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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

Waymo Launches Autonomous Vehicle Service At PHX

Waymo Launches Autonomous Vehicle Service At PHX

Autonomous vehicle provider Waymo has launched a new service that allows travelers to take autonomous rides between the airport and downtown. Waymo is offering Trusted Tester participants the ability to try the ride with an autonomous specialist in the vehicle....

Gameway Unveils Ultra At LAX

Gameway Unveils Ultra At LAX

Gameway, the premiere airport video gaming lounge, recently unveiled its new flagship Gameway Ultra location at the newly completed Delta Sky Way Terminal 3 at LAX. The sleek new store showcases a redesigned, immersive, trend-setting look, and expands Gameway’s luxury...

Slot Concession Hits $1B At LAS

Slot Concession Hits $1B At LAS

Michael Gaughan’s Airport Slot Concession, which has been operating for 36 years at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), this year celebrates the milestone of having generated one billion dollars in revenue over the lifetime of the airport contract. In recent...

Me & the Bees Hits AUS

Me & the Bees Hits AUS

Me & the Bees, the woman-and-Black-owned lemonade company founded in 2009 by teen entrepreneur Mikaila Ulmer, has launched at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) thanks to a partnership with Delaware North, which operates food and retail services at the...

Pyle Joins MarketPlace PHL

Pyle Joins MarketPlace PHL

MarketPlace PHL, the management company for PHL Food & Shops, which operates concessions at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), has hired Dana Pyle as the new marketing and guest experience manager. In her new role, Pyle will head the marketing initiatives...

SJC Names New Planning Director

SJC Names New Planning Director

The city of San José’s Aviation Department has named Faiyaz Ali as deputy director of planning and development for Mineta San José International Airport (SJC). In his new role, Ali will develop, manage and deliver projects in the Capital Development Program at the...

MCO Debuts Information Communications System

MCO Debuts Information Communications System

Orlando International Airport (MCO) has unveiled the new state-of-the-art informational communications program for the recently opened 1.8 million square foot Terminal C that includes creative content on concessions and amenities alongside dynamic, automatically...

SFO’S T1 Achieves WELL Certification

SFO’S T1 Achieves WELL Certification

The San Francisco International Airport’s (SFO) Harvey Milk Terminal 1 has become the first airport terminal in the world to earn a full WELL Core Certification, a performance-based system for measuring, certifying, and monitoring features of the built environment...

SEA Gives OK To New Projects

SEA Gives OK To New Projects

The Port of Seattle Commission authorized more than $250 million for two projects, the SEA Gateway and S Concourse Evolution, both of which are part of the $4.6 billion “Upgrade SEA” capital campaign. The $159 million SEA Gateway Project is a partnership with Alaska...

Travel Campaign Launched For RDU

Travel Campaign Launched For RDU

The Triangle Takeoff Coalition,  an alliance of high-profile companies and universities in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, has launched a campaign to support the return to air travel at Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU). The new campaign,...

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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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