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Miami-Dade County Mayor announces $94 million in FAA grants for MIA modernization projects

Source: MIA Miami International Airport (MIA) has been awarded a combined $94 million in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to accelerate critical improvements as part of its landmark Future-Ready Modernization in Action (M.I.A.) maintenance and capital program. The FAA announced a $70 million Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant for MIA immediately after the airport ha received $24 million in Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) funding. These back-to-back investments will help fund key projects within MIA’s multi-year, multi-billion-dollar modernization program, which is designed to strengthen infrastructure, enhance passenger experience, and meet the demands of record-breaking travel growth. “MIA is the gateway to our community and one of our greatest economic engines, so securing nearly $100 million in FAA grants [...]

2025-10-14T18:28:44+03:00October 15th, 2025|AIRPORTS, News|

oneworld’s Seoul Incheon lounge named “Asia’s Leading Airline Lounge – Business Class” at World Travel Awards

Source: oneworld Travellers vote for alliance's first-ever branded lounge, offering high quality, service excellence and contemporary design oneworld's first-ever branded airport lounge at Seoul Incheon Airport has landed the coveted title of "Asia's Leading Airline Lounge - Business Class" in the World Travel Awards. The award was announced at an event in Hong Kong on October 13. The accolade comes as the alliance continues its thoughtful growth and innovative approach to alliance strategy, which includes plans to expand the number of oneworld-branded lounges worldwide. "We are delighted that our inaugural airport lounge in Seoul has been recognised with this prestigious award in only its second year of operation. This is testament to the team on the ground and our shared commitment to delivering an [...]

2025-10-14T18:24:29+03:00October 15th, 2025|AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, AROUND THE WORLD, News|

Aena Group airports recorded almost 35 million passengers in September

Source: Aena 2.7% more than in the same month of 2024 Between January and September, the number of passengers exceeded 294 million, 4.1% up on the same period in 2024 In the ninth month of the year, more than 299,292 aircraft movements were carried out 132,905 tonnes of freight were transported Within Spain, airports handled 30.4 million passengers The airports of the Aena Group (comprising the 46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London Luton Airport and 17 airports in Brazil) closed the month of September 2025 with 35,760,852 passengers, 2.7% more than in the same month of 2024; they handled 299,292 aircraft movements, 2.4% more than in 2024; and they transported 132,905 tonnes of cargo, 9.9% more than last [...]

2025-10-13T16:32:31+03:00October 13th, 2025|AIRPORTS, News|

Aruba Airport Opens New Pet Relief Areas

Source: Aruba Airport Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) is proud to announce the official opening of three new Pet Relief Areas inside Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix (AUA), designed specifically for departing passengers traveling with pets. These facilities offer a clean and convenient space for pets to relieve themselves before boarding their flights, enhancing the travel experience for pet owners. The pet relief stations are located: Near the restrooms at Gate B Near the restrooms at Gate 2 Along the corridor right before Gates 7 & 8 Each area is equipped with waste disposal bins and rinsing facilities, and follows a set of clear guidelines to ensure safety, cleanliness, and courtesy for all travelers To mark the occasion, AAA held a [...]

2025-10-13T16:38:10+03:00October 13th, 2025|AIRPORTS, News|

UN Global Sustainable Development Goals Action Week 2025 Organised at Aruba Airport

Source: Aruba Airport Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) proudly organised different activities to continue promoting and contributing to United Nations’ (UN) Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) during Action Week 2025. This year, AAA’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Action Week 2025 took place from September 22 – September 25, 2025, and was based on this year’s theme Partnerships for Accelerating Sustainable Development and Climate Solutions, with a special focus on the Airport’s new Environmental Management System (EMS) and introduction to Sustainable Waste Management at AUA Airport. AUA Airport’s new Environmental Policy and Environmental Management System encompasses 6 pillars and highlights its commitment to continuously reducing its environmental impacts, lowering pollution and waste, protecting the environment and improving our environmental efficiency in [...]

2025-10-03T18:01:27+03:00October 3rd, 2025|AIRPORTS, News|

The woman who runs Houston’s skies

Source: Houston Airports Kelly Woodward, the first female COO of Houston Airports, is shaping the future of travel with grit, grace and a little Jersey edge. At 3 a.m., while most of Houston sleeps, Kelly Woodward sometimes does too, until her phone buzzes with a weather alert or an incident on the airfield. Cargo flights push through the night, storms shift across the Gulf, and the system she runs never really pauses. As chief operating officer of Houston Airports—and the first woman to hold the job—it’s her responsibility to keep the fourth-largest U.S. city connected to the world. In March 2024, Woodward made history when she was appointed chief operating officer of Houston Airports. The role puts her in charge [...]

2025-09-17T20:32:31+03:00September 19th, 2025|AIRPORTS, News|

Aruba Airport hosted ACI-LAC Environment & Sustainability and Security Committee meetings

Source: Aruba Airport Authority Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) proudly hosted this year’s Airports Council International (ACI) of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region’s annual Environment & Sustainability and Security Committee meetings earlier this month. The ACI-LAC Environment & Sustainability Committee is the working group responsible for developing collective airport positions on issues related to the environmental management and sustainability of the airport industry and continuously promotes and highlights best practices in environmental management. The ACI-LAC Facilitation, Security & IT Committee focuses on encouraging airports to continue implementing new technologies and best practices that improve processes, flows and accessibility, with the objective to continuously promote security measures based on their current risk context. Over 50 committee members from Mexico, [...]

2025-09-17T02:10:19+03:00September 18th, 2025|AIRPORTS, News|

Short films at MIA zoom in on Deering Estate’s artist-in-residence program

Source: MIA Miami International Airport's MIA Galleries and the Deering Estate’s Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program have joined forces to host The Deering Estate AT MIA: AIR Archive, a screening of four short films highlighting past and present Deering Estate AIRs John William Bailly, Andrés Cabrera-García, Giannina Dwin, and Tony Fernandez. The films, produced by Emmy® award-winning filmmaker Jorge Gonzalez Graupera, are being screened until January 2026 at the airport’s MIAmi (moving images) video wall near gate J7. "The Deering Estate’s Artist-in-Residence program is one of Miami-Dade’s cultural treasures. Hosting over 150 residencies since 2006, the program nurtures creativity and preserves our history while supporting the next generation of artists. By showcasing these stories at MIA, we are sharing our community’s artistic [...]

2025-09-17T01:36:51+03:00September 17th, 2025|AIRPORTS, News|

Aena Group airports recorded almost 39 million passengers in August

Source: Aena 4% more than in the same month of 2024 Between January and August, the number of passengers exceeded 258 million, 4.3% up on the same period in 2024 In the eighth month of the year, more than 312,165 aircraft movements were carried out 123,718 tonnes of freight were transported Within Spain, airports handled 33.3 million passengers  The airports of the Aena Group (comprising the 46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London Luton Airport and 17 airports in Brazil) closed the month of August 2025 with 38,994,561 passengers, 4% more than in the same month of 2024; they handled 312,165 aircraft movements, 0.9% more than in 2024; and they transported 123,718 tonnes of cargo, 6.3% more than last [...]

2025-09-15T21:04:09+03:00September 15th, 2025|AIRPORTS, News|

Fraport Traffic Figures In August 2025: Passenger And Cargo Volumes On The Rise South America Included

Source: Fraport 6.3 million passengers traveled via Frankfurt Airport in August – Growth of 4.1 percent over previous year – Total passengers of the Fraport Group up 6.4 percent to 23.6 million The airports at Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) in Brazil, combined, served 1.2 million passengers, for a 98.8 percent increase due to a special effect: a year earlier, massive flooding around Porto Alegre had made it necessary to close the airport for several months, negatively impacting the overall passenger volume. The number of passengers using the airport at Lima (LIM), Peru, grew by 2.4 percent to around 2.3 million. In August 2025, some 6.3 million passengers traveled via Frankfurt Airport (FRA), 4.1 percent more than a year [...]

2025-09-11T19:17:44+03:00September 12th, 2025|AIRPORTS, News|