With an eye on reinvesting in its infrastructure and expanding services, the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority board of governors approved a $36.7 million operating budget for all three of its aviation facilities, plus a nearly $49.1 million capital improvement program for 2020.

United Airlines introduced its newest regional plane as part of a national tour last week, offering travelers flying out of Lehigh Valley and Harrisburg International airports the opportunity to travel first-class on short regional trips.

As passenger traffic increases at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, the airport authority has a plan for infrastructure improvements to accommodate more people.

Passenger traffic at Lehigh Valley International Airport has reached its highest level in nine years.

Vail Resorts Inc. of Bloomfield, Colorado, said it closed on its acquisition of Peak Resorts Inc. for a purchase price of $11 per share. With this acquisition, Vail Resorts added 17 U.S. ski areas to its network, including five in Pennsylvania.

Sérénité at Camelback Mountain in the Poconos will offer ski and mountain views for owners of mountainside residences modeled after western resorts in places such as Aspen, Colorado, and Deer Valley, Utah.

A local developer recently transformed a Wingate by Wyndham hotel into a Holiday Inn with 108 new rooms and a full-service kitchen in Lower Macungie Township.

Lehigh Valley International Airport will add to its roster of food and beverage options when Dunkin' opens a kiosk at the airport this fall.

Allegiant said it would establish an aircraft base at Lehigh Valley International Airport, set to begin operations in February 2020. The base would be Allegiant’s 18th and bring at least 66 new jobs for pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and others this spring.

Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority officials agreed to accept four grants totaling $20,786,225 from the Federal Aviation Administration, with funds coming from the federal Airport Improvement Program. They will help the airport improve and upgrade its main runway.