA Opens 14-Gate Concourse
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced the soft opening this week of 14 gates in a newly constructed 225,000-square-foot concourse at Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). A major milestone in the airport’s Project Journey capital improvement...
LAX Adds 1-Hour PCR Testing
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) said this week it is now providing passengers with COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests, with results guaranteed in less than an hour thanks to a new testing option now available in the Tom Bradley International...
YYZ Announces Food Delivery Partnership
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) this week announced a partnership at the airport between Uber Eats and a number of HMSHost-operated restaurants across Terminals 1 and 3 to provide contactless food ordering for passengers. This partnership will make Pearson...
YEG Joins Climate Pledge of Carbon Neutrality
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) announced this week it has become the first airport in the world to join The Climate Pledge and its commitment to being carbon neutral by 2040. Founded by Amazon and the green group Global Optimism, The Climate Pledge is an...
PHX Adds LocusLabs Wayfinding
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) now offers upgraded digital maps featuring real-time point-of-interest data, dynamic terminal directories, and intuitive, user-friendly mobile navigation, as part of a deal with LocusLabs to provide wayfinding tools at...
ACI-NA Praises Proposed Bill to Boost PFCs
Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) this week came out in support of bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) to increase the cap on the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) for the first time in...
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