Fitch Ratings, one of the world’s leading financial ratings agencies, has assigned a positive outlook to Philadelphia International Airport’s (PHL) Revenue Bonds and affirmed its ‘A’ rating on $1.45 billion of debt. 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Wallace D. DuBois, A.A.E., ACE, Airside Operations Superintendent, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA, has been awarded

The City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation and its airline partners have agreed to a three-year Airport-Airline Use and Lease Agreement for Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) that includes options for two one-year extensions. The agreement, which was approved by City Council on June 22 and signed by Mayor Jim Kenney on June 28, is effective July 1, 2023, and governs airline use of the City’s facilities at PHL.

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has assigned an “A+” rating with a stable outlook on Philadelphia International Airport's (PHL) general airport revenue bonds. This is up two notches from the “A-“ rating PHL received in 2021. PHL has approximately $1.6 billion of debt outstanding, consisting of $1.5 billion of airport revenue bonds. Most of the airport's debt is fixed rate.

City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation Chief Information Officer Allen Mehta has been selected as a 2023 Philadelphia Titan 100.

City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation CEO Atif Saeed has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE). The announcement was made at AAAE’s 95th Annual Conference & Exposition, held in Denver June 3-5.  

A collaboration between the hunger relief nonprofit Philabundance and PHL Food & Shops has recently reached a milestone in donating more than 100,000 pounds of soon-to-expire food from airport concessions to Philadelphia International Airport’s (PHL) neighbors in need. In total, the joint effort between Philabundance and PHL merchants has resulted in 108,825 pounds of food and approximately 141,500 meals donated, as of March 2023.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Api Appulingam, P.E., A.A.E., Deputy Director of Aviation- Capital Development, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA, has been awarded

The City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation, operator of Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) has announced Chevelle E. Harrison as Director of Workforce Development. In this role, Harrison is responsible for leading the airports’ Bridge Program, a workforce development initiative that creates internal/external pipelines and career mapping pathways for employees and job seekers.

The City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation received almost $2 million in funding from Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Financing Agency (CFA) to support two projects at Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE). The Department received $1 million to rehabilitate PNE’s administration building and $945,000 for security perimeter enhancements.

The City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation, operator of Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) has announced the promotion of Stacey Lennon to Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). Lennon was most rece

The City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation has been awarded $30 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Fiscal Year 2023 Airport Terminal Program grants to support the continuation of Philadelphia International Airport’s (PHL) Restroom Renovation Program and Phase 1 of PHL’s Terminal Energy Optimization

The City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation, operator of Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) has announced the appointment of M.

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) welcomed more than 25.2 million passengers during calendar year 2022, an increase of 28.5 percent over 2021.

Who doesn’t daydream about taking a vacation during the cold, dreary days of winter? Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) fliers can be one step closer to making their travel dreams reality by logging onto PHL.org and checking out the “WhereWeFly” tool now available on the airport’s homepage. PHL is one of only five airports in the country (George Bush Intercontinental and William P.

The City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation, operator of Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) has announced Konstantinos "Gus" Tsakos as the Deputy Director of Internal Audit and Compliance.

The City of Philadelphia Department of Aviation, operator of Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) has announced Jacqueline Lewis as its new Deputy Director of External Affairs, a newly-created rol

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is installing facial biometric technology at 25 boarding gates in Terminals A-East and A-West to help U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) process departing passengers on international flights safely and efficiently.

Pure Leaf Iced Tea has partnered with Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to create the first-ever Pure Leaf Holiday Oasis Lounge. With this custom-built lounge, holiday travelers will be reminded that saying “No is Beautiful” and, specifically, saying “no” to the stress of holiday travel will allow them to say “yes” to the magic of the season.

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) announced that it will be welcoming a Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club. The announcement was made by PHL, in collaboration with MarketPlace PHL, Chase, and Airport Dimensions. The 20,000-square foot lounge will be located in the airport’s Terminal D/E connector, providing passengers with a destination to relax and work. The lounge will also feature locally inspired elements and a specially curated menu.

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has announced the installation of a new Parking Access Revenue Control System (PARCS) in the airport’s economy parking lot.

Mayor Jim Kenney announced today that Atif Saeed will become the new Chief Executive Officer of the Division of Aviation, which includes Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), effective December 1, 2022. 

The City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation, operator of Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) has announced Edgar Antístenes Vesga-Arias, MPR, CMI as its new Director of Air Service Development and Cargo Services, and Megan O’Connell as Director of Marketing and Branding.

The City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation, operator of Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) has announced Christina Saggiomo as the new Airport Treasury Manager.

The City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation plans to break ground on a 33-acre Wetlands Mitigation Development Project at a site located within FDR Park in South Philadelphia in August 2022. This site is approximately 3.5 miles from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). The Wetland Mitigation Development Project has been planned and designed to compensate for wetlands and waterway impacts anticipated from the development of the West Cargo Project at PHL.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation a $24 million Airport Terminal Program grant for Philadelphia International Airport’s (PHL) Restroom Reno

Mayor Jim Kenney announced today that, with Rochelle “Chellie” Cameron’s departure from the City, Keith Brune will become Acting CEO of the Division of Aviation, which includes Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE). A national search will be conducted to identify a permanent successor. Earlier on Thursday, the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia announced that Cameron would become the organization’s next President and CEO.

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April 13, 2022

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s role in Operation Allies Welcome officially ended on March 1, when the federally-led mission returned to Dulles International Airport (IAD) in Virginia. From August 28, 2021-March 1, 2022, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) welcomed 29,713 individuals evacuated from Afghanistan on 336 flights (in and outbound, live and ferry, commercial and military).

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) welcomed more than 19.6 million passengers during calendar year 2021, an increase of almost 66 percent over 2020, when the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic devastated the aviation industry. PHL also saw continued cargo growth in 2021, handling 643,138 tons of air freight and air mail combined, up 3.2 percent from 2020. 

The federal government has announced Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding awards for fiscal year 2022.  The City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation is slated to receive $30,721,947 for Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and $763,000 for Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) from this new law.  

The $1 trillion federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on November 5 and signed by President Biden on November 15, provides $25 billion for airports.

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) was recently ranked as part of the J.D. Power 2021 North America Airport Satisfaction Study, and the results of that study emphasize the great need for infrastructure investment at PHL.

Philadelphia International has released the following statement welcoming the Biden administration’s announcement that fully vaccinated, non-U.S. citizens will be permitted to travel to the U.S beginning in November. PHL CEO Chellie Cameron will discuss this news at the On the Fly Travel Update: PHL/LHR & The World event on Sep. 21. 

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) will receive approximately $115.18 million in relief funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package passed by Congress. PHL will receive $115 million, of which $13.7 million will be allocated to its concessions program, and PNE will receive $148,000.

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) announced today that it has signed a unique and targeted Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Heathrow Airport (LHR), committing both airports to working closer together to support the recovery from COVID-19.

Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) passengers making plans to travel to the Dominican Republic this spring have a new option.

PHILADELPHIA - Jefferson Health, Ambulnz and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) have announced a partnership to launch a COVID-19 testing program. Starting Friday, Dec. 4, the program will operate from the PHL Terminal E Departures building, and will provide passengers with the confidence they need to travel safely and conscientiously between destinations.

Transatlantic flights are allowed to resume at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), following five months of restrictions on processing inbound passengers from Europe.

PHL, one of the country's top 10 airports for transatlantic travel, has not received a single pasenger flight from Europe or the United Kingdom since March 16. Without a direct transatlantic link, businesses attempting to rebound from the devastating impacts of COVID-19 have little chance of competing against their counterparts in New York City and Washington, D.C., —two metropolitan areas in proximity with approved funneling airport status.

In April, the Federal Aviation Administration announced approximately $116 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding was designated for PHL (as well as $157,000 for PNE). For PHL, that was the equivalent to a little over 100 days of cash on hand to support airport operations, including covering payroll, paying vendors and making debt service payments—enough to get through to end of the fiscal year.

Philadelphia Music Ambassador Chill Moody will represent Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in the JetStream Music Festival, an online celebration of music between 23 North American airports, to be held on Wednesday, May 6 at 6 p.m. EDT. The stream will take place on Facebook Live and will feature performances from musicians representing each city.

For one night only, 23 airports across North America will come together for the JetStream Music Festival, an online celebration of local music. Hosted by Austin-Bergstrom International Airport from the “Live Music Capital of the World” in Austin, Texas, the free, multi-hour livestream will take place at 6 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 6 on participating airports’ Facebook Live.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced today that Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) can expect to receive approximately $116 million in CARES Act funding, which translates into about 3 months of cash on hand to support airport operations. PHL is owned and operated by the City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation, which supports 800 staff along with 200 police and fire department personnel.