RDU Airport, NC – Officials at Raleigh-Durham International Airport are gearing up for a busy Memorial Day weekend. Nearly 160,000 passengers are expected to travel through the airport beginning today through Tuesday, May 31, a seven percent increase over last year. The busiest travel day will be Friday, May 27 and airport officials are remindingRead More

RDU Airport, NC — For the next three months, visitors to Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s Terminal A can experience the latest collaboration between Artspace, a Raleigh-based, non-profit visual arts center, and the airport. The new exhibit features works by five Artspace artists: Kathy Whaley Ammon, paintings, Luke Buchanan, mixed media, Terry Burtyk, charcoal drawings, Natalie Crawford,Read More

RDU Airport, NC — Southern Jet, one of Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s two fixed-base operators (FBOs), was ranked second in two surveys of the top FBOs in the country by Professional Pilot magazine and Aviation International News. FBOs provide aircraft maintenance, fuel, car rental, flight instruction, aircraft sales, and pilot and passenger lounges and services. RDURead More

RDU Airport, NC — The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority Board of Directors last week elected Steve Toler as its next Chairman. Michael Weeks was elected Vice Chairman, Craigie Sanders Secretary and Terry Yeargan Treasurer. The new members were elected at the Authority’s April 21 meeting. Toler, appointed to the Authority by Durham County in 1999, followsRead More

RDU Airport, NC – April 17-23 is National Volunteer Week and one volunteer ambassador at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) will receive a special award for his work. The MetLife Foundation has chosen volunteer Jim Van Strien to receive one of its Community Champion Awards. Van Strien is one of 35 volunteer ambassadors at RDU whoRead More