SAS STRIKE AND EARLY EASTER HITS TRAFFIC AT SWEDEN’S AIRPORTS
Swedavia has blamed a number of one-off factors for last month’s 7% drop in passenger numbers across Sweden’s airports. A total of 3.2 million passengers passed through its 10 airports...
READY FOR TAKE-OFF
Airport World provides a snapshot of the latest route development news from a selection of European airports that include London Luton, London City, Aberdeen and Hanover. London Luton celebrates success...
FRAPORT GROUP ENJOYS ‘SUCCESSFUL’ START TO 2019
Fraport today revealed that the first quarter of the 2019 financial year has been a “successful” one for the company, with both traffic and revenues showing healthy growth. According to...
ACI URGES AIRPORTS TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE THEIR ENVIRO FOOTPRINT
ACI World has called on airports to continue to reduce their environmental footprint in support of the sustainable growth of aviation. The call was made by ACI World’s deputy director...
TURNING TO TECHNOLOGY
Pragma’s Alex Avery takes us through the impact of digitalisation on airport retail and what this potentially means for the future of shopping and dining at the world’s gateways. Technology...
MIXED FORTUNES FOR REGION’S AIRPORTS IN FEBRUARY AS TRAFFIC RISES
Passenger traffic across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded moderate growth in February with monthly upturns of 2.7% and 2.5% respectively. China posted a robust growth of around 7%, sustained...
NEW TIME-BASED AIRCRAFT SPACING SYSTEM INTRODUCED AT TORONTO PEARSON
An innovative air traffic control system that dynamically separates arriving aircraft by time instead of distance is being installed at the Toronto Area Control Centre to help improve flight punctuality...
THYSSENKRUPP AWARDED THE LARGEST SERVICE CONTRACT IN ITS HISTORY
Thyssenkrupp Airport Solutions has been awarded the biggest service contract in its history by Qatar’s Hamad International Airport. As a result, the company will be responsible for the operation and...
CHICAGO O’HARE EXPANDS ITS FLEET OF SNOW CLEARANCE VEHICLES
We maybe just coming out of winter, but the Chicago Department of Aviation is already thinking about the next one, announcing that it has acquired 36 snow sweepers from Boschung....
GOOD YEAR FOR OPERATOR OF IRELAND’S DUBLIN AND CORK AIRPORTS
Profits at Ireland’s daa Group increased by 6% to a record €133 million in 2018 as the company, which has operations in 13 countries, benefitted from higher passenger numbers and...
WORK STARTS ON FRANKFURT AIRPORT’S FUTURE TERMINAL 3
Frankfurt Airport has laid the cornerstone for its new Terminal 3, the benefits of which operator, Fraport, claims will be felt across Germany. Fraport AG CEO, Stefan Schulte, said: “We...
ACI ASIA-PACIFIC NEWS
Senior manager for external affairs, Vivian Fung, reports on the latest ACI news, views and developments from the busy Asia-Pacific region and across the world. ACI’s global climate action initiative...