Wholly-owned Fraport subsidiary, Fraport USA, today assumed responsibility for managing the retail and F&B operations at Nashville International Airport. The airport handled an all time high of almost 16 million passengers in 2018 (+13.2%) to maintain its position as one of strongest performing aviation gateways in North America. Fraport USA was awarded the 10-year concession […]
Lucas Young, business development manager for Transport at Axis Communications, discusses how emerging video technology will play an important role in improving airport security. Despite heavy investment in the area, airfields remain frustratingly difficult to fully secure. Hundreds of incidents of unauthorised access occur every year, all around the world. Hundreds of incidents of unauthorised access […]
Richard Plenty and Terri Morrissey provide their thoughts on wayfaring. Navigating your way through an airport can be an anxiety provoking experience. It’s an activity often undertaken under less than ideal conditions – when we are tired, we have arrived late at night somewhere and the airport is deserted, or we have to rush to get another […]
Plans for one of the largest wind farm developments in Scotland have been given the green light following the installation of a state-of-the-art radar system at Glasgow Airport. Together with air traffic services company, NATS, and Banks Renewables, Glasgow Airport has introduced a new radar earlier that can mitigate the impact of the Kype Muir […]
Amsterdam Schiphol handled 1.7 million tonnes of freight in 2018 to maintain its status as Europe’s third largest cargo airport. The airport reported a 4.1% increase in bellyhold cargo in 2018 although its overall freight volumes dipped by 2.5% during the year. In what proved to be a tough year for cargo shipments at Amsterdam […]
Irish airport operator, daa, its big hearted staff and members of the public helped raise a total of €315,000 for the company’s charity partners last year. Its charity partners – the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association, LauraLynn Children’s Hospice and Snowflakes for Autism – has each charity been presented with a cheque for €105,000 from […]
Singapore Changi Airport has unveiled a new interactive Hennessy pop-up store, which it hopes will appeal to passengers celebrating the Chinese New Year. Located in Terminal 3 and around until February 19, the outlet is the result of a collaboration between Moët Hennessy, DFS Group and Changi operator, Changi Airport Group (CAG). According to Hennessy, […]
ACI World today emphasised the importance of investing in new and improved airport infrastructure to accommodate growth in traffic demand and maintain high levels of service expected by passengers. Addressing a leadership network at CityAge: New York, under the theme ‘Build the Future’, ACI World’s director general, Angela Gittens, stated that the recent renewal of New […]
Founder and CEO of the Plaza Premium Group, Song Hoi-see, reflects on his company’s 20th anniversary and expanding business portfolio. What gave you the idea to start your own independent pay-to-use airport lounge business? The idea came from a personal need not being met. Twenty years ago lounges were only available to business and first-class […]
The latest news from ACI’s World Business Partners Big and clever Hamad International Airport (HIA) has announced the successful completion of the first major phase of its Smart Airport programme, which will enable Qatar Airways to process more than 25% of its passengers using self-service check-in and bag-drop facilities. In partnership with SITA and CCM, the […]
Vancouver International Airport’s expanded International Pier D will boast its own forest of towering Western Hemlock trees, writes Joe Bates. With its Totem poles, a giant jade canoe and its own aquarium, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is already one of the world’s best loved gateways for its unique sense of place, and its ambience designed […]
ACI World’s security, facilitation and IT director, Nina Brooks, tells us more about how the New Experience Travel Technologies (NEXTT) initiative can help shape the future of air travel. Aviation is on a journey towards a healthy and sustainable future. Air travel is as popular as ever, and the recent release of ACI World’s Annual […]
