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The Airport Restaurant & Retail Association (ARRA) this week urged airports to consider some pricing policy modifications as the airport concessions industry’s nascent recovery is threatened. Inflation, supply chain challenges and labor costs are all weighing...

The Atlanta City Council has approved the selection of Paradies Lagardère to introduce new dining and retail options at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) Airport’s Concourse T-North. Under the new contract, Paradies Lagardère will bring three food and...

Tom Ruth, the president and CEO of Edmonton Airports, will leave his position at the end of 2022, the organization’s board of directors said. Ruth has led Edmonton Airports, which operates Edmonton International Airport (YEG), for the past nine years. Ruth will work...

Longtime Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority executive Lee Weitz has been named the director of aviation for the agency, which runs Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF). He replaces William Vanecek, who is retiring after 23 years. Weitz joined the NFTA in...

Denver International Airport (DEN) executives this week joined Southwest Airlines and local public officials for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of 16 new gates on the airport’s Concourse C. The new gates are being leased by Southwest and will...

It’s been a tough few years to be operating in airports, but that hasn’t dried up Focus Brands’ enthusiasm for the market. The vast majority of the company’s airport locations are open and performing “pretty well” as the industry continues its recovery from two years...

The Airport Restaurant and Retail Association (ARRA) this week held a forum for its members that featured a conversation between two airport concessions key players: retailer Paradies Lagardère, represented by President and CEO Gregg Paradies; and restaurateur SSP...

Harry Barrett has been named the new executive director of Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) the city of Palm Springs announced this week. Barrett had been serving as PSP interim executive director since December 2021, when former executive director Ulises...

For the past 16 years, Lewis Allen has been examining the power of brands and the role of travel retail in the passenger experience. Allen, a director at UK-based Portland Design, says the evolution of travel retail accelerated with the pandemic, with the digital...

The City of Atlanta this month said that Bryan Benefiel, who has served as interim chief financial officer and deputy general manager of finance and accounting at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), will assume the position permanently. The city...