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All NewsLeanne Higginbottom2024-06-17T18:22:22+00:00
  • Aviation & Robotics Summit Brings Innovators Back to Pittsburgh

    Many of the world’s top minds in aviation innovation will gather at Pittsburgh International Airport this week at the second...

  • British Airways Air Freight Surges at PIT

    British Airways’ nonstop service to London isn’t solely about connecting Pittsburghers to Europe and beyond. It also transports valuable products...

  • Pittsburgh Robotics Firm Lands Major Middle East Oil Contract

    A Pittsburgh robotics company has won a $30 million contract with the United Arab Emirates’ state-owned oil company—a deal reflecting...

  • Photos of the Week: Elevated Looks, Soaring Views

    Who says airplanes can’t be fashionable? The all-black livery of this Air Canada Airbus A320-200 takes center stage on any...

  • Nonstop Flights Vital for Business

    Is a trip of 400 or 500 miles with no nonstop flight worth it? The question nags at nearly any...

  • Three Years Later, Breeze Continues to Rise

    On Friday morning, passengers on Breeze Airways Flight 546 enjoyed the carrier’s first nonstop flight from Pittsburgh to San Diego....

  • British Airways Crew Picks PIT Among Favorite Airports

    From championing their record-breaking sports teams to promising that fries do belong on salads, Pittsburgh pride runs rampant in the...

  • Photos of the Week: Love Is in the Air(port)

    It’s an iconic scene in many romantic movies. Two long-distance lovers reunite after weeks, months or even years apart. Music...

  • PIT Launches Influencer Campaign: Keep Iceland Dope!

    Flying into Iceland for the first time you expect a beautiful snow-covered scene, and Mother Nature definitely delivered. The first...

  • PIT ‘Tops Off’ New Parking Garage, Among the State’s Largest

    When it comes to airports, many travelers voice a similar complaint: lousy parking. Too far from the terminal, too congested,...

  • May Brings New Flights, More Summer Service to PIT

    May is shaping up to be a big month for new flights at Pittsburgh International Airport. From welcoming an international...

  • Photos of the Week: The Love Airline

    It is common practice for airlines to group their leased gates at an airport — those that are reserved strictly...

  • Steelers Top Draft Pick Fautanu Arrives at PIT

    Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft pick Troy Fautanu arrived Friday morning at Pittsburgh International Airport approximately 11 hours after the team...

  • President Visits PIT’s Terminal Construction Site

    President Joe Biden’s April 17 speech at the U.S. Steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh may have grabbed all the headlines, but...

  • Earth Day 2024: Powering a Cleaner, Greener Future at PIT

    Hidden behind Pittsburgh International Airport’s four runways and two terminals (plus one in progress) is a microgrid – the one...

  • Photos of the Week: Pacific Views

    We’ve got a little construction project going on here at the airport, in case you hadn’t heard. It’s going to...

  • Spirit Launching Pittsburgh-Houston Route This Summer

    Spirit Airlines is heading back to Southeast Texas. The ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) will launch daily, nonstop seasonal service between Pittsburgh...

  • 6 Questions with Frontier CEO Barry Biffle

    Editor’s note: Frontier CEO Barry Biffle visited Pittsburgh last week in preparation for Frontier Airlines’ May expansion in Pittsburgh. He...

  • Photos of the Week: Pups on Planes

    The cloudy day in our first photo this week may resonate with Pittsburghers, but this shot wasn’t taken at Pittsburgh...

  • Liverpool FC Sets Exhibition Match in Pittsburgh

    If there’s any city in America that knows football, it’s Pittsburgh, home of the iconic six-time champion Steelers. But in...

  • With Final Pane in Place, PIT Terminal Achieves Milestone

    Long before it became a center of technology and advanced manufacturing, and even earlier than the steel-rich days of blast...

  • WWII Sailor Killed in Pearl Harbor Attack Honored at PIT

    It’s been nearly 83 years since Walter Schleiter was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor while serving aboard...

  • Photos of the Week: Path of Totality

    When it comes to looking up, we’re seasoned professionals. Our entire industry revolves around what happens over our heads, so...

  • Steelers to Expand Activities in Germany

    The Pittsburgh Steelers are expanding into Germany, further growing the franchise’s international presence and bolstering existing ties between Western Pennsylvania...

  • Pittsburgh’s Tourism Sector Reports Strong Growth

    A couple of weeks after Pittsburgh International Airport reported it was finally meeting — and surpassing — 2019 travel levels,...

  • $1M Federal Grant Recharges Neighborhood 91

    Neighborhood 91, the unique advanced manufacturing (AM) campus at Pittsburgh International Airport, will charge ahead with an upgraded energy network...

  • PIT2Work Courses Delivering Results: Jobs

    The PIT2Work training program at Pittsburgh International Airport has earned national recognition and awards, but the ultimate measure of its...

  • Photos of the Week: Liftoffs in Lancaster

    For plane spotters, capturing an aircraft in action is always the priority, but a beautiful view that complements the livery...

  • Spirit Adding Nonstop Service to Boston This Summer

    Spirit Airlines continues to grow its flight offerings in Pittsburgh as the carrier announced it will open nonstop service to...

  • Investment in Pittsburgh’s Tech Scene Tops $3 Billion

    Pittsburgh’s technology companies attracted $3.12 billion in venture capital funding last year, led by investments in artificial intelligence, robotics and...

  • Photos of the Week: Foreign Visitor

    When Airbus first started delivering the A340-600 around the turn of the millennium, the company took sizable orders from major...

  • Follow Along with a Pittsburgher’s Journey to Iceland

    Icelandair is launching nonstop flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Iceland on May 16. But a Pittsburgher is inviting you...

  • Fast Company Again Honors PIT for Innovation

    Each year, Fast Company magazine identifies companies all over the world that are leading the charge in innovation. This year,...

  • Submit Your Ideas for the New Airport’s Artwork

    The new Pittsburgh International Airport is being built for Pittsburgh and by Pittsburgh. That’s also true of the artwork that...

  • Photos of the Week: Splish Splash

    Nobody likes air turbulence, including the pilots and staff manning the flight. But it is a common part of commercial...

  • Best in the U.S.? Right Here in Pittsburgh!

    The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t won the World Series in nearly a half-century. They haven’t won a division title since 1992....

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