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a day ago
- Business
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Pittsburgh airport's new cargo facility welcomes first flights with Boeing 747 freighters
Pittsburgh International Airport's newest cargo facility got its first official use with four Boeing 747-400F freighters filling up before heading off to Europe. The 77,000-square-foot facility known as Cargo 4, which can unload and load two wide-body Boeing 747s or three Boeing 767s at the same time, was completed early this year. There aren't any cargo operators or freight forwarders who have set up shop there permanently, but two well-known international companies, Atlas Air and Challenge Group, used Cargo 4 for what was freight from the Northeast going to Europe. That included an Atlas Air flight from Anchorage, Alaska, to Pittsburgh, according to FlightRadar 24, a flight tracking site. Click here to read more from our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
Yahoo
4 days ago
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PennDOT suspends major construction projects for U.S. Open
With thousands of people flocking to the U.S. Open at Oakmont over the next week, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is suspending most of its major projects. 'So we've taken a lot of effort, a deep dive into all those projects to make sure there isn't something that we're not thinking of that could pop up,' said Doug Thompson, Assistant District Executive for Construction for PennDOT. Thompson said the agency is approaching the open in a similar way it would an extended holiday weekend - by lifting as many lane restrictions as it can to keep traffic moving. Where projects cannot be suspended, the agency is moving work to the evenings, like work on the Parkway West near Pittsburgh International Airport. 'We only have one project on the Parkway West, just on the western side of Interstate 79,' Thompson said. 'We'll have some nighttime work that will be going on there, we know daytime restrictions, so again, people coming from the airport through during the daytime, you know, going to the event, they'll see no impact from construction projects.' The United States Golfing Association (USGA) has developed a plan for fans to get in and out of the Open. Fans are encouraged to use lots at Hartwood Acres and the Monroeville Mall, where shuttles will run between the course and the lots throughout the day. Thompson says 'What we're doing is we're taking a look at any of our construction projects that may impact those routes and we're making sure that they're traveling or their shuttles are traveling, we're making sure that we don't have any work going on, any lane restrictions that would impact those travel routes,' Thompson said. PennDOT is pausing its project along Route 8 in an effort to keep traffic headed to the red lot near Hartwood Acres moving. The agency is also pausing work on the replacement of the Commercial Street bridge, which carries the parkway east from the Squirrel Hill tunnels toward the Edgewood/Swissvale exit. 'We will have zero lane restrictions going on from the 9th to the 16th day or night on that important quarter because that's a big point for people traveling either from the airport or from the south getting on the Parkway and getting to like, for example, that blue lot [at the Monroeville Mall] so they can get a shuttle to go to the event,' Thompson said. PennDOT contracts with various construction crews to carry out its projects, and in some cases, was able to write the work stoppages into the plan from the beginning. In other cases, Thompson says the agency works with contractors to keep traffic flowing and projects on schedule. 'Sometimes it'll cost us some more money to accommodate the contractor with some of their operations, but, you know, that's just what we have to do in some of these instances like this with such a major event to make sure the roads are clear.' Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW,
Yahoo
26-05-2025
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Southwest Airlines flight returns to Pittsburgh airport following ‘maintenance indication'
A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Maryland returned to Pittsburgh International Airport after receiving a 'maintenance indication,' officials say. A Southwest spokesperson says Flight 1399 landed safely after receiving the indication Monday morning. The crew followed safety procedures, and the plane landed without issue, the spokesperson says. The plane will be evaluated before returning to service. The flight was bound for Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Southwest apologizes for any inconvenience to customers and will accommodate them to their final destination as soon as possible, the spokesperson says. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
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23-05-2025
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Flyers at Pittsburgh International Airport among millions traveling for Memorial Day weekend
TSA agents are expecting one of the busiest weekends of the year, as Memorial Day approaches, with nearly 54,000 flights scheduled nationwide. Meanwhile, record-breaking numbers are projected on the roads, with gas prices better than years past. As they prepared to board their flights Friday morning, flyers at Pittsburgh International Airport were ready to kick off the summer travel season and the long holiday weekend. 'We are going to JFK right now, and then flying to Barcelona later today,' said Nicole Mozena of Carnegie. 'I am going to North Carolina to visit my friend and my goddaughter and her son,' said Allison Mercurio of New Castle. From Thursday, May 22, through Wednesday, May 28, TSA expects to screen about 18 million passengers and crew. Since implementing REAL ID on May 7, 93 percent of passengers have it ready to go, or another form of acceptable ID. 'I normally use my passport, but I did get the REAL ID this year,' Mercurio said. 'I got it a few years ago when my license was expiring, so I thought, why not just get ahead of it?' Mozena said. When it comes to drivers, AAA predicts more than 45 million people will hit the road this Memorial Day weekend, traveling more than 50 miles - an increase of more than 1.4 million travelers compared to last year. While there could be congestion on the roads, it's good news at the pump. The national average this Memorial Day weekend is $3.19 for a gallon of regular unleaded, compared to $3.59 this same time last year, according to AAA. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
Business Journals
22-05-2025
- Business Journals
Pittsburgh airport braces for busy Memorial Day weekend with new flights and security measures
Pittsburgh International Airport is gearing up for a bustling Memorial Day weekend, with a slew of new flight options and recently implemented security protocols that travelers should be aware of before heading to the terminal.
