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Vantage Group Launches New Aviation Infrastructure Investment Initiative

Transportation development firm Vantage Group has announced the launch of a new aviation venture initiative. Vantage Futures will seek to partner with early-stage, seed and Series B companies focused on sustainable aviation technology, connected infrastructure and...
Sarah McKeon

PANYNJ Selects McKeon As Aviation Director

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has selected Sarah McKeon to succeed Charles Everett Jr. as director of aviation for the Port Authority’s airports, effective March 1. Everett will retire after a 40-year career in aviation.  The Port Authority’s aviation...
Ricky Smith

Smith Named General Manager Of ATL

Ricky Smith has been selected as the new general manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) beginning April 2. Smith is currently executive director and CEO of the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) where he is responsible for the management...

JFKIAT Announces New T4 Concessions

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and JFK International Air Terminal (JFKIAT), the operator of John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4 (T4), have announced nine new  food and beverage concepts as part of the terminal’s $1.5-billion...

Port Of Oakland Appoints Kristi McKenney Executive Director

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners has appointed Kristi McKenney The Port of Oakland’s new executive director, following current executive director Danny Wan’s retirement February 28.  McKenney, who will be the first woman to serve as executive director in the...

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AXN’s PRE-CONFERENCE Issue

The February issue of Airport Experience News explores the food and beverage trends that are driving footfall and sales at street restaurants nationwide. Exotic and spicy are key attributes this year as consumers seek out unique dining experiences. This issue also includes the latest on sustainability efforts within airport concessions programs, as well as a look at the prognosis for airlines in 2025. Another feature takes a deeper dive into the concepts, brands, companies, teams and individuals who are in the running for the 2025 Airport Experience Awards. Winners will be announced at the upcoming AX Conference. Fact Book data analysis, an airport expansion overview and an interview with Ontario International Airport’s Atif Elkadi round out this issue, available now.

Raleigh-Durham Airport Starting New Master Plan

Raleigh-Durham Airport Starting New Master Plan

The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority will launch Vision 2040, an 18-month master planning program, starting June 1. Vision 2040 will identify key short- and long-term development projects for Raleigh-Durham International (RDU) over the next 25 years. “Through the...

Stakeholders Discuss Growth At Miami International

Stakeholders Discuss Growth At Miami International

Miami-Dade Aviation Director Emilio T. Gonzalez met with the president and board of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce at Miami International (MIA) this week to provide the group with an overview of what’s going on at the airport and to discuss partnership...

Airmall At Pittsburgh International Gets More Food, Retail

Airmall At Pittsburgh International Gets More Food, Retail

Villa Italian Kitchen and FlyBy Sports have opened at Pittsburgh International (PIT) in the airport’s Center Core. Two other concessions, Johnston & Murphy and Charley’s Philly Steaks, have reopened following remodels. The changes are part of an ongoing effort by...

LG Electronics, CNN Airport Network Upgrading Technology At Airports

LG Electronics, CNN Airport Network Upgrading Technology At Airports

LG Electronics USA and CNN Airport Network have installed new flat-panel LG LED displays at San Diego International (SAN), putting the duo in more than 25 major metropolitan cities across the U.S. The companies also have begun upgrading technology at several airports,...

Sacramento Airport Food Court Remodel Coming This Summer

Sacramento Airport Food Court Remodel Coming This Summer

A food court makeover in Terminal A at Sacramento International (SMF) is expected to result in a modern, open dining and lounging area where passengers can relax and enjoy some new specialty restaurants. The project also involves the largest remodeling of the...

Hudson Group Offering Service Members ‘Joe From Joe’

Hudson Group Offering Service Members ‘Joe From Joe’

Hudson Group will offer uniformed members of the U.S. and Canadian armed forces “Joe from Joe.” The promotion, taking place at more than 50 cafes across North America, will begin on U.S. Armed Forces Day, May 16; include Victoria Day and Canada Day; and continue...

BWI Gets Einstein Bros.

BWI Gets Einstein Bros.

Travelers at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall have another eating option. Gaithersburg, Md.-based Maryland Concessions has opened Einstein Bros. on Concourse C. “We’re excited to welcome the first Einstein Bros. Bagels location to the Airmall at...

Chattanooga Airport Adding Parking

Chattanooga Airport Adding Parking

Chattanooga Metropolitan (CHA) is getting 300 new parking spaces. Construction will begin in late May on a project necessitated by double-digit passenger growth. The projects will be completed by November, says Albert Waterhouse, spokesman. Airport officials in late...

PHL, Minute Suites Collaborate On Mothers’ Nursing Station

PHL, Minute Suites Collaborate On Mothers’ Nursing Station

A strategic partnership between Philadelphia International (PHL) and Minute Suites has brought a highly requested amenity for traveling mothers to the airport. The parties have collaborated to provide Mothers’ Nursing Station private rooms for breastfeeding and...

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In This Issue

 

F&B Trends Influence Restaurant Menus

2025 Pre-Conference Issue

Green Concessions Programs Gain Steam

2025 Pre-Conference Issue

AX Awards Finalists Shine

2025 Pre-Conference Issue

Airlines Have Mixed Performances, Outlooks

2025 Pre-Conference Issue

Atif Elkadi Shares Vision For ONT

2025 Pre-Conference Issue

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