CORONAVIRUS CAUSING CHALLENGING Q1 FOR ASIA-PACIFIC’S AIRPORTS
The impact of the coronavirus is beginning to bite in Asia-Pacific, with Q1 passenger numbers expected to be significantly down in China and at airports across the region, warns ACI...
COURT RULING MEANS FURTHER DELAYS TO HEATHROW’S RUNWAY EXPANSION
Heathrow’s third runway is off, for now anyway, following the Court of Appeal’s decision that the government’s greenliight for the project was unlawful. However, while anti-third runway groups celebrate and...
GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT TAUPŌ AIRPORT UPGRADE
Government support announced today for upgrading and expanding New Zealand’s Taupō Airport has been welcomed as a timely boost that will give regions and businesses confidence in their communities’ abilities...
AIRPORT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER CELEBRATES ITS 100TH BIRTHDAY
A familiar and sometimes iconic site at airports across the globe, the air traffic control tower, celebrates its 100th birthday today. The world’s first air traffic control tower was commissioned...
GROUPE ADP TO ACQUIRE 49% STAKE IN GMR AIRPORTS LIMITED
Groupe ADP has signed a €1.36 billion deal to acquire a 49% stake in India’s GMR Airports Limited (GAL). GAL operates Hyderabad–Rajiv Gandhi and Delhi-Indira Gandhi airports in India courtesy of...
MALTA AIRPORT EXPANSION PLAN READY FOR TAKE-OFF
Malta International Airport has launched the most radical programme of development and innovation in its history to help achieve its vision to create the best airport passenger experience in Europe....
HEINEMANN AUSTRALIA EXTENDS SYDNEY AIRPORT CONCESSION
Heinemann Australia has celebrated five years at Sydney Airport by extending its Duty Free concession at the gateway until 2029. The news is a major coup for the company, which...
HOUSTON HOBBY TO INTRODUCE QUEUE BUSTING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY
Houston’s Willliam P Hobby Airport believes that wait times at its US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection checkpoints will be cut by nearly half after the introduction of facial comparison...
LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AWARDS $1.5 BILLION F&B CONTRACT EXTENSION
The Clark County Board of Commissioners has approved a seven-year, $1.5 billion extension to HMSHost’s F&B contract at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport. In return HMSHost, which now has a...
HEATHROW HOME TO OVER 1,000 APPRENTICES IN 2019
London’s Heathrow Airport has broken its annual apprenticeship record with nearly 1,100 apprentices starting their career journeys at the UK hub last year. Following a record 2019, employers across Team...
NEW ICONS STORE OPENS AT CAIRNS AIRPORT
Lagardère Travel Retail has opened a new Icons store in the Domestic Terminal of Cairns Airport. Icons Cairns is said to showcase the best of local Tropical North Queensland produce...
SWEDEN’S AIRPORTS PREPARING FOR FIRST COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT
Swedish airport operator, Swedavia, has unveiled a strategy for electric aviation, the goal of which is to equip all ten of its gateways to handle electric aircraft and handle the first...