Ireland’s Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, and Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross, today joined daa chief executive, Dalton Philips, to perform the official sod-turning for Dublin Airport’s new North Runway project. The new runway is urgently needed to allow for expansion to underpin Ireland’s long-term economic growth as Dublin Airport’s existing main runway is […]

Just short of two million passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport in January, 2.3% more than in the same month of the previous year.  The Danish gateway primarily attributes the upturn to growth on long-haul flights to Asia. Doha in Qatar, for example, makes its Top 10 most popular routes for the first time. A total of […]

Passenger numbers in the UK have increased by 20% in the last five years, with 268 million travellers passing through country’s airports in 2018, and the government predicts that this number will increase to 410 million by 2050. In light of this, more than ever before the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) needs to ensure that […]

A midnight fun run down the runway at Birmingham Airport has raised over £15,000 for Acorns Children’s Hospice. More than 120 staff, friends and family took part in the run, braving cold and wet conditions at just past midnight to tackle the three kilometres of the airport’s runway, which was specifically closed for the charity […]

Israel has opened its first commercial greenfield gateway, Ilan and Asaf Ramon International Airport (Ramon Airport), located 18 kilometres north of the Red Sea resort city of Eilat. Commissioned by the Isreal Airport Authority (IAA) and designed by a team led by Mann-Shinar Architects and Moshe Zur Architects, the new airport will replace the existing downtown […]

Dublin Airport has launched a new initiative with the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) in a bid to reduce delays and improve traffic flows. The initiative involves incorporating Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) into the management of daily flight operations at the airport. A-CDM is a Europe-wide initiative under the guidance of Eurocontrol, which is the European […]

Birmingham Airport has been awarded £1.4 million in funding from the UK government to support the introduction of electric powered buses at the gateway. The funding – courtesy of the Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme administered by the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) – will support the electrification of […]

Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is now accepting applications for a new voluntary incentive programme designed to help airport operators achieve compliance with LAWA’s environmental policies and further improve the air quality surrounding Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The Zero & Near-Zero Emission Heavy-Duty Vehicle Incentive Program is for businesses operating at LAX looking to […]

ACI Europe today confirmed that 2018 was a good one for Europe’s airports, which saw passenger numbers rise by 6.1% to 2.34 billion. The new record means that passenger traffic across Europe has soared by 36% over the past five years. The 2018 total equates to 136.6 million more people than in 2017, with Europe’s […]

The Year of the Pig began in style at Hong Kong International Airport earlier today as airport staff joined passengers to celebrate the first day of the Chinese New Year. Special guest, Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region, joined airport CEO, Fred Lam, and Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) chairman, Jack So […]

The retail transformation at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport is a powerful demonstration of how regional airports can adopt local themes to develop a unique and authentic ‘sense of place’, according to The Design Solution. The holistic design programme at Toulouse-Blagnac includes the enlargement, reconfiguration and refurbishment of the airport’s commercial areas across a total of 1,800sqm of […]

Air traffic management operator, NATS, has begun a trial to understand whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used to help reduce flight delays. A project is now underway, within NATS’ bespoke Digital Tower Laboratory, at Heathrow Airport to test whether a combination of ultra HD 4K cameras along with state-of-the-art AI and machine learning technology […]