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Escape Lounges, American Express Open New Centurion Studio Partner Lounge at CMH
Escape Lounges and American Express have partnered to open The Centurion Studio Partner lounge at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH). Spanning 2,800 square feet, the new lounge in located Concourse B near gate 32 and features high-end local cuisine,...
Burrell Inks Deal For Small Airport Development
Burrell Aviation has formalized a national design-build master service agreement with Lemartec, enabling the companies to work together on developing regional municipal airport projects that will increase access to air cargo services and allow smaller airports to...
SFO Earns Level 4 Carbon Accreditation
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has been awarded Level 4 Airport Carbon Accreditation by Airports Council International (ACI), making it the first large airport in North America to achieve the level. As part of this accreditation, SFO is committing to reach...
Hudson Expands Sunglass Hut Partnership
Hudson, a Dufry company, is expanding its partnership with Sunglass Hut and will now exclusively operate new stand-alone Sunglass Hut travel retail stores in the U.S. and Canada.  Hudson currently operates six of Sunglass Hut’s 32 standalone travel retail locations in...
GSP Names New SVP-CFO
The Greenville-Spartanburg Airport (GSP) District has named Kirk Eickhoff as senior vice president and chief financial officer, responsible for developing and executing the fiscal strategy and administrating its revenues and expenses. In addition, Eickhoff will...
XWELL Debuts Robot Manicures
XWELL, formally the XpresSpa Group, has partnered with robot manicure provider Clockwork to introduce fully autonomous, express manicures in select XpresSpa airport locations in the U.S. early next year. Beginning in the first quarter of 2023, XWELL will launch up to...
DEN, United Open 12 New Gates
Denver International Airport (DEN) and United Airlines held a ceremony celebrating the completion of the Gate Expansion Program with the opening of new gates on Concourses A and B. The 12 new gates on A-West and 10 new gates on B-East are being leased by United...
XWELL Opens Treat at SLC
XWELL, formerly the XpresSpa Group, has opened Treat upscale health and wellness center at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). The addition of SLC marks the third brick-and-mortar location of Treat, adding to Treat locations at Terminal 4 of John F. Kennedy...
MSY Launches Online Services
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) announced new amenities to make parking more convenient, including online parking reservations in any of the airport’s four parking facilities and a new valet parking option with drop-off conveniently located on...
Lahbabi Named ACI-NA Deputy General Counsel
Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA), has appointed Leila Lahbabi​ as its new deputy general counsel, effective January 1, 2023. Lahbabi currently serves as lead counsel for Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) providing legal counsel on...
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