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All NewsLeanne Higginbottom2024-06-17T18:22:22+00:00
  • New PIT Terminal Makes Great Progress in 2023

    A lot can happen in a year. In the past 12 months, what was only seen in renderings and drawings...

  • Photos of the Week: Afterburners Activated

    Competition brings out the best in us. Especially fighter pilots. From Sept. 11-15, the U.S. Air Force hosted its legendary...

  • Pittsburgh Lands Another Tech Headquarters

    A manufacturer of sophisticated lenses, cameras and laser systems is relocating its headquarters to Pittsburgh’s Strip District, another example of...

  • Breeze Unveils Newest West Coast Destination

    Less than a month after Pittsburgh International Airport’s most recent additions to its air service portfolio, airline partner Breeze Airways...

  • Built for Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh: Saluting the Builders

    From the beginning, when the new terminal at PIT was just a sketch on a napkin, it was always meant...

  • Airlines Signal Change in Post-Pandemic Travel Patterns

    While aviation surged in 2023, air travel is no longer following historical patterns, airline and industry officials say. Citing work-life...

  • Photos of the Week: Cargo in Alaska

    Cargo is sometimes an afterthought for passengers. After all, boxes and packages don’t care which airport they fly through en...

  • American’s Maintenance Base at PIT Grows in Importance

    American Airlines’ long history in Western Pennsylvania is entering a new era as the airline heavily invests in its maintenance...

  • Feathers and Fur: A Guide to Frontier’s Animal Tails

    Frontier Airlines is going to make Pittsburgh International Airport look a little wilder next spring.  The ultra-low-cost carrier will begin...

  • PIT Wraps Up Banner Year for Air Service Additions

    Pittsburgh International Airport added 15 new routes in 2023, including nonstop service to the West Coast and Europe.   The most...

  • Photos of the Week: Sunrise, Sunset, Southwest

    For avgeeks, there’s nothing better than golden hour, that magical time just before sunset or after sunrise.   What other time...

  • 2023 Was Quite a Year at PIT

    Aviation is what we do at Pittsburgh International Airport, and this year, we announced 15 new routes, including new flights...

  • Photo of the Week: Welcome Winter

    The first day of winter is only days away, but teams at Pittsburgh International Airport are prepared for inclement weather...

  • CLEAR Officially Begins Operations at PIT

    Travelers flying out of Pittsburgh International Airport can now move faster through the TSA security checkpoint with less hassle every...

  • Powering the Airport: PIT’s Microgrid an Innovative Force of Resiliency

    Resiliency. Redundancy. Sustainability. Pittsburgh International Airport’s innovative and first-of-its-kind microgrid embodies these principles and is drawing the attention of the...

  • For Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh: Bill Schumacher

    Bill Schumacher grew up at Pittsburgh International Airport — his dad worked at PIT for 30-plus years on a number...

  • Frontier Expands Pittsburgh Service with 4 New Routes

    Frontier Airlines will expand its network at Pittsburgh International Airport with four new routes starting this spring — including new...

  • Photo of the Week: Celebration of Salmon

    Alaska is a state known for its vast land, advantageous views of the Northern Lights and abundance of salmon. In...

  • Making Holiday Travel Accessible for All

    Travel can be difficult in normal times, and the holiday season makes airports even more crowded and hectic than usual....

  • A Pittsburgher’s Guide to Iceland

    One glimpse at Iceland’s magnificent glaciers, otherworldly lava fields and magical Northern Lights and it’s easy to understand why it...

  • Concourse Concerto? New Program Provides Pianos to Passengers

    Thanks to a local non-profit organization, visitors to Pittsburgh International Airport can practice their piano skills while they wait for...

  • Congressional Leader Visits PIT Childcare Center

    Since opening in early September, the La Petite Academy childcare center at Pittsburgh International Airport has received international media coverage...

  • Pittsburgh’s Cargo Connects Region to the World

    Pittsburgh has a reputation for expeditious cargo handling – but don’t take our word for it; ask our partners. Major...

  • Alaska Airlines to Acquire Hawaiian Airlines

    Alaska Airlines announced Sunday that it plans to acquire Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, signaling that U.S. industry...

  • Snowball Express Salutes Fallen Military Heroes

    For one morning each year, part of Concourse B at Pittsburgh International Airport is transformed into a holiday wonderland to...

  • Airport Firefighters ‘Invaluable’ to Construction Safety

    Important and essential work takes place at Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal construction site even before the workday officially starts,...

  • Photos of the Week: Blue by Design

    JetBlue has become well known for the various tail patterns on its planes. But the airline also boasts a series...

  • Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic Lands $4M Grant for HQ

    The Pittsburgh company launching a lunar lander on Christmas Eve has long attracted support from NASA and has leveraged the...

  • Photos of the Week: Vistajet Visitation

    A piece of Pittsburgh history is back in the skies again with American Airlines. In October, American re-introduced its Allegheny...

  • VIDEO: Snow Removal Teams Gear Up for Winter

    Snow was the focus for crews at Pittsburgh International Airport on a sunny day in November in Western Pennsylvania. Field...

  • Airport Honored for Outreach to Disadvantaged Businesses

    For more than a decade, Virginia Culbreath has worked to promote greater diversity and inclusion among companies doing business with...

  • Built for Pittsburgh by Pittsburgh: Olivia Williams

    You can say a pink hard hat is Olivia Williams’ signature mark on the construction site of PIT’s new terminal...

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    Photos of the Week: Bright Future Ahead

    The metaphor here is so obvious we’re almost embarrassed to be writing about it. Kaelyn Brazelton’s shot of a gorgeous...

  • Days of Waste and Roses: Turning Leftover Food into Sustainable Fertilizer

    This spring Pittsburgh-based Ecotone Renewables partnered with Pittsburgh International Airport to create a more sustainable option for food waste, and the partnership...

  • National, Local Organizations Honor PIT Innovation

    Allegheny County Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis makes a point of saying in interviews and speeches that Pittsburgh International Airport...

  • Have Global Entry? Re-enter the Country Even Faster

    A new mobile app for Global Entry members is now available for passengers returning from overseas — and Pittsburgh International...

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