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All NewsLeanne Higginbottom2024-06-17T18:22:22+00:00
  • Turning Trash into ‘Active Art’

    Pittsburgh’s master puppet-maker creates airport show

  • PIT Offers Safe Haven for Diverted Aircraft

    Due to its size and capabilities, Pittsburgh International is an ideal airport for rerouted flights

  • Pittsburgh’s Economy Increasingly Fueled by Tech, Energy

    Business scorecard tallies billions of dollars in investment, continuing job growth

  • Air Blood: Plane Network Ferries Samples Around U.S.

    Allegheny County Airport among 4 airbases used by national lab company Quest Diagnostics

  • New Amazon Facility Adds to Growing Airport Corridor

    Amazon fulfillment center will bring 800 jobs three miles from Pittsburgh International

  • Running on the Runway

    PIT preparing for takeoff with September 5K to benefit military travelers

  • Happy Birthday, ACAA!

    After 20 years, many still don’t know what an airport authority is – or does

  • PIT’s Artist-in-Residence Unveils Final Work

    Artist Blaine Siegel wraps up year-long project with some help from the PIT paint crew and carpenters

  • A.I. Network Gives Airport Exquisite Sense of Timing

    PIT deploys local startup’s artificial intelligence tech to predict wait times, trends in security lines

  • New Sensory Space at PIT is ‘Life-Changing’

    Presley’s Place will help family members with special needs prepare to fly, some for the first time

  • Retro Liveries Pay Tribute to History

    Condor, American, United among carriers to include aircraft with ‘throwback’ paint jobs in fleet

  • Picklesburgh Becoming Pittsburgh’s Bread and Butter

    New summertime staple of city’s festival schedule doubles in size, still packs in crowds

  • Air Service Development is Economic Development

    Transportation plays a key role in helping to fuel regional economies

  • International Cargo Deal Highlights the Need for Speed

    A Sri Lankan shipper chose Pittsburgh as its next major cargo distribution point – here’s why

  • PIT Unveils Industry-Leading Sensory Room

    Airport staffer's son inspires unparalleled sensory space at Pittsburgh International Airport

  • Airport Crews Pitch In to Make Sensory Space Possible

    From plumbing to special lighting and soundproofing, here’s how PIT employees made Presley’s Place so special

  • An ‘Airplane’ Inside the Airport

    American Airlines’ airplane cabin experience is a key feature of new sensory space

  • Flying the Private Skies

    Fixed-base operators provide privacy, convenience for charter flights, passengers to Pittsburgh

  • Fallingwater Named World Heritage Site

    Honor recognizes Western Pa. home that will ‘change the way you see the world’

  • Guess What’s Behind that Door?

    New world-class amenity for travelers coming to PIT this week

  • ‘If You’re Into Airplanes, Oshkosh is the Place to Be’

    EAA AirVenture draws 600K fans, creating busiest airport on Earth for a week

  • Condor Airlines Eyes Future Growth in Pittsburgh

    International sales chief talks with Blue Sky about building up Frankfurt route

  • PIT Ranked Top 10 Domestic Airport Again

    This airport must be doing something right

  • Fluffy and Fido Find Relief at Nation’s Airports

    At more than 80 airports, every dog has its day (or at least a few precious minutes) to take care of business

  • Training Tomorrow’s Aviators Today

    Schools’ partnership gives young students a head start on careers as professional pilots

  • How PIT’s ‘Magic Eraser’ Changed the Industry

    One worker’s bright idea led to a revolutionary way to remove hazardous rubber from runways

  • Summer Tradition: Furries Flock to Pittsburgh

    Nearly 10,000 came to town to attend Anthrocon; event generates millions in economic impact

  • Airport Taking Modernization Program to Neighborhoods

    Emphasis on involving businesses owned by minorities, women spurs outreach efforts

  • Show Us Your Blue Sky For a Chance at Valuable Prizes

    Photography contest challenges readers to give us their best shots of cerulean vistas

  • The Rockets’ Red Glare

    There are plenty of opportunities to catch spectacular fireworks displays this Fourth of July

  • New 9-1-1 Center Opens at Former US Airways Complex

    Expanded, high-tech emergency services center will improve public safety for the region, airport

  • New Parking Shuttles Cut Wait Times in Half

    Beginning July 1, airport will operate dual bus routes, provide real-time tracking technology

  • Overbooked: Passenger ‘Bumps’ Jump 36 Percent

    Nearly 130K flyers nationwide bumped in first quarter of 2019; grounding of 737 MAX drives increase

  • Why Airline Tickets Cost So Much (or Don’t)

    Here’s how airlines figure out what to charge you for a flight (Hint: it’s complicated)

  • PIT Removes Jet Bridges to Clear Way for Construction

    12 passenger boarding bridges will leave their gates to prepare for terminal modernization

  • What’s With Those Numbers Painted on the Runways?

    Takeoffs, landings depend on wind direction, weather conditions and the magnetic pull of the Earth's poles

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