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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.

Jewsbury Succeeding Lagos At St. Petersburg-Clearwater International

Jewsbury Succeeding Lagos At St. Petersburg-Clearwater International

Noah Lagos’ final day at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International (PIE) will be this Friday. He is retiring after 11 years as airport director. The appointment of Tom Jewsbury, above left, as his successor was announced in February. The two have been working together...

CLE Begins Work On Terminal Facade, Ticket Lobby Projects

CLE Begins Work On Terminal Facade, Ticket Lobby Projects

Cleveland-Hopkins International (CLE) will begin construction this week on a project aimed at improving ticketing and baggage-claim areas of the airport. The Terminal External Facade and Ticketing Lobby Project is scheduled to begin May 13 and conclude in May 2016. It...

MarketPlace Development Partners Offer Mother’s Day Promo

MarketPlace Development Partners Offer Mother’s Day Promo

Five stores across two airports with retail programs run by MarketPlace Development have implemented a free gift promotion coinciding with Mother’s Day travel. A pre-security Eddie Bauer store near C gates, a pre-security Duty Free Americas store located before...

CLT Gets Whisky River Restaurant

CLT Gets Whisky River Restaurant

Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) and HMSHost Corp. have announced the opening of Whisky River restaurant in the airport’s E Concourse. Representatives from HMSHost, the airport and 12-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrated the opening with...

Hudson Opens Harley-Davidson Store At Charleston International

Hudson Opens Harley-Davidson Store At Charleston International

Travelers this week through Charleston International (CHS) got a glimpse at the first of several new retail offerings at the airport when Low Country Harley-Davidson opened its doors. It’s the beginning of a new retail program created through the $189 million Terminal...

Caviar House & Prunier Returns To New York

Caviar House & Prunier Returns To New York

European seafood purveyor Caviar House & Prunier has returned to New York with a new location in John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) Terminal 4. The Caviar House & Prunier Seafood Bar originally opened in Terminal 4 in 2008 but closed several years later in the face of a major...

Global Entry Option Available At Oakland International

Global Entry Option Available At Oakland International

Travelers to Oakland International (OAK) arriving on international flights will now have the option of speeding their arrival into the U.S. by using one of two Global Entry kiosks in the international arrivals hall. Global Entry speeds up the process for enrollees by...

Denver International Partners With Colorado Lottery

Denver International Partners With Colorado Lottery

The celebration of two decades of service emanating from Denver International (DEN) will continue with a DEN-themed scratch-off lottery game. The airport has teamed with the Colorado Lottery to launch the game, which will have a top prize of $20,000. The $2...

Plane Pull Raises Money For Ronald McDonald House

Plane Pull Raises Money For Ronald McDonald House

The Philadelphia Marketplace Food & Shops at Philadelphia International (PHL) raised $7,410 for the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House by pulling an airplane. The Plane Pull, held May 2, is a tug-of-war event in which teams compete to see who can pull a plane over a...

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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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