It’s no surprise to anyone working in aviation that the growing use of drones has caused an upsurge in near-miss reports and increased the risk of disrupting or even colliding with air traffic, writes Siete Hamminga. Able to stay in the air for up to 30 minutes at a time, with quick battery changes, a lone […]

Toronto Pearson has appointed The Design Solution to carry out the commercial planning for the retail offerings across terminals 1 and 2 as well as the environmental design of the commercial areas of T3. This is the latest of a number of new developments at Toronto Pearson, Canada’s busiest international airport, operated by the Greater […]

Congratulations to Katie Wilgar and Dean McGlade (pictured above), who have become the latest permanent new additions to George Best Belfast City Airport’s firefighting team. The two successfully completed the airport’s ‘High Flyers Apprenticeship’ programme to become members of the Airport Fire Service. Wilgar is from East Belfast and McGlade, from Carrickfergus, beat off stiff competiton […]

ACI World today published its ACI Airport Economics Report for the calendar year 2017, which reveals a strong industry performance underpinned by continued growth in global trade and air service demand. The report was launched ahead of next week’s ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in Hong Kong, where aviation leaders will come together to discuss many […]

London City Airport has been officially accredited as a Living Wage Employer and has committed to extend the London Living Wage to key suppliers and contractors by July 2019. The airport already provides all its 650 directly employed staff in excess of the London Living Wage. The commitment means that around 100 additional staff at […]

A $256 million project to reconstruct Runway 3L/21R at Detroit Metropolitan Airport’s (DTW) and its associated taxiways is to begin on April 1.  The 8,500-foot primary departure runway is located on the eastern portion of the airfield and its redevelopent costs will be funded with FAA Airport Improvement Program funds and airport revenue bonds. The construction […]

Tennant Creek Airport in Australia is to embark on a A$1.4 million airfield enhancement project to improve safety and enhance its capabilities to better serve the Barkly region’s growing economic, health and community needs. Operator, NT Airports, says that the planned upgrade has been made possible by a A$700,000 grant from the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and […]

São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro is the busiest route in Latin America and the fourth busiest domestic route in the world, according to the latest analysis from travel data and insight provider, OAG. Close to 40,000 flights annually operate on the route between São Paulo’s Congonhas Airport (CGH) and Rio de Janeiro’s Santos Dumont Airport […]

Dublin Airport is taking part in a trial that will allow passengers to use the same biometric technology, processes and procedures to “seamlessly travel” between it and Bristol Airport in the UK. The trial, which is being undertaken in collaboration with an airline partner, is thought to be the first biometric trial that enables passengers […]

As the increase in traffic calls for greater airfield efficiency and capacity, ACI World today emphasised the importance of implementing the new ICAO Global Reporting Format (GRF), a new methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions. The GRF, which will be applicable in November 2020, was published in 2016 in an amendment to PANS-Aerodromes […]