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All NewsLeanne Higginbottom2024-06-17T18:22:22-04:00
  • How PIT Transformed Its Concessions Program to Meet Travelers’ Changing Needs

    These days, Pittsburgh International Airport gets recognition from the aviation and the broader business worlds for innovations such as its...

  • Registration is Now Open for the New Terminal Open House

    Members of the public interested in exploring the new terminal during the Saturday, Oct. 11 Community Open House can now...

  • Welcome Back, Calder: PIT’s Signature Artwork Relocates to New Terminal

    It is black and white, weighs 600 pounds and is 28 feet long and equally wide. And it will be...

  • New Routes at PIT Expanding Service This Fall

    Some of Pittsburgh International Airport’s newest routes added in 2025 are seeing service expanded as U.S. carriers begin transitioning their...

  • National Aviation Day Sheds Light on Pittsburgh’s Rich History in the Industry

    Aviation has become a staple in all of our lives. But behind the ease of modern air travel is the...

  • New Terminal Community Open House Set for October

    Interested in being able to explore the new terminal before it officially opens to passengers? Here’s your chance. The public...

  • Sorting It Out: Inside PIT’s First Waste Audit

    Pittsburgh International Airport just did some serious dumpster diving with its first waste audit. The process analyzes the waste generated...

  • PIT’s New Lost and Found System Makes Recovering Items Easier

    If you lost your ceremonial Native American headdress or a purple and sky-blue boot (left foot only) at Pittsburgh International...

  • Take a Virtual Tour of the Transformed Pittsburgh International Airport

    Pittsburgh International Airport is building a state-of-the-art new terminal, Multi-Modal Complex parking structure and roadway system that will usher in...

  • Wi-fi Could Be on Your Next Allegiant Flight

    One of Pittsburgh International Airport’s most popular airlines is considering significant additions to its guest experience, mirroring the airline industry’s...

  • Transformed PIT Shares a New Perspective on Partnerships

    Artist Carolina Loyola-Garcia spent days observing people’s interactions as they navigated Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Her goal was to understand...

  • Why Summer is a Great (Nonstop) Time to Visit Iceland

    As someone who’s lived in Iceland for the past nine years, I can confidently say that summer here is unlike...

  • Southwest Rolls Out Assigned Seating, Reveals New Boarding Process

    Amid its ongoing transformation strategy, Southwest Airlines is going live with its new assigned seating policy, commencing the transition away...

  • xBridge Partner BioFlyte to Deploy Aerosol Detection Technology at PIT

    Pittsburgh International Airport’s xBridge innovation program achieved another milestone this month when the airport entered into a five-year joint agreement...

  • New Terminal Public Trial Date Set for Sept. 20

    Pittsburgh International Airport’s first test is set. CEO Christina Cassotis announced on Wednesday that the new terminal public trial, designed...

  • Here’s How to See the Steelers When the Team is on the Road

    Aaron Rodgers is signed. Steelers players report to Saint Vincent College in Latrobe on July 23 for training camp. It’s...

  • East Coast Storms Divert Near Record Number of Flights to PIT

    July 8 was a typical summer day in Pittsburgh – humid with temperatures reaching 90 degrees and scattered thunderstorms throughout...

  • How Partnerships Helped to Build the Modernized PIT

    Pittsburgh International Airport’s transformation was made possible through key partnerships and relationships, new and old, that benefit the community and...

  • PIT to Modernize Airfield Lighting

    The new terminal is the focal point of the transformation underway at Pittsburgh International Airport but there is a project...

  • Cassotis Viewpoint: Our Next Great Economic Transformation is Converging – Right Here in Pittsburgh

    Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Pittsburgh Business Times on July 13, 2025. Every economic transformation is a...

  • Pittsburgh Is Poised to Lead the Next Generation of AI

    Next week, an Energy and Innovation Summit convened by Sen. Dave McCormick and hosted by Carnegie Mellon University will bring...

  • Customs and Border Protection Services Make Traveling Internationally Easier

    International travel can be a stressful experience even for an experienced flier. But U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) offers...

  • PIT’s xBridge Builds on Pittsburgh’s Reputation as a Welcoming Space for Tech Startups

    U.S. airlines handle more than 500 million bags of luggage each year, placing significant demands on baggage handlers. The repetitive...

  • Are You Interested in Helping to Shape the New PIT?

    Famed inventor, scientist and engineer Alexander Graham Bell once said, “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” Bell...

  • Tips for Reducing Stress During Your July 4 Holiday Travel

    Summer is the busiest time of year at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), and with the July 4 holiday falling on...

  • The Grid May Fail, Airports Shouldn’t

    Editor’s Note: Christina Cassotis is the CEO of the Allegheny County Airport Authority, which operates Pittsburgh International Airport and Allegheny...

  • PIT Pioneered the Use of Chemical-Free Method to Remove Runway Rubber Deposits

    Twenty years ago, Pittsburgh International Airport transformed the way airports remove the black rubber skid marks on runways. When a...

  • ‘Committed to Doing the Right Thing’: PIT Staff Finds Passenger’s Missing Diamond

    April Schmitt had just returned home to Pittsburgh on June 13 from a hectic business trip in Los Angeles and...

  • ACAA’s Workforce Initiatives Promote Career Development Across Western PA

    When Rudo Mathende was younger, she couldn’t stop noticing planes. Friends called her obsessed. But it wasn’t her peers or...

  • Tee off Like a Champion at Five Former U.S. Open Venues

    J.J. Spaun’s ability to overcome the challenges of Oakmont Country Club to win the U.S. Open this week got amateur...

  • IATA Expects Airline Profits to Rise Despite Headwinds

    Despite the challenges facing the global economy, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced at its Annual General Meeting in...

  • Presley’s Place Inspires Change in Pittsburgh and Beyond

    When Rachel Masilamani took her son on his first plane ride in 2024, she knew it would be beneficial for...

  • Southwest and Icelandair Expand Partnership to Pittsburgh

    Travelers on Southwest Airlines and Icelandair are now able to use Pittsburgh as a connecting city when flying between the...

  • PIT’s SAF Project to Help IATA Reach Net-Zero Goal

    As Pittsburgh International Airport moves forward with the development of the first on-airport sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility, the...

  • JetBlue and United to Launch Partnership This Fall

    You will soon be able to book a JetBlue Airways flight through United Airlines – and vise-versa – beginning later...

  • Avina Announces Development of Nation’s First On-Site SAF Production Facility at PIT

    Pittsburgh International Airport and Avina Synthetic Aviation Fuel are partnering to develop the first on-airport sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production...

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