The Maine Turnpike is also expected to be busier than it was this time last year.
Portland International Jetport
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Portland Jetport plans nearly $5 million in improvements
The money would fund upgrades to the passenger terminal building and parking garage, and the development of a new over-the-water flight path meant to reduce neighborhood noise complaints.
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PFAS-free firefighting foam coming to Portland International Jetport
The Portland Fire Department says the PFAS-free foam should be fully installed in the airport’s 3 trucks by mid-November.
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Worldwide software glitch snarls Maine banks, businesses
Flights at the Portland International Jetport were canceled or delayed, some Mainers were blocked from accessing bank accounts, and businesses of all kinds saw interruptions in operations after a CrowdStrike software glitch.
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FAA investigates near-collision at Portland Jetport
The incident Tuesday appears to involve a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 that took off on a closed runway where an airport vehicle was conducting a safety inspection.
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Portland jetport pitches parking expansion plan for city, state review
The Portland International Jetport has reduced its proposal by 100 spaces, but that might not satisfy residents of a Stroudwater neighborhood concerned about the $8 million project.
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Travelers at Portland jetport can visit the moon. Or at least a chunk of it
A moon chunk on display there weighs about 94 pounds and is the result of an asteroid striking the moon. It’s on loan from a Bethel museum.
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Portland Jetport to receive more than $10 million from FAA for improvements
The funds are part of an $18 million federal funding package earmarked for airport terminal improvements in Maine.
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Breeze Airways adds new services from Portland to North Carolina and Florida
New offerings include a seasonal route to Raleigh-Durham and one-stop, no-plane-change service to Jacksonville.
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Maine airports see more people trying to bring guns through security
Airports in Augusta, Portland and Bangor have reported a total of 14 incidents of people trying to bring firearms through security checkpoints so far this year, a number that is twice what was reported for all of last year.