Philadelphia International Airport

Business

Kenney Names New Airport CEO

Mayor-Elect Jim Kenney wasted no time in naming a new CEO for the Philadelphia International Airport. Just three days after Mark Gale retired, Kenney named Chellie […]

Business

Mark Gale: Why I’m Retiring as CEO of Philadelphia International Airport

The Philadelphia International Airport is a much different place than in 1985, when Mark Gale started his career as an intern. The blue building on […]

Business

Airport CEO Mark Gale Announces Retirement

Mark Gale, CEO of the Philadelphia International Airport has announced his retirement. He spent nearly 28 years at the airport and was appointed CEO in 2009. Gale […]

Business

Airport Workers Striking, Fasting and Hoping Holiday Travelers Notice

First they went on strike for 24 hours. A few days later, they fasted for 24 hours. They held a “vigil” at City Hall, rallied […]

City

Philly Pizza Shop Owner, Friend Told They Can’t Fly After Speaking Arabic

Two Philadelphians were delayed on a flight back from Chicago’s Midway Airport because a passenger was uncomfortable with them speaking Arabic, they said. “We’re American […]

Business

Philadelphia Airport Workers Going on Strike

Workers at the Philadelphia International Airport have announced that they’re going on a 24-hour strike from Wednesday evening until Thursday evening. They’ll be joined by workers in Chicago, […]

Shoppist

How I Went From Perpetual Over-Packer to Carry-On Convert

Thanksgiving, the most traveled holiday of the year, is almost upon us, which means a checked bag or two or 10,000 are bound to get […]

Business

PHL Airport the 4th Most Expensive on Thanksgiving

Philadelphia International Airport is the fourth most expensive airport to depart from this Thanksgiving. A new study from Sojern found that outbound flights from PHL are […]

Business

Final US Airways Flight Departs Philly

Bon Voyage US Airways. One of the most popular airlines for domestic travel in the United States is taking one final flight across the country before […]

City Life

FBI: Terror Suspect Tried to Fly Out of Philly Airport to Join ISIS

The United States Attorney in New York has announced the arrest of Ali Saleh, a 22-year-old man from Queens who stands accused of attempting to […]

City Life

Philly Performer Saw British Airways Plane Burst Into Flames in Las Vegas

Reggie Bügmüncher is a sideshow artist (yes, those still exist) from the Whitman section of South Philadelphia whose act includes scary things like angle grinders, […]

Business

United CEO Resigns Amid Bridgegate-Related Investigation

Jeff Smisek has resigned as chairman and CEO of United Airlines. He’s being investigated for alleged improper dealings with the Port Authority of New York […]

Business

Report: American Airlines Cut Philly-to-Israel Route to Boost Ties to Arab Airlines

When American Airlines announced that it was eliminating direct flights from Philadelphia to Tel Aviv, the company blamed the economics. In fact, American Airlines claims […]

Business

American Airlines Stops Philly to Israel Flights

American Airlines has eliminated its non-stop flights from the Philadelphia International Airport to Tel Aviv, Israel. It was “strictly a financial decision,” and the “the route has […]

Shoppist

A TSA Agent’s Guide to What Not to Wear to the Airport

There are few places bleaker than the last spot in the interminable, spaghetti-snaking airport security line in late summer. And at some point, we’ve all been […]