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All NewsLeanne Higginbottom2024-06-17T18:22:22-04:00
  • Airport Landscapers Seek the Perfect Cut

    Maintaining grass on airfields is about safety, not aesthetics

  • Pet Scams on Rise During COVID-19

    Scammers prey on emotionally vulnerable via fake websites, pet transit flights

  • A Light at the End of the Runway?

    Holiday travel surge, schedule restorations offer first signs of hope for industry

  • Retirees Recall a Different Era of Aviation

    Staffers with more than 400 combined years of experience given grand farewell

  • Military Planes Salute Health Workers With Flyovers

    Pennsylvania Air National Guard latest to conduct flyover to salute Pittsburgh area hospitals

  • Major Airlines Expected to Shrink After Pandemic

    Coronavirus crisis to have lasting effect on aviation industry

  • New Tech Superstar Zoom Adding R&D Office in Pittsburgh

    Skyrocketing video conferencing firm lauds region's talent pool for technology and innovation

  • Memorial Day: Honoring Those Who Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice

    Airport Authority pays tribute to fallen heroes

  • ‘New Normal’ Might Lead Tourists to Unlikely Destinations

    Conferences, vacationers may seek ‘alternate’markets to avoid pandemic hotspots

  • Aviation Industry Lends a Hand in Coronavirus Fight

    From food donations to free flights, airlines provide support to affected communities

  • Airlines Ramp Up Cabin Cleaning Procedures Amid Coronavirus

    Carriers expanding sanitation, disinfectant guidelines to better protect passengers, crew

  • PIT Sets New Safety Requirements for Travelers, Staff

    Airports prepare for gradual return of travel by imposing social distancing, other safe practices

  • PIT CEO: Clean Airports Key to Get Public Traveling Again

    Christina Cassotis tells Bloomberg Radio germ-killing technologies can boost confidence

  • How to Keep Safe While Traveling During a Pandemic

    Airlines, airports work to maintain safe environments, but taking precautions helps

  • What It’s Like to Work at an Airport Now

    For operations staff at PIT, every day 'feels like working the midnight shift'

  • 2 Million Masks Arrive at PIT Headed for FEMA

    The 747 cargo plane is the latest FEMA flight to land at PIT from South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Travel Agents Feel Crunch of Coronavirus Shutdown

    With no one booking trips, agents stay busy rescheduling vacations, counseling clients

  • With Low Passenger Counts, Airlines Concocting Odd Routes

    Spirit adds PIT-LBE route—about 60 miles—to maximize loads during pandemic

  • PIT First U.S. Airport to Deploy Ultraviolet Cleaning – By Robots

    Pittsburgh’s prowess in robotics, innovation to make airports cleaner – and safer

  • Airport CEO: Innovation Will Spark Strong Recovery

    Christina Cassotis discusses changes coming to travel industry, need for invention, ingenuity, imagination

  • 23 Airports Band Together to Stage Virtual Concert

    JetStream Music Festival to support musicians, entertain public

  • Airport, Nonprofit Give Away 20 Tons of Dog Food

    Allegheny County Airport and PAART partner to help pet owners in region

  • FEMA Cargo Flights Expand to Pittsburgh

    Airport provides quick turnaround for planes carrying masks to fight coronavirus

  • Designing a New Terminal for Post-Pandemic World

    Terminal modernization looks to incorporate new health recommendations as design continues

  • PIT’s Microgrid Among ‘Smartest and Most Inspiring Projects of the Year’

    Project receives ‘World Changing Idea’ award from Fast Company magazine

  • ‘It’s Just Pittsburgh Being Pittsburgh’

    PIT and food bank volunteers hand out more than 1,600 boxes of food in airport parking lots

  • PIT Parking Lots Set to Become One of Area’s Largest Food Distribution Sites

    Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank to distribute thousands of food boxes on April 22

  • Local Artists Make Masks for PIT’s Front-Line Staff

    Volunteers produce 1,800 stylish masks for community; 350 go to airport workers

  • As Air Traffic Stalls, Medical Services Keep Flying

    AGC meets essential health needs from blood tests to emergency helicopters

  • Pittsburgh Airports Receive $36 Million in Stimulus Funds

    CARES Act allocates $10 billion to U.S. airports amid COVID-19 pandemic

  • Serving the Community Any Way We Can

    Our airport can do far more for Pittsburgh than move planes

  • A ‘Thank You’ To Our Airports’ Frontline Staff

    Not everyone can work from home

  • Answering Your FAQ About Flying During A Pandemic

    Have a question about how air travel at PIT has been affected? Click here for the answer

  • These Planes Are Still Flying During the Crisis

    Airlines forced to strategize which aircraft to use amid pandemic

  • The Sound of Silence

    As traffic falls 96 percent amid the pandemic, airports look to save costs

  • Pittsburgh Researchers Go to Battle with COVID-19

    Pitt’s School of Medicine announces potential vaccine to help end pandemic

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