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VINCI AIRPORTS AWARDED CONCESSION FOR FAA’A AIRPORT VINCI Airports will operate Faa’a International Airport in Tahiti for the next 40 years after being awarded the concession to develop it by...
Myron Keehn to become new CEO of Edmonton Airport
Myron Keehn will become the new CEO of Edmonton Regional Airports Authority when current incumbent, Tom Ruth, retires at the end of December 2022. The authority is responsible for the...
London Stansted boosts long-haul capabilities with new double airbridge
The opening of a new air bridge might not seem like that big a deal for an airport, but for London Stansted it is significant, as the new addition boosts...
UPS unveils new facility at Milan Bergamo Airport
US shipping giant, UPS, has opened a new logistics complex at Milan Bergamo Airport. The new 5,000sqm facility, which is part of an ongoing infrastructure upgrade at the Italian airport,...
ONT’s passenger traffic soars and exceeds pre-pandemic levels
Southern California’s Ontario International Airport (ONT) surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the seventh straight month in September as passenger volumes continued to climb to levels not seen since 2007, airport officials announced....
Passenger traffic recovery continues at Queen Alia
Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport has announced that it handled 5.8 million passengers during the first nine months of 2022, a healthy 89% rise on the same period last year...
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
The Middle East, sustainability and traffic recovery are among the main focuses of ACI Asia-Pacific’s new president, Emmanuel Menanteau, writes Sunil Subbaiah. Newly appointed ACI Asia-Pacific president, Emmanuel Menanteau, is...
FAA to invest $31 million on key airport cargo projects
The FAA has awarded more than $31 million in grants to expand cargo infrastructure at nine airports across the United States. According to the FAA, each project will help expedite...
Traffic data confirms strong August for Europe’s airports
The latest traffic figures from ACI EUROPE show that passenger numbers at the continent’s airports in August was just 12% below pre-pandemic levels. The trade body reveals that passenger traffic...
Shannon Airport Group launches new sustainability strategy
Shannon Airport Group has launched a new sustainability strategy that it hopes will act as a blueprint to achieve a more sustainable future for the Group, its people, and the...
Open for business: news from ACI’s World Business Partners
Smart glass at Phoenix Sky Harbor View has installed its smart glass technology in the new Eighth Concourse at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s Terminal 4. Opened on June 20,...
BETTER TIMES ARE COMING
The relaxation of travel restrictions and successful COVID vaccination programmes in many parts of Asia-Pacific and the Middle East has led to a cautious sense of optimism for the aviation...