Stellar Partners, a subsidiary of HMSHost, has named Padraig Drennan as its president and chief operating officer. Drennan will have responsibility for the travel retail company’s operations. Drennan has more than 10 years experience in airport retail, most recently...

Denver International (DEN), which is in the midst of multiple projects, will ask the Denver City Council to approve contracts to build 39 new gates as part of the airport’s gate program. The project’s cost is projected to be around $1.53 billion. The airport had not...

Kansas City International (MCI) has deployed four battery-electric, 30-foot coach buses in what the airport is calling the first electric buses for airport passenger service in the United States. The buses, provided by manufacturer BYD, will serve as parking-lot...

Former TSA Administrator Peter Neffenger will join the American Association of Airport Executives on Nov. 1, the trade group announced. Prior to becoming TSA Administrator in 2015, Neffenger was the 29th vice commandant of the United States Coast Guard. Neffenger will...

Yoga on the Fly, a concept offering passengers the ability to practice yoga, meditation and breathwork while traveling, is getting ready to open its first-ever location. Its first studio will open at Denver International (DEN) on Nov. 6. The 800-square-foot location...

Six airlines will shift and consolidate their flight operations at LaGuardia (LGA) beginning Dec. 9, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. The moves are part an initiative designed to ease passenger travel in conjunction with ongoing construction to...

Airports Council International has named Bongani Maseko as chair of the ACI World Governing Board. Maseko is CEO and executive director of Airports Company South Africa Limited. He replaces Declan Collier, CEO of London City Airports. Martin Eurnekian, CEO of...

HMSHost Corp. unveiled its latest food truck offering, Los Angeles-based Food & Bounty, at it’s rotating food truck inside Terminal 4 at Los Angeles international (LAX). Led by Chef Helen Cavallo, Food & Bounty is guided by a “real food, real fresh”...

Napa Farms Market, located in Terminal 2 and the International Terminal G at San Francisco International (SFO), has pledged to donate 1 percent of its sales, beginning Oct. 16, to the Red Cross to benefit the victims of the devastating fires in Napa and Sonoma...

The new Terminal B at Philadelphia International (PHL) opened Monday with an event hosted by the airport, American Airlines, MarketPlace PHL and OTG. The $30 million investment in Terminal B includes new and improved technology offerings, local chef-driven restaurant...