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All NewsLeanne Higginbottom2024-06-17T18:22:22+00:00
  • WATCH: Award-Winning PIT2Work Celebrates Fourth Graduating Class

    52. And 90. Those are the latest numbers from the PIT2Work pre-apprenticeship program, which just celebrated the graduation of its...

  • Photos of the Week: Summery Skies

    Summer is almost here. Pools are open, ice cream stores are lively and families are embarking on warm weather vacations—often...

  • WATCH: PIT Honors D-Day Veteran Warren Goss

    On June 6, 1944, Warren Goss landed on Utah Beach as part of the D-Day invasion, the beginning of the...

  • Life-Saving Air Service Finds Home at Allegheny County Airport

    Allegheny County Airport has been around since 1931. And while it’s no longer the nation’s third largest airport, AGC is...

  • Frontier, Spirit Scrap Change, Cancellation Fees

    Travelers on ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs) could be saving some money going forward, as two leading ULCCs are making major changes...

  • Photos of the Week: Breakfast with United

    When it comes to capturing the beauty of sunrises and sunsets, aviation does it best. Dan Shanahan captured this beautiful...

  • PIT2Work Recognized as a World Changing Idea

    The PIT2Work pre-apprenticeship program began about one year ago as a first-of-its-kind airport workforce development initiative.   Recently, the program celebrated...

  • Aviation & Robotics Summit Ideas Pave the Way for Next Generation of Travelers

    Aviation is the result of innovation.   Since its birth, the industry hasn’t stopped progressing. And as robotics and artificial intelligence...

  • Now Arriving: Fresh Fish to Pittsburgh

    Who says fish can’t fly? It may sound unbelievable, but Icelandair is making that a reality at Pittsburgh International Airport....

  • Photos of the Week: Moonrise to Sunset

    Leave it to aviation to provide the most breathtaking views.  Bailey Noel captured this unforgettable photo of a Southwest Boeing...

  • Aviation and Robotics Summit: Creating What’s Next

    Aviation, robotics and other technologies need each other to build a future of air travel that leads with innovation. That...

  • Icelandair Makes Pittsburgh Debut

    At 7:16 p.m. May 16, Icelandair’s first nonstop flight between Reykjavik, Iceland, and Pittsburgh touched down on Pittsburgh International Airport’s...

  • Frontier Airlines Launches Four Nonstop Routes

    Frontier Airlines tripled its air service offerings at PIT last week with the addition of four nonstop routes. The ultra-low-cost...

  • Photos of the Week: New Neighbors

    Thursday marked Icelandair’s first flight between Pittsburgh and Reykjavik, Iceland. Reykjavik is PIT’s second nonstop destination to Europe alongside British...

  • 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...

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