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FLL’s Gale Named AXN Director of the Year, Large Airports Division
Mark Gale, CEO and Director of Aviation at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), has been selected as Director of the Year, Large Airports Division, by Airport Experience News. “Mark Gale has overseen significant expansion and modernization of FLL...
AUS’s Patel Talks Local, Industry Challenges
The challenges facing Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) as the industry adjusts to its post-pandemic future are a bit different than those facing others. The airport, which had outgrown its capacity before the pandemic hit, has seen another influx of...
PIT Breaks Ground on New $1.4B Terminal
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has broken ground on a new $1.4 billion 700,000 square-foot terminal project, making it the first airport in the country to be designed and built from the ground up in a post- pandemic world. The new facility design will focus on...
BOI’s Hupp Named AXN Director of the Year, Medium Airports Division
Boise Airport (BOI) Director Rebecca Hupp has been selected as Director of the Year, Medium Airports Division, by Airport Experience News. “Rebecca Hupp has spent nearly a decade at the helm of BOI and during that time passenger traffic has expanded significantly,”...
SLC Releases RFP For Phase 2 Concessions
SLC releases RFP for Phase 2 concessions.
Vantage Wins $1.5B MCI Concessions Contract
The Kansas City Council on Thursday voted to award a $1.5 billion concessions contract to Vantage Airport Group. The decision came after weeks of discussions and claims of lack of transparency in the award process. The City Council voted 9-2 in favor of approval....
HSV’s Tucker Named AXN Director of the Year, Small Airports Division
Port of Huntsville Executive Director and CEO Rick Tucker has been selected as Director of the Year, Small Airports Division, by Airport Experience News. “Rick Tucker’s steady leadership hand over decades at Huntsville International (HSV), lifting both passenger and...
Weddig Named Executive Director Of ARRA
The Airport Restaurant & Retail Association (ARRA) has named industry veteran Andrew Weddig as executive director, effective today. Weddig succeeds Rob Wigington, who served as the inaugural executive director. Weddig will serve as the chief policy, program and...
USTA Exec Predicts 3-Year Buildback For Business Travel
The dearth of business travelers that began with the onset of COVID-19 and which persists still, despite the widespread availability of a vaccine and the significant increase in recent months of leisure travel, has many in the aviation world worried. An executive from...
Wimbush Named New AMAC President & CEO
Following a national search, the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) this week announced that Eboni Wimbush will become its new president and CEO at the end of this month. Wimbush most recently served as the deputy director of the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of...