NEC Corporation and SITA this week announced a partnership to develop secure, low touch solutions for airports that leverage biometric identity technology to let travelers check-in, make payments, drop their bag, as well as pass through security, immigration and...

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) this week begins construction on the first-of-its kind electrical microgrid that will completely power the airport by next summer. The microgrid will include an energy plant of five natural gas fired generators, to be built on...

The U.S. Travel Association (USTA) called on Congress for additional help for the industry in its next stimulus package, including support for domestic airports, amid new data that shows Americans continue to be wary of travel as COVID-19 cases spike in many states....

Ricky Smith, executive director of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), was elected to a two-year term as chairman of the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC), the organization announced following its virtual annual meeting. Smith...

JetBlue Airways and American Airlines announced a new partnership that includes an alliance agreement that proposes codeshare and loyalty benefits create seamless connectivity for passengers in the Northeast. Under the agreement, JetBlue and American will operate...

Airport e-commerce platform Grab is partnering with AtYourGate on a range of new services to help airports provide both pick-up and delivery at participating food and beverage and retail concessions, while enabling passengers to order and pickup while socially...

Tampa International Airport (TPA) is employing robot software to sanitize handrails on escalators at the airport, the latest in a series of high-tech cleaning technologies deployed to keep travelers safe. Thomsen's Dolly Handrail Cleaning System, from Thomsen...

JFKIAT, operator of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), this month is launching a COVID-19 recovery campaign, leveraging cutting edge technology and in-terminal testing, to ensure passenger and worker safety and restore consumer confidence in...

JetBlue announced it is making Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) its primary base of operations in greater Los Angeles, moving service, along with hundreds of crew and maintenance workers, currently operating at Long Beach Airport (LGB) to LAX beginning in...

U.S. Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), this week introduced the “TIFIA for Airports Act”, H.R. 7523, to make public airport projects eligible for $1.88 billion in low-interest loans. Garamendi, a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and...