JD Wetherspoon will open a new bar at London’s Stansted Airport tomorrow. The new 3,650 square foot Runway Bar is located on a new mezzanine level, at the back of the existing pub, and can accommodate 200 seated customers. It has cost £1.3 million to develop. Planes taking off and landing will be viewable through […]
The new $11 billion Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in China’s Sichuan Province is beginning to take shape ahead of its early 2020s opening, writes Joe Bates. Sichuan Province’s planned new Chengdu Tianfu International Airport is being designed by the China Southwest Architectural Design & Research Institute Corp Ltd (CSWADI) in partnership with ADP Ingénierie. Located […]
Joe Bates finds out more about the history, plans and future ambitions of a handful of global airport investors at different stages of their development and investment cycles. The news that owner, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), is set to pocket close to £3 billion later this year from the sale of a 50.01% stake in London’s Gatwick […]
Sabrina Guerrieri reports on the decision to enhance ACI’s market leading Airport Service Quality (ASQ) programme to make it even better and more relevant. ACI has announced an evolution of its world-leading Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards programme, which it is confident reflects the increasingly dynamic airports industry. ASQ is the world’s leading airport passenger service and benchmarking […]
Egis has been awarded a contract by Riyadh Airports Company to provide it with design and project management consultancy services as it looks to replace the hold baggage screening (HBS) machines in Terminal 5 at King Khaled International Airport. Egis has been supporting development and expansion of Saudi Arabia’s second biggest airport for the last […]
It’s no surprise to anyone working in aviation that the growing use of drones has caused an upsurge in near-miss reports and increased the risk of disrupting or even colliding with air traffic, writes Siete Hamminga. Able to stay in the air for up to 30 minutes at a time, with quick battery changes, a lone […]
Toronto Pearson has appointed The Design Solution to carry out the commercial planning for the retail offerings across terminals 1 and 2 as well as the environmental design of the commercial areas of T3. This is the latest of a number of new developments at Toronto Pearson, Canada’s busiest international airport, operated by the Greater […]
Congratulations to Katie Wilgar and Dean McGlade (pictured above), who have become the latest permanent new additions to George Best Belfast City Airport’s firefighting team. The two successfully completed the airport’s ‘High Flyers Apprenticeship’ programme to become members of the Airport Fire Service. Wilgar is from East Belfast and McGlade, from Carrickfergus, beat off stiff competiton […]
ACI World today published its ACI Airport Economics Report for the calendar year 2017, which reveals a strong industry performance underpinned by continued growth in global trade and air service demand. The report was launched ahead of next week’s ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in Hong Kong, where aviation leaders will come together to discuss many […]
London City Airport has been officially accredited as a Living Wage Employer and has committed to extend the London Living Wage to key suppliers and contractors by July 2019. The airport already provides all its 650 directly employed staff in excess of the London Living Wage. The commitment means that around 100 additional staff at […]
A $256 million project to reconstruct Runway 3L/21R at Detroit Metropolitan Airport’s (DTW) and its associated taxiways is to begin on April 1. The 8,500-foot primary departure runway is located on the eastern portion of the airfield and its redevelopent costs will be funded with FAA Airport Improvement Program funds and airport revenue bonds. The construction […]
Tennant Creek Airport in Australia is to embark on a A$1.4 million airfield enhancement project to improve safety and enhance its capabilities to better serve the Barkly region’s growing economic, health and community needs. Operator, NT Airports, says that the planned upgrade has been made possible by a A$700,000 grant from the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and […]
