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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.Â
ACI & World Economic Forum Launch Decarbonization Initiative
Airports Council International-World (ACI-World) and the World Economic Forum jointly launched the Airports of Tomorrow initiative aimed at accelerating the decarbonization of the aviation industry. Airports of Tomorrow will bring public and private stakeholders...
MarketPlace PHL Adds SodaStream Professional
SodaStream Professional, a fully-customizable carbonated beverage dispenser, has officially launched at Terminals D and E at Philadelphia International Airport. SodaStream Professional offers users water with a variety of unsweetened flavor, carbonation and...
Kirchhoff Joins luis vidal + architects
Andrew Kirchhoff has been named luis vidal + architects’ principal & airports leader-North America, tasked with leading airport planning and design projects, and serving as client relationship executive. Prior to joining luis vidal + architects, Kirchhoff served...
PANYNJ Inks Deal For JFK Ground Transportation
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has signed a $1.24 billion contract to design and build John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)’s new streamlined roadways, ground transportation center and supporting infrastructure. The contract with...
Sambazon Opens At CLT
Sambazon Açaà Bowls has opened in Concourse D at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The location is operated by HMSHost. Sambazon's quick-service Açaà Bowls target health-conscious travelers. The brand’s signature front counter displays an abundance of fresh...
Escape Lounge Opens At SYR
CAVU has opened a 2,800-square-foot Escape Lounge at Syracuse Hancock International Airport The lounge is located on the 2nd-floor near Concourse A. The lounge offers unlimited, fresh, and locally sourced food options, and a full bar and coffee service. Other...
Research Firm Examines Summer Travel Surge
A summer surge of international travelers is underway, with Allianz Partners projecting a 55% increase in the number of Americans traveling to Europe, with Italian destinations at the top of the list of European destinations. Research firm Destination Analysts team...
MDW Announces Concessions Expansion
Chicago’s Midway International Airport (MDW), with concessions developer Vantage Airport Group, is undergoing a series of concessions upgrades featuring a mix of new and existing brands with diverse ownership teams. The concessions expansion is part of the Midway...
Stantec Names Gulf Region Transportation Lead
Design and engineering firm Stantec has hired Paula Gartner to lead its transportation business in the Gulf Coast region. Gartner brings more than 30 years of engineering consulting experience to the role. She will be responsible for managing and growing Stantec’s...
HMSHost Opens Mauka Market at HNL
HMSHost has opened its newest restaurant concept, Mauka Market, in the new concourse at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). The restaurant will provide passengers with Hawaiian inspired cuisine and homegrown retail products. The 92-seat Mauka Market - named...
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