Key industry partners have announced the launch of the MRO Blockchain Alliance, the air transport’s first industry-wide investigation into the use of blockchain to track, trace and record aircraft parts. The new alliance comprises leading organisations covering every aspect of the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) chain, from part manufacture and repairs to logistics and […]
Stockholm Arlanda has opened a new hotel, the 500-room Comfort Hotel Arlanda Airport, within a few minutes’ walk of its terminals. Operator, Swedavia, notes that the new hotel boasts BREAM certification in line with its desire for it to built and operate to a high enviromental standard. Clarion Hotel Arlanda Airport, Radisson Blu Airport Terminal Hotel […]
Miami International Airport (MIA) served 45.9 million passengers in 2019, a yearly upturn of nearly one million passengers. Contributing to MIA’s growth was the addition of five new international passenger routes to London (Norwegian), Casablanca (Royal Air Maroc), Warsaw (LOT Polish Airlines), Cordoba (American Airlines) and Paris (Corsair). And more new service is already on […]
John Newbury, product manager at Ramtech Electronics, looks at how advances in wireless technology and cloud-based data can deliver multiple benefits to airside operations. Airport security conjures up images of metal detectors, scanners and long queues at check-in. Of course, it’s far broader than that, much of it unseen, and involves monitoring and securing the […]
Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 86.4 million passengers in 2019 to retain its status as the world’s busiest international airport. The total secured its sixth successive year as the world’s busiest international gateway, ahead of long-time record holder London Heathrow, which handled 76 million passengers on international flights in 2019 as it welcomed a record […]
Scott Macpherson considers the infrastructure challenges facing US airports and how best practices can help control their construction costs. The aftermath of another hectic holiday travel season provides a great opportunity for a reality-check regarding the state of American airports. Of the 32 million fliers who took to the skies during Thanksgiving 2019, many encountered […]
GHIAL, the operator of Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, has signed a concession agreement with the Indian government to develop commercial operations at Bidar Airport. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) has agreed to “Commission, Operationalise and Maintain the Civilian Enclave at the Bidar Airport” in North Karnataka, which up until now has served purely […]
Newcastle Airport in Australia claims that the creation of the “world’s most uplifting defence and aerospace precinct”, Astra Aerolab, has taken another significant step forward this month, with the appointment of Daracon as lead contractor for the stage one civil works. Airport CEO, Dr Peter Cock, says the realisation of the globally significant hub will […]
Luis Felipe de Oliveira will become the new director general of ACI World in June, replacing the long serving Angela Gittens who is retiring after 12 years in the role. He is the current executive director and CEO of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA). “Felipe is an aviation leader with decades […]
Reducing its carbon footprint appears to be top of the agenda for the UK today with the government announcing plans to ban the sale of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035 and members of the country’s Sustainable Aviation coalition announcing that they aim to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The latter ambition […]
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) celebrated its busiest year ever in 2019 with more than 4.2 million passengers passing through its facilities. The total beat the previous all-time record by nearly 300,000 more travellers. “Our momentum over the past 12 months, along with the community’s support, has been phenomenal,” said Dan Mann, executive director […]
Work will commence on the expansion and renovation of Singapore Changi’s Terminal 2 next month as operator, Changi Airport Group (CAG) strives to make the airport bigger and better to cope with growing demand. The work marks the beginning of a multi-year expansion project which will increase T2’s handling capacity, as well as to replace […]
