Mike Smejkal has been promoted to Vice President of Planning and Engineering for the Tucson Airport Authority (TAA). The new position is part of a TAA reorganization that returns Planning and Engineering to a separate division as it was until 2013.…
Adele Edwards has been named Chief Technology Officer for the Tucson Airport Authority where she will lead planning, design and development of technology performance for the organization and its airports, Tucson International Airport and Ryan Airfield. Edwards has more than…
Sun Country Airlines is returning to Tucson International Airport next winter giving southern Arizonans another opportunity to fly to the Twin Cities, but more importantly for Tucson’s tourism industry it will give Midwesterners more chances to escape the cold and…
The Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) Board of Directors approved a five-year lease for a new restaurant at Ryan Airfield (RYN) at its Wednesday, April 5 board meeting. With a signed lease, the restaurant would be leased to Richard Flory. This…
Southern Arizonans will gain nonstop access to another Bay Area airport in August when Alaska Airlines introduces daily nonstop service between Tucson International Airport (TUS) and Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC). Thursday’s announcement was part of the single largest…
In response to demand, United Airlines and Aeromar revealed schedule changes today affecting their flights at Tucson International Airport. After two years of seasonal service, United is going to keep its flights to Chicago O’Hare International Airport year-round starting this…
With the traveler in mind, the Tucson Airport Authority launched a newly designed website, www.flytucson.com. The mobile responsive FlyTucson.com features three websites within one, one for each entity: Tucson Airport Authority, Tucson International Airport (TUS) and Ryan Airfield (RYN). The…
Members of the Tucson Airport Authority voted at their annual meeting Monday to elect Tony Finley to serve a second year as its Chairman of the Board of Directors. Finley, Chief Financial Officer of Long Companies and Long Realty, has…
The Tucson Airport Authority has spent $3.6 million on capital improvements to the airport, including to the parking facilities. To meet rising operating costs, and to continue work on improving Tucson International Airport, the TAA Board of Directors on Monday…
Airline passengers using Tucson International Airport grew by 3.4% to almost 3.3 million in 2016. It was the largest increase at the airport since 2007. The October launches of new nonstop flights to New York on American Airlines and into…
The introduction of new flights to New York and Mexico helped propel significant passenger growth at Tucson International Airport in October and November putting 2016 on pace to be a year of positive growth. Airline passengers using the airport were…
The Board of Directors of the Tucson Airport Authority on Monday authorized a new lease agreement with Raytheon Missile Systems (Raytheon) and voted to exercise the option to extend Tucson International Airport’s lease and operating agreement with the City of…
Regularly scheduled international commercial airline service returned to Tucson International Airport Monday (October 3, 2016) with the arrival of Aeromar Flight 106 from Hermosillo, Los Mochis, Mazatlán and Guadalajara in Mexico. Among those on the first flight was Andrés Fabre,…
With a goal of offering travelers a strong sense of place along with high quality food, beverage and merchandise offerings, the Tucson Airport Authority Board of Directors voted unanimously on Wednesday (September 21) to award contracts to new operators for…
Regular international commercial airline service is scheduled to return to Tucson International Airport October 3 when Aeromar launches service to Hermosillo, Los Mochis, Mazatlán and Guadalajara in Mexico. Andrés Fabre, Aeromar Director General and CEO, was in Tucson today for…
With the ‘A Brighter TUS’ terminal renovation project in full swing, passengers will experience a new change as American and United airlines will not only move check-in counters but their flights will change concourses. American Airlines’ check-in counters will move…
In as many days, the Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) has added yet another transportation option for passengers traveling from the Tucson International Airport (TUS). With an agreement reached, Uber will now be allowed to pick-up arriving passengers through the company’s…
Tucson International Airport (TUS) passengers have asked for it, and now they’re getting it. The Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) has reached an agreement with Lyft so arriving passengers can order a car from the company’s mobile app and take it…
Construction for ‘A Brighter TUS’ has officially commenced as Tucson Airport Authority President and CEO Bonnie Allin took a sledgehammer to one of the walls being torn down inside Tucson International Airport (TUS). The $28.3 million dollar improvement project was…
Passengers on American and United airlines in June will experience some of the first changes of the “A Brighter TUS” terminal renovation project. American Airlines’ check-in counters will move from the east end of the terminal to the west end…
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