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All NewsLeanne Higginbottom2024-06-17T18:22:22-04:00
  • PIT Wraps Up Banner Year for Air Service Additions

    Pittsburgh International Airport added 15 new routes in 2023, including nonstop service to the West Coast and Europe.   The most...

  • Photos of the Week: Sunrise, Sunset, Southwest

    For avgeeks, there’s nothing better than golden hour, that magical time just before sunset or after sunrise.   What other time...

  • 2023 Was Quite a Year at PIT

    Aviation is what we do at Pittsburgh International Airport, and this year, we announced 15 new routes, including new flights...

  • Photo of the Week: Welcome Winter

    The first day of winter is only days away, but teams at Pittsburgh International Airport are prepared for inclement weather...

  • CLEAR Officially Begins Operations at PIT

    Travelers flying out of Pittsburgh International Airport can now move faster through the TSA security checkpoint with less hassle every...

  • Powering the Airport: PIT’s Microgrid an Innovative Force of Resiliency

    Resiliency. Redundancy. Sustainability. Pittsburgh International Airport’s innovative and first-of-its-kind microgrid embodies these principles and is drawing the attention of the...

  • For Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh: Bill Schumacher

    Bill Schumacher grew up at Pittsburgh International Airport — his dad worked at PIT for 30-plus years on a number...

  • Frontier Expands Pittsburgh Service with 4 New Routes

    Frontier Airlines will expand its network at Pittsburgh International Airport with four new routes starting this spring — including new...

  • Photo of the Week: Celebration of Salmon

    Alaska is a state known for its vast land, advantageous views of the Northern Lights and abundance of salmon. In...

  • Making Holiday Travel Accessible for All

    Travel can be difficult in normal times, and the holiday season makes airports even more crowded and hectic than usual....

  • A Pittsburgher’s Guide to Iceland

    One glimpse at Iceland’s magnificent glaciers, otherworldly lava fields and magical Northern Lights and it’s easy to understand why it...

  • Concourse Concerto? New Program Provides Pianos to Passengers

    Thanks to a local non-profit organization, visitors to Pittsburgh International Airport can practice their piano skills while they wait for...

  • Congressional Leader Visits PIT Childcare Center

    Since opening in early September, the La Petite Academy childcare center at Pittsburgh International Airport has received international media coverage...

  • Pittsburgh’s Cargo Connects Region to the World

    Pittsburgh has a reputation for expeditious cargo handling – but don’t take our word for it; ask our partners. Major...

  • Alaska Airlines to Acquire Hawaiian Airlines

    Alaska Airlines announced Sunday that it plans to acquire Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, signaling that U.S. industry...

  • Snowball Express Salutes Fallen Military Heroes

    For one morning each year, part of Concourse B at Pittsburgh International Airport is transformed into a holiday wonderland to...

  • Airport Firefighters ‘Invaluable’ to Construction Safety

    Important and essential work takes place at Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal construction site even before the workday officially starts,...

  • Photos of the Week: Blue by Design

    JetBlue has become well known for the various tail patterns on its planes. But the airline also boasts a series...

  • Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic Lands $4M Grant for HQ

    The Pittsburgh company launching a lunar lander on Christmas Eve has long attracted support from NASA and has leveraged the...

  • Photos of the Week: Vistajet Visitation

    A piece of Pittsburgh history is back in the skies again with American Airlines. In October, American re-introduced its Allegheny...

  • VIDEO: Snow Removal Teams Gear Up for Winter

    Snow was the focus for crews at Pittsburgh International Airport on a sunny day in November in Western Pennsylvania. Field...

  • Airport Honored for Outreach to Disadvantaged Businesses

    For more than a decade, Virginia Culbreath has worked to promote greater diversity and inclusion among companies doing business with...

  • Built for Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh: Olivia Williams

    You can say a pink hard hat is Olivia Williams’ signature mark on the construction site of PIT’s new terminal...

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    Photos of the Week: Bright Future Ahead

    The metaphor here is so obvious we’re almost embarrassed to be writing about it. Kaelyn Brazelton’s shot of a gorgeous...

  • Days of Waste and Roses: Turning Leftover Food into Sustainable Fertilizer

    This spring Pittsburgh-based Ecotone Renewables partnered with Pittsburgh International Airport to create a more sustainable option for food waste, and the partnership...

  • National, Local Organizations Honor PIT Innovation

    Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis makes a point of saying in interviews and speeches that Pittsburgh International Airport...

  • Have Global Entry? Re-enter the Country Even Faster

    A new mobile app for Global Entry members is now available for passengers returning from overseas — and Pittsburgh International...

  • Thanksgiving Rush Comes as Airlines Add Seats at PIT

    As travelers take to the skies for the Thanksgiving travel season, airlines are adding capacity at Pittsburgh International Airport, almost...

  • World Aviation Festival: Interview with Christina Cassotis

    https://youtu.be/GKThoeRjz0I?si=v4r1gu6NYQnmCLHx Video courtesy of World Aviation Festival

  • Second PIT2Work Class Graduates with Sights Set on New Careers

    Lisa Gilmore started PIT2Work as a second chance to entering the trades. Five weeks later, she is on her way...

  • PIT CEO: It’s Time to Have Pittsburgh’s Airport Designed for Us

    Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Pittsburgh Business Times. Almost every time I speak publicly in the...

  • Photo of the Week: Trolls on the Runway

    Trolls are arriving at Pittsburgh International Airport. No, not the fairy-tale monsters. These trolls are cute, colorful and displayed on...

  • BA Posts Record Passenger Numbers in Pittsburgh

    When British Airways expanded its Pittsburgh service last spring from four flights a week to six—less than a year after...

  • CNX Academy Returns to PIT as Students Explore Careers

    With about 6,000 employees, from engineers to pilots to carpenters to police officers, spread across the Pittsburgh International Airport campus,...

  • Pepsi Joins Airport Campus with New Facility

    Pittsburgh International Airport is amassing quite a collection of Fortune 500 partners. On Thursday, PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) officially...

  • PIT Named Among World’s Best in Environmental Sustainability

    Pittsburgh International Airport’s environmental sustainability efforts continue to gather recognition on the world stage. Last week, the Centre for Aviation...

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