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Jan 15, 2025

Norfolk airport adding JetBlue service in April

JetBlue will start service from Norfolk International Airport on April 30, offering seasonal daily nonstop flights to Boston‘s Logan Airport, Norfolk airport officials announced Wednesday. The airline will be the ninth commercial carrier at Norfolk’s airport, and its 140-seat Airbus A220 aircraft will depart Norfolk at 6 p.m., arriving at 7:29 p.m. in Boston daily […]

Sep 28, 2023

Flying high

Norfolk International Airport is on track to have the best year since its 1938 opening. In June, the airport reported a 7.5% increase in passenger activity, with 431,637 passengers — up from last June’s figure of 401,517, marking the largest number of June passengers in the airport’s history. During the first six months of 2023, […]

Aug 30, 2023

Transportation 2023: JOHN E. ‘JACK’ POTTER

Potter’s responsibilities include managing and operating Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International airports, the only two federally owned airports. He also oversees the Dulles Toll Road. Since taking on his role in 2011, Potter has focused on improving efficiency and technology at the airports. In July, the authority’s board approved a $16.4 million [&hellip[...]

A rendering of the Dulles Solar and Storage project at Washington Dulles International Airport. Image courtesy Dominion Energy.
Aug 22, 2023

Dominion, Dulles solar project to power 37,000 Va. homes

A massive solar project that will soon begin to take shape at Washington Dulles International Airport will not only have the ability to power 37,000 Virginia homes, but will also send a message to travelers about the power of clean energy, officials said Tuesday during a ceremonial groundbreaking for the 835-acre Dulles Solar and Storage project. […]

Jun 7, 2023

Richmond airport CEO to chair national board

Perry J. Miller, president and CEO of the Capital Region Airport Commission, which includes Richmond International Airport, has been elected 2023-24 chair of the American Association of Airport Executives, the world’s largest professional organization representing individuals who work at public-use commercial and general aviation airports. Miller, who started his term Monday, succeeds Mark [...]

Feb 3, 2022

Port of Va. hires offshore wind development VP

Patrick Kinsman, former CEO and commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Norfolk District, has been hired as the Port of Virginia’s new vice president of offshore wind development. Kinsman will oversee Portsmouth Marine Terminal’s conversion to a logistics hub. Simeans Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. is investing $200 million to build the first U.S. […]

Jun 7, 2021

Leidos lands $470M TSA contract

Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos has landed a potential five-year, $470.7 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a contract award notice published June 3. The work is in support of checkpoint screening equipment deployment services for the Transportation Security Administration. The scope of the work is outlined by the request […]

May 21, 2021

Breeze Airways setting up base in Norfolk

Breeze Airways, a new low-cost airline, will invest $5.2 million to build an operations center in Norfolk, producing 116 jobs, the governor’s office announced Friday. The airline also will offer nonstop flights out of Richmond International Airport and Norfolk International Airport. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based startup company, which offers service to mid-size U.S. markets, […]

Mar 19, 2021

MWAA sells facial recognition system to Pangiam

VeriScan, a facial-recognition system developed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, has been sold to Alexandria-based Pangiam, a security and travel services provider, the company announced Friday. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. More than 40 airlines use veriScan’s traveler verification system, which is an integrated biometric facial recognition program that debu[...]

Aug 29, 2020

Transportation

ED ALDRIDGE PRESIDENT, CMA CGM AMERICA LLP AND APL NORTH AMERICA, NORFOLK The CMA CGM Group serves 80% of the world’s commercial ports with a 502-vessel fleet and 110,000 employees. The American arm of its shipping and logistics company, based in Norfolk, has a workforce of more than 11,000 employees and serves 18 ports. In […]

Jun 29, 2020

Richmond Airport CEO named secretary, treasurer of American Assoc. of Airport Executives

The Alexandria-based American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) announced Friday its 2020-21 leadership board, which includes Richmond International Airport President and CEO Perry Miller, who was tapped as the organization’s secretary and treasurer.  Kelly Campbell, executive director of aviation at the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in Texas, will serve as chair. Other[...]

May 13, 2020

Va. airports saw drastic decline in passengers for April

Airports across the state saw significant drops in passenger numbers during March and April, while most people sheltered in place and canceled travel plans during the pandemic. On Tuesday, Norfolk International Airport reported a 94.2% decrease in passenger activity for April. In April 2019, the airport had more than 17 times the amount of passengers […]

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