Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) this week launched a pilot program using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology and software from partner CrowdVision to monitor, analyze and report on physical distancing at the airport’s B...

The XpresSpa Group said this week it plans to open new XpresCheck testing facilities in the United Airlines airport terminals in Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). XpresCheck will begin building a...

The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) said it will begin testing a new device using ultra-violet (UV) light as part of its cleaning arsenal at T. F. Green Airport (PVD). Starting this week NuvaWave’s UVC Handheld Device, developed by Innovators, will be deployed...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has signed an ordinance authorizing San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to launch a rent relief program for airport concession tenants, in which lease agreements will be modified to waive certain rent and fees. The value of the...

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE) this week became the latest U.S. airport to launch efforts to identify and stop human trafficking, as the airport introduced signage throughout the terminal asking for help in spotting signs of human trafficking. MKE said...

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this week said it is now offering rapid antigen COVID-19 tests with results in 30 minutes in addition to the rapid Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests with results in as little as 3-5 hours already available through the...

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) this week announced the launch of a new initiative to combat human trafficking, an illegal industry which often uses airports to move victims from place to place. As part of the effort, SFO has installed 910 placards in...

Tampa International Airport (TPA) said this week it will soon become the first U.S. airport to offer 5G mobile speeds to passengers across the nation's three major cellular carriers. TPA said 5G is already available on AT&T and Verizon in the Main Terminal and...

Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) this week released financial projections that show U.S. airports will lose at least $17 billion between April 2021 and March 2022 because of the prolonged decline in commercial aviation traffic resulting from the...

CNN announced this week it is ending its CNN Airport Network, currently available in dozens of U.S. airports, effective March 31. In announcing the end of the CNN Airport Network after 30 years, Jeffrey Zucker, CNN president, said in a memo posted on Twitter, “The...