Thyssenkrupp Airport Solutions has been awarded the biggest service contract in its history by Qatar’s Hamad International Airport. As a result, the company will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of 90 passenger boarding bridges (PBBs), more than 500 aircraft support units such as ground power units that supply parked aircraft with electricity and air […]

We maybe just coming out of winter, but the Chicago Department of Aviation is already thinking about the next one, announcing that it has acquired 36 snow sweepers from Boschung. The vehicles, officially called jetbrooms, will join the existing fleet of 29 already successfully in use for the crucial winter operations at Chicago O’Hare. Boschung […]

Profits at Ireland’s daa Group increased by 6% to a record €133 million in 2018 as the company, which has operations in 13 countries, benefitted from higher passenger numbers and increased commercial income. Daa’s results for 2018 showed that the Group, which operates Dublin and Cork airports, the global travel retailer ARI and daa International, […]

Frankfurt Airport has laid the cornerstone for its new Terminal 3, the benefits of which operator, Fraport, claims will be felt across Germany. Fraport AG CEO, Stefan Schulte, said: “We are building the future with Terminal 3 – for Frankfurt Airport, the entire Rhine-Main region and far beyond. “By employing state-of-the-art technology and intelligent processes […]

New Aelia Duty Free and RELAY shops have opened at Libreville Leon Mba International Airport in Gabon. Their opening marks the first phase of a partnership between Lagardère Travel Retail and the airport to operate more than 600sqm of retail and F&B outlets at the African gateway. The Aelia Duty Free store offers a broad range […]

East Midlands Airport (EMA) has begun work on a project to create more parking space for aircraft to accommodate the rising demand in cargo flights. The UK’s self-proclaimed “premiere airport for dedicated cargo aircraft”, is improving its infrastructure so that aircraft can load and unload more efficiently at busy times. FedEx/TNT, UPS and Royal Mail currently […]

JetBlue Technology Ventures (JTV), the venture capital subsidiary of JetBlue Airways, has announced that Vantage Airport Group is to become one of its industry innovation partners. The International Partnership Programme was established by JTV in July 2018 to build a network of like-minded global partners embracing start-ups and applying emerging technologies within their companies. The […]

When it comes to Brexit, the air cargo sector is stuck in a holding pattern, writes Alex Veitch. With the UK and EU27 yet to reach an agreement on their trading relationship after the UK leaves the EU, the resulting lack of political solutions has left the sector in a state of regulatory uncertainty. With […]

Wellington International Airport in New Zealand is the first gateway in the world to go live with a leading-edge online airport management system from global airport technology specialists, Veovo. The technology will provide Wellington and its aviation partners with a real-time, predictive overall view of operational activities. This oversight is expected to help the airport […]

ACI Asia-Pacific regional director, Patti Chau, is to leave her position at the end of 2019 after seven years in the hotseat and 15 years with the organisation. A global search for her successor has already begun. Officially announcing her decision today, Chau said: “After working in ACI Asia-Pacific as well as living in Hong […]

Airlines that are adding tracking at more points of the baggage journey are enjoying a huge improvement in bag delivery globally, according to the latest data from SITA. The 2019 version of SITA’s annual Baggage IT Insights shows that where tracking is done at check-in and loading onto the aircraft, the rate of improvement is as […]