MONEY MATTERS
Joe Bates picks out some of the highlights of the recent ACI Airport Economics & Finance Conference and Exhibition in London. Paradigm shifts in the airport business’, was the theme...
DETROIT METRO STEPS UP ITS RECYCLING EFFORTS IN NORTH TERMINAL
The sustainability of Detroit Metropolitan Airport was firmly on the mind of Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA) this week when it unveiled plans to revamp its public recycling programme in the...
FRAPORT INCREASES STAKE IN LIMA AIRPORT OPERATOR
Global airport operator, Fraport AG, has expanded its stake in Peru’s Jorge Chavez International Airport by acquiring an additional 10% stake in Lima Airport Partners (LAP). The acquisition, from AC Capitales’ Infrastructure...
EUROPE’S REGIONAL AIRPORTS FACE NETWORK, ECONOMIC AND GREEN CHALLENGES
Some of the biggest challenges facing Europe’s regional airports have came under the microscope at the 12th ACI Europe Regional Airports Conference & Exhibition in Krakow. Delegates learnt that over...
NEW F&B OUTLETS COMING TO BRAZIL’S SALVADOR BAHIA AIRPORT
Passengers at Salvador Bahia Airport in Brazil will soon have the opportunity to dine at seven high-quality restaurants and other F&B outlets as part of a new partnership between SSP...
NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR LEEDS BRADFORD AIRPORT
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) in the UK has a new boss, former London Luton and Newcastle airport board member, Hywel Rees. Rees joins LBA from AMP Capital, where he has...
MIAMI UPGRADES BAGGAGE SCREENING WITH NEW CT SCANNER
A state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner is now at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Miami International Airport. The new technology provides improved explosives detection capabilities at the checkpoint. The...
UK CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY LAUNCHES ‘INNOVATION SANDBOX’
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has followed the innovation lab initiatives of an ever increasing number of the world’s airports by launching a virtual space to safely test new technology....
AIRPORT WORLD 2019, ISSUE 02
VIEW THE ISSUE HERE In the spotlight: Marketing & Communications Airport report: Helsinki In review: Airport Economics & Finance Conference and ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly Plus: ASQ winners & Investing in Africa Airport World...
DIGITAL TOWER SUCCESS FOR JERSEY AIRPORT
Jersey Airport in the Channel Islands has become the first British airport to achieve approval for operational use of a digital Remote Tower. Ports of Jersey’s digital remote centre deploys...
CHOCS AWAY AT AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL AND OTHER EUROPEAN GATEWAYS
Chocolate brand Tony’s Chocolonely is now available at Amsterdam Schiphol and a number of other European airports courtesy of duty free operator, Gebr Heinemann. Other airports to welcome the brand...
SUCCESSFUL BIOMETRIC BOARDING PROJECT AT LJUBLJANA AIRPORT
After a successful biometric boarding pilot project at Ljubljana Airport, Amadeus believes that the industry has taken another step towards the creation of a common, centralised industry platform for the...