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All NewsLeanne Higginbottom2024-06-17T18:22:22+00:00
  • Concessions Update: Chick-fil-A Expanding, Jimmy John’s Coming Soon 

    Travelers will notice a few changes to some of their favorite airside shops and restaurants as Pittsburgh International Airport’s concessions...

  • Photos of the Week: Hurricane Milton Closes Florida’s Airports

    Hurricane Milton recently battered Florida as the storm made its way across the state – the second such hurricane in...

  • WATCH: PIT2Work Builds Careers One Person at a Time

    When you think of an airport, travel is what comes to mind – probably not workforce development. But for Alicia...

  • Photos of the Week: All Hail the Hercules

    Loud stadiums. Rowdy crowds. Marching bands. There is nothing like the atmosphere of a college football game. But there’s something...

  • PIT Team Reunites Passenger with Lost Journal

    Meg Ely and her family recently took what she calls “the trip of a lifetime” to Europe. It was so...

  • Presley’s Place: The ‘Gold Standard’ for Accessibility in Airports

    Pittsburgh International Airport is one of the first airports in the world to offer a sensory room for travelers, but...

  • No More Delays: Renew Your Passport Online

    Renewing a passport just got much easier and faster. Americans can now, at no extra cost, renew their passports online, eliminating a...

  • Photos of the Week: Fashion Takes Flight

    On most days, airplanes are the only “runway models” at Pittsburgh International Airport. On Monday, however, airplanes weren’t the only...

  • Celebrating Five Years of Life-Changing Service at Presley’s Place

    Jason Rudge is a heavy equipment operator at Pittsburgh International Airport – a longtime team member who helps ensure day-to-day...

  • Icelandair, Southwest to Launch Partnership in 2025

    Pittsburgh International Airport’s largest airline is partnering with its newest European carrier. On Thursday, Southwest Airlines and Icelandair announced they...

  • WATCH: Students Praise Upgrades at PIT Firefighting Training Center

    Firefighting can be intimidating. “Coming into it I had some nerves,” said Brendan Swafford, an aviation management student who is...

  • Head of TSA at PIT Retires

    At the end of Karen Keys-Turner's workday on Sept. 27, she turned in her TSA phone and other equipment and,...

  • PIT Wraps Up Summer with Another Record Travel Month

    Pittsburgh International Airport closed out August with another consecutive month of travel reaching two-decade highs. Driven by continued strong demand...

  • Icelandair Expands Season on Pittsburgh-Reykjavik Route

    Following a successful first year operating in Pittsburgh and in response to strong international travel demand, Icelandair is expanding its...

  • Photos of the Week: Runners Take the Runway

    A record number of people participated in the FlyBy 5K and 2-Mile Fun Run/Walk presented by CNX Resources. The race...

  • WATCH: Take a Virtual Tour of PIT’s New Terminal

    Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal is set to open next year, but why wait to get an inside look and...

  • How an Act of Political Courage Created the Airport Authority

    It was an act of bipartisanship rarely seen these days. In the late 1990s, against considerable odds and conventional political...

  • American says PIT ‘Fits the Bill’ to Add Maintenance Jobs

    American Airlines is adding hundreds of new maintenance jobs throughout its system, and many of them are coming to Pittsburgh....

  • Photo of the Week: Spirit in the Sunshine

    Fall has almost arrived at Pittsburgh International Airport. But before we say goodbye to long sunny days, PIT team members...

  • British Airways to Go Daily on Pittsburgh-London Route

    Pittsburgh continues to embrace British Airways’ nonstop flights to London and in response to the success of the route, the...

  • Pa. Additive Manufacturing, Neighborhood 91 Get a Boost

    A new Pennsylvania initiative aimed at boosting advanced manufacturing could have a profound effect on Pittsburgh International Airport’s advanced manufacturing...

  • How to Fly Nonstop to See the Steelers, Penguins

    Pittsburgh sports fans are known for their unrivaled loyalty to their teams. Maybe that’s the reason they always travel well....

  • What to Do in Iceland This Fall

    The Iceland buzz continues to circulate around Pittsburgh, thanks to excited feedback from travelers who’ve already taken advantage of Icelandair’s...

  • Photo of the Week: Glowing Lights, Shining Seas

    For avgeeks, there’s nothing quite like capturing a perfect aircraft shot – whether on the ground or in the sky...

  • CEO Viewpoint: ACAA Progress is Thanks to Our Team

    I am incredibly proud of the Allegheny County Airport Authority team for what we’ve been able to accomplish over the...

  • Sunset outside of plane window
    Photo of the Week: Illuminating the Skies

    Whether it’s a sunset, a sunrise or the glow from Pittsburgh International Airport’s terminal, it’s easy to find the light...

  • PIT2Work: One Year – And Counting – of Changing Lives

    Few airports in the U.S. have programs geared toward the development of their regional workforce. One of those airports is...

  • Beyond the Numbers: Proud to Be a Part of the New PIT Terminal

    All told, the new Pittsburgh International Airport has contributed more than 14,000 direct and indirect jobs to the Western Pennsylvania...

  • July Passenger Traffic at PIT Highest in Nearly 20 Years

    Pittsburgh International Airport’s traffic volumes continue to push into territory not seen since the latter days of the US Airways...

  • Photo of the Week: Sunrise Over Iceland

    In May, Pittsburgh International Airport launched a nonstop flight to Reykjavik, Iceland, on Icelandair – and for two more months,...

  • How to Soak Up the Best of Seattle

    SEATTLE – Anyone who’s spent time in Pittsburgh and Seattle can easily draw parallels between these two vibrant cities —...

  • You’ve Got (More) Mail: UPS Adds Flights, Bigger Planes

    One of the largest aircraft in the UPS fleet is becoming a more routine visitor at Pittsburgh International Airport. In...

  • CEO Viewpoint: Governance Structure Matters, Especially for Airports

    Editor’s Note: This story first ran in the Pittsburgh Business Times. Twenty-five years ago, Allegheny County made a bold move....

  • Photos of the Week: Seafair Celebration

    August 19 is National Aviation Day, and what better way to celebrate than with a summer airshow? This week, Blue...

  • PIT’s Ambassador Program is Set to Expand, and it’s a Family Affair

    In 1992, Judy and Jon McCready departed from the old Greater Pittsburgh International Airport and returned to a new terminal. ...

  • 10 Tips to Save You Time in the TSA Line

    Pittsburgh International Airport is undergoing its busiest time in almost a decade. Naturally, more flights and busier travel periods mean...

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