Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) celebrated World Environment Day by welcoming what it claims to have been the most eco-friendly commercial flight in aviation history. LAX makes the claim because it says that United Airlines flight 310, a Boeing 737-900ER with a special Eco-Skies livery, was the first to demonstrate the following key actions on […]
Rome Fiumicino (FCO) has become the first airport in Italy to earn IATA CEIV Pharma certification. It obtained the certification in a community approach together with its air cargo supply chain partners. IATA CEIV pharma certification is industry recognition in support of the air transport industry complying with pharmaceutical manufacturers’ shipping requirements. The certification ensures […]
Hollywood Burbank Airport’s Nerissa Sugars explains how winning ACI-NA’s prestigious 2018 Peggy G Hereford Award has shown the value of formulating a strategic marketing and communications plan. In Hollywood Burbank Airport’s namesake community, winning an award is always cause for big celebrations – red carpets, spotlights, and champagne. But for the airport, the celebration […]
Edinburgh Airport’s £75 million terminal expansion, the biggest project in a generation at the gateway, was officially opened today by Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. Part of a wider £200 million investment programme at Scotland’s busiest airport, the airport claims that the expansion enhances its connectivity options and will support passenger growth to twenty million […]
Melbourne Airport has chosen to extend its contract with technology partner SITA for flexible and passenger-friendly technology to ready the airport for forecast passenger growth. The technology is part of the airport’s multi-billion dollar pipeline of investment that will see it welcome almost 70 million passengers annually by 2038. According to SITA, the passenger-friendly technologies will […]
The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) and its members have announced measures to improve airspace capacity and reduce delays across Europe this summer.The measures include air navigation service providers working better together to re-distribute traffic; taking a more Europe wide rather than national approach to managing traffic; and gaining access to airspace normally reserved […]
London Gatwick may be one of the UK’s busiest airports with rising passenger numbers, but its noise footprint is getting smaller, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The CAA’s noise exposure contour analysis shows that Gatwick’s noise footprint (54dBA Leq) reduced by 7% in 2018. The decline is being attributed to improved operational procedures – including […]
Helsinki Airport director, Joni Sundelin, tells Joe Bates more about the ongoing development of his gateway as it looks to cement its status as northern Europe’s transfer hub to Asia. Helsinki Airport recorded double digit growth in 2018 when an all-time high of 20.8 million passengers (+10.4%) passed through its facilities. The upturn follows an […]
Dublin Airport is delighted to welcome WestJet’s new three times weekly direct service to Calgary in Alberta, Canada. The new route will be operated with a Boeing Dreamliner aircraft and is the only scheduled service between the two cities. WestJet’s new Calgary service will also offer onward connections to 24 destinations including Vancouver and Las […]
ACI World, IATA and the Worldwide Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG) today announced the agreement of a new governance structure for the Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG). Airport operators, airlines, and slot co-ordinators will now play an equal role in determining the global guidelines for the allocation of airport slots. It is believed that the new agreement […]
Airport World pays tribute to the 2018 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) customer experience award winners and talks to some of the CEOs of the successful gateways. It’s official, Delhi-Indira Gandhi, Indianapolis, Moscow Sheremetyevo, Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji, Singapore Changi and Seoul–Gimpo are some of the best airports in the world for the delivery of customer service. All […]
San Diego International Airport’s Arts Programme has launched its 2019 collective experience for airport travellers and visitors. The Arts Programme aims to infuse the airport with light, levity, comfort and enriching experiences. According to the airport, it aims to hghlight the region’s rich cultural community through three components – Temporary Exhibitions, Performing Arts and Public […]
