TIA, the operator of Albania’s Mother Teresa–Tirana International Airport, is looking for consultants to help it complete the next phase of the gateway’s infrastructure development programme. TIA is committed to undertaking a handful of key capital expenditure projects between 2020-2022 in order to ensure that Albania’s gateway to the world is equipped to meet future […]
Airports are turning to technology to improve the quality of the air we breathe in airport terminals, writes Tony Abate. The convenience and ease of air travel has made flying more popular than ever before and means that today’s airports are active, bustling places that often resemble a city within a city. The rise in […]
This year’s Thanksgiving will be the busiest ever for air traffic, according to Airlines for America (A4A), which today announced today that it expects a record 31.6 million passengers (+3.7%) to board US carriers worldwide during the 12-day travel period normally associated with the annual holiday. The Sunday after Thanksgiving, December 1, is poised to be the busiest […]
The holiday season is officially upon us as Munich Airport’s annual Christmas and Winter Market has opened for business! From now until December 29, Europe’s largest covered outdoor space – the Munich Airport Center Forum – will host the airport’s annual Christmas and Winter Market, which will be open daily from 11am until 9pm. This year […]
Moscow Sheremetyevo has received the green-light from Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency to open its renovated Terminal C in January, 2020. According to the Moscow gateway, the first phase of its “new and improved” Terminal C ensures that it is equipped to handle international flights. The revamped terminal has a total floor area of 127,374sqm and […]
A ground breaking ceremony has been held at Norwich Airport to officially mark the start of construction on the UK gateway’s new maintenance hangar and workshop. The new 54,000sqft hangar and 15,500sqft workshop will be capable of simultaneously accommmodating two Boeing 737 aircraft, and ensure the expansion of KLM UK engineering group at the Norfolk airport. […]
How do you create an innovative brand experience for growing airports? Big Vision’s founder and CEO, Joe Quinn, provides some thoughts and reflects on the successful rebranding of Orlando Sanford International Airport.1.0.0.20 Hailed as the safest way to travel, aviation continues to grow with ACI World expecting global passenger numbers to double by 2034 and […]
Niranjan Navaratnarajah, cargo industry director for Unisys Asia Pacific, argues that real-time data is fundamental to a connected cargo supply chain to reduce idle time and increase visibility, transparency and security.1.0.0.20 We need to securely modernise today’s mostly manual and fragmented cargo distribution processes by going digital. Let’s face it, most of the cargo industry […]
What new technologies are on the horizon and how many of these can we expect to find commonplace at airports in 10 to 15 years’ time? Arturo García-Alonso considers some options. When thinking about the future for airports, both as an industry and in the broad sense, it is wise to be pragmatic and try […]
Las Vegas–McCarran International Airport has become the latest US gateway to open a Shake Shack restaurant. The modern day ‘roadside’ burger stand that got started in New York in 2001 and continues to build a devoted fan base all over the world, is now up and running in the Rotunda Area in Terminal 1 that […]
Dublin Airport celebrates its 80th birthday on January 19, 2020, and has produced a commemorative 2020 calendar to mark the occasion! The calendar has 12 iconic images including famous sports and political figures arriving at Dublin Airport during the past eight decades. It features famous historic moments such as President John F Kennedy’s visit, the […]
Shell has today announced that it will support SkyNRG to develop Europe’s first dedicated sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant. The development of the DSL-01 production plant in Delfzijl, Netherlands, is led by SkyNRG, a global market leader for SAF and a long-term strategic partner of Shell Aviation. Shell notes that it will bring its […]
