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All NewsLeanne Higginbottom2024-06-17T18:22:22-04:00
  • Airport Security Phasing Out Boarding Pass Checks

    New scanning technology allows TSA agents to verify your ID, and your flight

  • Leading Airport Group Warns of Real ID ‘Crisis’

    Tens of millions of Americans still without crucial identification upgrade

  • Stranded Passengers Are Never on Their Own

    Airports prepared for heavy weather, other disruptive incidents that upend travel plans

  • Flight Tracking Sites Serve as Eyes in the Sky

    Apps use data from many sources to provide real-time flight information for public

  • The Art of Making Travel More Enjoyable

    As airports modernize, thriving arts programs help enhance passenger experience

  • Balmy Cancun a Top Destination for Chilly ’Burghers

    Spirit launches nonstop service to Cancun; complements existing service on multiple carriers out of PIT

  • Many Famed Tuskegee Airmen Hailed from Pittsburgh

    In honor of Black History Month, take a look back at the opening of PIT's exhibit honoring the legacy of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen

  • More Air Travelers Tracking Carbon Footprints

    Apps calculating carbon emissions grow in use; industry embraces green initiatives

  • Setting the Stage for Pittsburgh Airport’s New Terminal

    Latest bids for site prep work will clear the way for billion-dollar TMP construction in 2020

  • Love is in the Air

    As Valentine’s Day approaches, airports ready for romance to take off

  • Trouble in the Air Rare for U.S. Commercial Flights

    When aviation ‘incidents’ become emergencies, pilots trained to stay cool

  • Setting the Stage for Pittsburgh Airport’s New Terminal

    Bids for site prep work clear the way for billion-dollar TMP construction in 2021

  • PIT Adds Indianapolis to List of Nonstop Destinations

    Regional carrier Contour Airlines announces daily flight to IND

  • PIT Partnership with CMU a Win-Win Proposition

    Airport gets world-class problem-solvers, university gets ‘real-world test bed’

  • New Suspended Artwork Breaks Mold

    Weiss’ arching ‘Recto Verso’ becomes first of 3 pieces to hang in Airside concourses

  • Polish Aviation Group to Purchase Condor Airlines

    Acquisition ‘secures future’ for German-based carrier

  • How to Deal With Allergies When Flying

    Sufferers have rights, but so do others – for airlines, it’s a tricky situation

  • Concern Over Coronavirus Grows, Travel Restrictions in Place

    Flights from China limited to 11 U.S. airports

  • Planes Headed for ‘Boneyards’ Sometimes Find Second Life

    Aircraft graveyards salvage retired planes for parts, maintain others possible reuse

  • U.S. Airports Prepare for Potential Travelers with Coronavirus

    New virus, originated in China, continues to spread; 5 cases identified in U.S.

  • Airlines, Airports Ramp Up for Super Bowl Travel

    Extra flights needed to get tens of thousands of fans to Miami for Super Bowl LIV

  • Biotech Firm to Build Production Facility at Airport

    Krystal Biotech breaks ground on 100,000-square foot ‘global resource’ at PIT

  • Is Door-to-Door Shipping Better Than Checking Bags?

    Hate the hassle? New services let you send your luggage direct to your destination – for a price

  • Food at Altitude: Airlines Navigate Effect of Flight on Taste Buds

    From recipe tweaks to specially brewed beer, pleasing airborne palates is a priority

  • PIT Joins National Environmental Initiative

    First airport to participate in 2030 District Challenge, which aims to reduce carbon footprint

  • Weed May Be Legal in Some States, But Not Always at the Airport

    Patchwork state and federal laws create confusing boundaries for air travelers

  • When You Gotta Go . . .

    PIT crews work three shifts to keep its 80 public bathrooms stocked and spiffy

  • New Study Measures Impact of Neighborhood 91 on Region, Industry

    Innovative development on airport property projected to generate thousands of jobs

  • Can You Eat Healthy at the Airport?

    Airports are helping travelers keep fit on the road

  • Check Your Bag, Not Your Manners

    Has the stress of flying turned us into ill-tempered Philistines?

  • Five Years in, Allegiant Keeps Growing

    PIT’s first ultra-low cost carrier adds three new nonstop routes

  • Thanks to Cleaning Crews, PIT Shines Brightest at Night

    Dozens of men, women go to work each night polishing ‘Pittsburgh’s front door’

  • Is Supersonic Air Travel Making a Comeback?

    Denver-based company touts ambitious plan to build first high-speed commercial aircraft since the Concorde

  • In Modernized Airport, Less Anxiety and More Inspiration

    Artist-designed spaces, furniture explored for new terminal

  • Record Number of Guns Seized at Pittsburgh International Airport

    TSA agents are seeing an increase in the number of gun confiscations at airport security checkpoints nationwide

  • All Along the Control Tower

    Take a look inside the original control tower at Greater PIT

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