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ARI Unveils Refurbished Duty-Free Stores At YEG
Leaders from travel retailer ARI gathered to unveil two updated duty-free stores at Edmonton International Airport (YEG) on January 22. The refurbished Edmonton Duty Free stores, located in YEG’s Domestic-International Departures Lounge and the U.S. Departures Lounge,...
SFO Launches Lunar New Year Celebrations
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has announced a series of Lunar New Year activations. The celebrations will be held in the post-security Recompose area in Terminal 2 and will include a dragon gate photo booth and traditional lion dance performances from both...
CVG To Open Jimmy John’s
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) will welcome a Jimmy John’s sandwich shop to its concessions program in 2025. Operated by Tailwind Hospitality Inc., the outpost of the popular chain will open in the Concourse B food court in the space where...
Langdon Joins ICF
Carolyn Langdon has joined consulting firm ICF as managing consultant. She will be part of the company’s commercial planning and non-aviation revenue improvement practice. Langdon began her career in airports at the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority before moving...
FAT To Open Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)’s new terminal expansion will soon include the Fresno-based Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant. The longtime local favorite will operate a 2,000-square-foot mariachi- and folklórico-themed airport eatery set to open this fall...
OAK Appoints New Aviation Marketing Manager
The Port of Oakland has named Daniel Schwartz its new aviation marketing manager. Schwartz, who began his role on January 21, will lead marketing, promotional and community involvement programs across airport services at Oakland International Airport (OAK). Prior to...
Three New Stores Open at MDW
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) welcomed three new retail stores to its concessions lineup this week, including two Hudson retail stores located in Baggage Claim and Concourse C, as well as an airport outpost of the renowned Chicago-based Fannie May...
SkiesFifty And Frontline BioEnergy Announce SAF Partnership
UK-based aviation sustainability investment fund SkiesFifty and Iowa-based biomass systems designer Frontline BioEnergy have announced a new partnership to advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production across the United States. The two firms, which will form a...
Landrum & Brown Appoints New Associate VP
Global aviation consulting firm Landrum & Brown (L&B) has appointed Michael Mullaney its new associate vice president. An industry veteran with over four decades of experience, Mullaney will lead the firm’s airport concession and non-aeronautical revenue...
WHSmith North America and SMG Launch Travel Retail Media Network
Travel retailer WHSmith North America (WHSNA) and commerce retail marketing firm SMG have partnered to create a new, travel-focused in-store retail media network (RMN). The WHSmith North America Media Network (WHS Media), which will provide advertisers the opportunity...
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