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XpresCheck Expands CDC Pathogen Screening
XWELL’s XpresCheck division has expanded its partnership with Ginkgo Bioworks to provide the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its traveler-based Genomic Surveillance (TGS) program with onsite pathogen screening to Miami International (MIA)...
DEN Exceeds ACDBE Goals
Denver International Airport (DEN) announced that its Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (ACDBE) revenue goals were exceeded for Fiscal Year 2023, as the airport’s ACDBE Rental Car achievement was 7.87 percent, or 6.17 percent above the goal, while...
PHX Opens CONRAC-based Café
Phoenix Magazine has partnered with local hospitality firm TMG Hospitality USA to open a branded café and market at the Consolidated Rental Car Center at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). Phoenix Magazine Café & Market will serve a variety of coffee...
SYR Expanding With $20M State Investment
Construction has begun on a project designed to enhance the passenger experience at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR).  The project will expand the airport’s North Concourse to provide additional seating and concession areas while also improving passenger...
TPA Names New EVP, Planning & Development
As Tampa International Airport prepares to break ground on its first new airside terminal in over 20 years, the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority has named Smitha Radhakrishnan to the position of executive vice president of planning & development and...
MSP Concourse Renovation Enters Phase 2
The largest ever interior renovation of concourses and passenger gate areas at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s (MSP) Terminal 1 is moving into the second phase of the construction program.  Construction crews have begun work in Concourse C as part of the...
SJC Launches “Meet the Chefs” Program
San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) has launched "Meet the Chefs," a new culinary program designed to enhance the passenger experience, by providing live cooking demonstrations by celebrated chefs from airport restaurants. Meet the Chefs kicked off with a...
Prosegur Cash Opens LAS Currency Exchange
Prosegur Cash, a leading cash service business, announced a deal to open three branches of currency exchange services at Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) later this year. The LAS locations will operate under the name Prosegur Change, the new brand...
SEA Adds Parking Reservation Program
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) launched a reserved parking program to guarantee travelers will have a parking space when using the airport. The reserved spaces are on Floor 4, previously known as Terminal Direct, and the floor will no longer take parkers...
Hairston Promoted At BHM
The Birmingham Airport Authority, operator of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) has promoted Ingrid Hairston to the position of chief revenue officer. Hairston previously was vice president of properties and business development since, a position...
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