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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. 

STL Begins Relocation, Expansion Of Checkpoints

Lambert-St. Louis International (STL) has begun to relocate and expand the B and D checkpoint as part of its Airport Experience renovation program. Passengers departing on American Airlines, Frontier Airlines and Cape Air are being directed around a walled-off...

KCI Breaks Ground On Intermodal BusinessCentre

Construction of the first building at the KCI Intermodal BusinessCentre has begun. Blount International will occupy 349,440 sq. ft. in LogisticsCentre I®, a LEED-certified, Class A distribution center on 22.54 acres at Kansas City International (MCI). The facility...

Photographer Brings ‘The River Inside’ To BNA

Travelers going through Nashville International (BNA) will be able to get a first-hand glimpse of life on the Mississippi River. A new exhibit, "The River Inside," features 70 photographs by Nashville, Tenn., resident John Guider from a three-month journey down the...

Airport Projects In Limbo

Lack Of Reauthorization Extension Causes Partial FAA ShutdownPartisan squabbles have kept federal lawmakers from passing a long-term reauthorization of funding for the Federal Aviation Administration for the past five years. Those disagreements have now delayed...

MSP Shows Gives Travelers 50 Years In Pictures

Minneapolis-St. Paul International (MSP) is giving travelers "Views Across Time." The 50-year pictorial history of the airport covers 1921 to 1971 and includes 60 images, as well as memorabilia from the Metropolitan Airports Commission and NWA History Centre Inc. The...

AirProjects Hires Gluck As Associate Director

AirProjects Inc. has brought Alan Gluck on board as associate director. "We are very pleased to have Alan joining AirProjects," says Ann F. Ferraguto, principal. "He brings a wealth of both first-hand airport commercial management and consulting experience to the...

Auntie Anne’s At LGA Wins Prestigious Company Award

Auntie Anne's Inc. has named the Auntie Anne's at LaGuardia's (LGA) Central Terminal the "Pretzel Perfect Store." It is the first time an airport location has received the award, which is given to 30 out of 850 stores each year in the United States. The LGA store at...

Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Swears In New Board

The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority has sworn in four new board members and named its new chairman. John S. Wagnon, the new board chairman, is vice president of sales and resort marketing for Vail Resorts Inc. and Heavenly Mountain Resort, is the president of Ski Lake...

CVG Plans To Name McGraw Its Chief Executive

Candace McGraw is expected to be named CEO of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International (CVG) later this week. She will replace John Mok, who will be resigning. "Candace's diverse experience and expertise in business development are vital to CVG as we all work to...

XpresSpa, Regis Salons Arrive At MSP

Spa treatments and salon treatments are now helping passengers relax at Minneapolis-St. Paul International (MSP). XpresSpa and Regis Salons have opened in Terminal 1-Lindbergh. At XpresSpa, travelers are offered massage therapy, reflexology, nail treatments, waxing...

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AXN’s Directors Of The Year Share Aviation Journeys

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Colleagues Praise This Year’s DOYs

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Retiring Directors Reflect On Careers

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Executives Share Mentor And Mentee Stories

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New Generation Leadership Added To ACI-NA Board

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