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M1nd-Set Predicts Robust Air Traffic Growth - Table 1

M1nd-set Predicts Robust Air Traffic Growth, Shifting TR Demands

Global international air traffic is projected to reach 4.22 billion passengers, marking an 8.3% growth over 2024, the m1nd-set Annual Forecast Report shows. While all world regions will see an increase in air traffic in 2025, aside from Asia Pacific all world regions...
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GOAA Board Approves New MCO Concessions

The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Board has approved several major concessions and facility-related projects at Orlando International Airport (MCO). Improvements slated to begin in 2025 include a $13-million project to install new parking guidance...
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AXN Selects Awards Finalists; Committee To Vote On Winners

The AX Team has culled a list of finalists for the 2025 Airport Experience Awards, selecting from several hundred submissions from throughout the industry. Voting on the winners is now in the hands of the AX Awards Committee, comprising 12 airport representatives and...

San Francisco Mayor Appoints New SFO Director

San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed has appointed Mike Nakornkhet as San Francisco International Airport (SFO)’s next director, following current director Ivar Satero’s retirement in early 2025. Prior to being named SFO director, Nakornkhet served as CFO and executive...

DFW Breaks Ground On New Terminal

Airport officials and project partners gathered to celebrate the official groundbreaking of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)’s Terminal F project. The new terminal — the airport’s sixth and first new terminal since 2005 — is scheduled to open in 2027 and...

AX Awards Nominations Now Open!

AXN is seeking nominations for its 2025 Airport Experience Awards. We’re looking for the most exciting and innovative concepts, the best operators and the most effective airport concessions teams. Check out the full list of awards categories and reviews the rules and instructions here. Remember, nominations are open to subscribers only, so if you haven’t yet subscribed, please do so here. 

AAAE Report Touts Potential for SAF

AAAE Report Touts Potential for SAF

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and its Airport Consortium on Transformation (ACT) program has released an updated report on the opportunities and challenges U.S. airports face in adopting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The report noted that...

Plaza Premium Opens Lounge At DEN

Plaza Premium Opens Lounge At DEN

Plaza Premium Group has opened the Plaza Premium Lounge in partnership with Capital One at Denver International Airport (DEN). Located on Concourse A, near gate A34, the lounge offers a comfortable place to relax before a flight and features amenities such as...

TUL Adds Aira Visual Interpreting Service

TUL Adds Aira Visual Interpreting Service

Tulsa International Airport (TUL) is providing access to the Aira app, which is a visual interpreting service to help blind or low-vision users navigate their environments and answer their questions. Aira connects blind and low vision individuals with certified Visual...

WH Smith NA Opens New PHX Stores

WH Smith NA Opens New PHX Stores

WH Smith North America has opened Uptown Phoenix and a neighboring InMotion store inside the Terminal 4, S1 Concourse at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). Uptown Phoenix offers traveler conveniences as well as well-known brands like Herschel, Hugo Boss,...

Two SEA Concessions Achieve LEED Certification

Two SEA Concessions Achieve LEED Certification

Two concessions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) - Salty’s at the SEA, a local favorite, and BrewTop Social, a Concessions International LLC proprietary brand - have achieved the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and...

WH Smith NA Names Van Snik To Divisional SVP Role

WH Smith NA Names Van Snik To Divisional SVP Role

WH Smith North America (WHSNA), incorporating Marshall Retail Group and InMotion, has appointed Robert van Snik as divisional senior vice president of business development. Van Snik is a seasoned executive with more than 25 years of U.S. airport concessions...

Paradies Lagardère Closes Tastes On The Fly Acquisition

Paradies Lagardère Closes Tastes On The Fly Acquisition

Paradies Lagardère parent company Lagardère Travel Retail has closed the acquisition of airport restaurateur Tastes on the Fly. The acquisition aligns with the organization’s ambition to further strengthen its position as a leader of food and beverage operations in...

MIA to Renovate Restrooms Airport Wide

MIA to Renovate Restrooms Airport Wide

Miami International Airport’s (MIA) will renovate all of its 207 public restrooms by 2030 thanks to a new re-design contract approved by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners. More than 30 restrooms have already been modernized in concourses D, H, and J,...

Servy, Airport Dimensions To Expand LAX Digital Marketplace

Servy, Airport Dimensions To Expand LAX Digital Marketplace

Servy, the self-service platform for hospitality, and Airport Dimensions’ revenue growth and customer engagement platform, Connecta, have partnered with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Airports and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) on a technology advancement designed...

Hudson Wins FAT Extension, Will Revamp Stores

Hudson Wins FAT Extension, Will Revamp Stores

Hudson said it will open three reimagined travel convenience stores at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) in 2024 and 2025 under a newly awarded 15-year contract. Hudson plans to convert and expand its existing retail spaces into three completely new stores,...

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AXN’s Directors Of The Year Share Aviation Journeys

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Retiring Directors Reflect On Careers

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New Generation Leadership Added To ACI-NA Board

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