Heinemann Duty Free has opened three new sales spaces with new concepts at Hamburg Airport. Several shops in the Pier and Airport Plaza have been remodelled since the start of the year, providing visitors with a new shopping experience at its home base airport. According to Heinemann, the new outlets boast a modern design, fresh […]
A second group of innovators have begun a 16-week accelerator programme to “field test” and develop their concepts in a real-world airport environment at San Diego International Airport (SAN). The programme is hosted in the Airport Innovation Lab, located within the decommissioned Commuter Terminal. The five entrants and their wide-ranging concepts are: • AirporTour– testing interactive […]
Houston Airport System and Cabo Frio Airport in Brazil have signed an agreement to create a pipeline of air cargo between two of the largest oil, gas and energy clusters in the Americas. According to the Texas airport operator, the co-operation agreement with the first public airport under private management in Brazil will serve as […]
Airport World provides a snapshot of the latest route development news from Malta, Brisbane, Athens and Nice Côte d’Azur airports. Malta magic Its expanding route network and the growing year-round appeal of Malta means that the island nation’s international airport is already so confident of a good 2019 that it has predicted that a record […]
Seven months after declaring an interest in Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport, Manchester Airport Group (MAG) today confirmed that it has made a bid to operate the gateway. Its undisclosed offer has been made together with Chinese investment partner, the Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG). If successful, it will be awarded a 35 year contract to operate and […]
The bi-annual CPI Airport Commercial Development and Management Course for airport managers will be held once again in Sydney, Australia, from July 22-25, 2019, with registrations now open. The popular professional development course, run by leading global airport commercial consultancy Concession Planning International, attracts management from airports across the world who wish to gain a […]
Work has begun to dispose of the aircraft engineering assets at Birmingham and London Luton airports of former UK carrier, Monarch Airlines. Avison Young has been appointed to market Monarch Aircraft Engineering’s 280,000sqft property portfolio on behalf of the Joint Administrators, David Pike, Ben Leith & David Standish at KPMG. The portfolio includes strategically located […]
Local residents can now access information on aircraft noise in real time and generate reports on demand following Gatwick’s £1 million investment in the latest technology. In a UK-airport first, the new system – provided by EMS Brüel & Kjær – also allows noise complaints to be submitted via an automated telephone line, a key […]
Munich Airport’s MAC Forum will be transformed into a skateboard park later this month for a four day event involving some of Germany’s top competitors. The airport promises that visitors will witness dazzling displays of tricks, spins and jumps at the new Skate & Style event, which will take place at the airport from April […]
IT can help airports keep pace with rising demand and meet growing passenger expectations, writes Bruno Spada, head of airport IT at Amadeus. The airport as we know it is evolving in response to a continually changing operating environment where more demands than ever before are being placed on them to up their game. Firstly, passenger […]
Kevin Riordan, head of airports and checkpoint solutions at Smiths Detection, considers how artificial intelligence can help airport security. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is beginning to permeate every aspect of daily life, from garnering film recommendations on Netflix, through to fraud detection and cognitive robotics, and airport security is no exception. Machine learning is key to […]
Bahrain International Airport operator, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), today anounced a US$50.9 million net profit in 2018, a significant jump compared to US$34 million the previous year. Commenting on the results, His Excellency the Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, said: “These impressive figures are the result of collaborative efforts between BAC and […]
