Air transport IT provider, SITA, is 70 years old and celebrated the milestone at its annual Innovation Forum in Belgium this week. The organisation, which has been at the heart of the airline industry since 1949, marked the occasion by announcing record revenuesof $1.7billion in 2018. At its recent AGM, SITA’s CEO, Barbara Dalibard, outlined […]
Southampton Airport in the UK has revealed that it reduced its carbon footprint by saving more than 970 tonnes of carbon dioxide in the past 12 months, which is equivalent to flying a plane 210 times around the world. In 2018, the airport reports that it saw a 43% decrease in emissions despite the record number […]
ACI World director general, Angela Gittens, reflects on the topics of training and recruitment. According to the latest ACI World Airport Traffic Forecasts, global passenger traffic is expected to double to 16.97 billion by 2034, based on a projected growth rate of 4.3% per annum, and to 20.9 billion passengers by 2040, based on a 4.1% […]
The most exciting runway at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) yesterday was the one it created in its Tom Bradley International Terminal to stage a first-of-its-kind fashion show. The event spotlighted designs from international designer Sebastian Gunawan and featured models and behind-the-scenes talent from the local area. All in all in featured 25 extravagant couture […]
Sydney Airport has honoured Australian aviation pioneers Nigel Love and Charles Ulm by naming its two corporate buildings after them. For those not familiar with the airport’s history, in 1919, Nigel Love chose a bullock paddock in Mascot to launch his aviation ambitions, the location where Sydney Airport still stands 100 years later. Love piloted […]
Plaza Premium Lounge at London Heathrow Airport T2 has been voted the ‘World’s Best Independent Airport Lounge’ in the 2019 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Plaza Premium Lounges in Hong Kong and Brisbane are also ranked among the World’s Top 10 lounges, revealed by Skytrax during the Paris Air Show. “It is such a pleasure for […]
Beijing’s soon-to-open Daxing International Airport has selected Xsight Systems’ FOD Detection solution for installation on its East and North runways. The decision follows the Xsight System being awarded a similar contract for Beijing Capital International Airport’s East Runway earlier this year. “We are proud that Xsight’s global reputation as an industry leader is acknowledged by the […]
The aviation industry is booming. The number of planes in the sky continues to climb (IATA, 2018), while almost all airports in the world with over 20 million passengers per year are either congested or will face capacity issues in the next 10 years. This puts pressure on everyone across the aviation industry to continue […]
Moscow Sheremetyevo is on target for another record breaking year aftter registering a 15.4% rise in passenger traffic in the first five months of 2019. A total of 18.7 million passengers passed through its facilities between January 1 and May 31, during which time the Russian gateway handled 155,120 aircraft movements – 15.8% up on […]
Brisbane Airport (BNE) is set to become the first Australian gateway to offer direct flights to Chicago when Qantas launches a new four-times weekly service in April 2020. The new route is subject to the approval of the United States Department of Transportation, and comes at the same time as Qantas revealed plans to launch three-times […]
Drone sightings that have forced the temporary closure of a handful of airports across the globe ensure that anti-drone technology and perimeter security is well and truly in the spotlight in 2019, writes Genetec’s Andrew Elvish. I get the opportunity to travel a lot and this has afforded me an excellent view into how airports are […]
A canopy of brightly coloured umbrellas has appeared at Heathrow, but it has nothing to do with the torrential rain falling across large parts of the UK this week. The umbrellas are actually part of an initiative to raise awareness of neuro-developmental disorders, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), autism, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Dyspraxia. Devised by […]
