The Port of Seattle’s latest environmental innovation is pushing to make Seattle-Tacoma International Airport the US’s first airport heated entirely by renewable natural gas. The Port announced a Request for Proposals last week, calling for renewable natural gas service to supply Sea-Tac Airport’s boilers and bus fueling system, which is responsible for more than 80% […]
Heathrow Airport’s recently released record passenger figures for 2018 came as no surprise, as the number of people travelling from the UK’s aviation hubs continue to climb, writes Entec Si’s Eman Al-Hillawi and Matthew Garrett. With figures set to increase over the coming years, airports should consider potential expansion strategies alongside overall efficiency improvements if they are […]
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) enjoyed a record breaking 2018, handling an all-time high of 74.7 million passengers, 427,725 aircraft movements and 5.1 million tonnes of cargo. The figures represent upturns of 2.5%, 1.7% and 1.5% respectively on 2017. Fred Lam, CEO of Airport Authority Hong Kong, says: “It’s gratifying to see HKIA scale new heights […]
It is important to practice inclusion and diversity in the design process as it positively impacts on the terminal design and improves the level of customer service, writes Jacobs’ Keith Hui. I recently had the opportunity to revisit an airport terminal I worked on 20 years ago. I had not returned since its construction and my […]
A number of European airports hit all-time traffic highs in 2018, some of the biggest upturns in traffic reported to date happening at Frankfurt (7.8%), Edinburgh (+6.5%) and London Luton (+5%). Frankfurt Airport welcomed a 69.5 million passengers (+7.8%) in 2018 – five million more than 2017. Operator, Fraport, attributes the impressive rise to the […]
Helsinki Airport is on the look out for 200 volunteers to experience its new Aukio central square before it opens for business in February.Described by Finavia as one of the most impressive new spaces of Helsinki Airport, the new central square will provide arriving and departing passengers with their first and last impressions of Finland. […]
London’s Heathrow Airport broke the 80 million passengers per annum milestone in 2018, accommodating 80.1 million (+2.7%) during a record breaking year. In comparison, London Stansted handled an all time high of 28 million (+8.1%), while London Gatwick has yet to release its results, which will have been negatively impacted by the drone enforced closures […]
Dubai Airports CEO, Paul Griffiths, talks to Joe Bates about the growth and development of Dubai’s airport system and some of the opportunities and challenges going forward. When Paul Griffiths became CEO of Dubai Airports in late 2007, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority president and CEO and chairman of the Emirates Group, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed […]
Brisbane Airport (BNE) has ranked in the top 10 airports in the world within its category in this year’s OAG Punctuality League report. The Punctuality League is based on 58 million flight records using full-year data from 2018 to create a ranking of the best on-time performance (OTP) for the world’s largest airports and airlines. […]
October was a productive month with three ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Committees, with meetings taking place in Seoul, Langkawi and Osaka respectively. The last 2018 meeting of ACI Asia-Pacific’s Regional Operational Safety Committee was kindly hosted by Korea Airports Corporation in Seoul on October 8-10. Members (pictured above) report that it was a productive meeting as […]
Vivian Fung reports on the latest news, views and developments from across the busy Asia-Pacific region. Big numbers attend Small and Emerging Airports Seminar Over 160 participants from 26 countries and territories across the Asia-Pacific region descended on beautiful Langkawi in October as Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) generously hosted the ACI Asia-Pacific Small and Emerging […]
Singapore Changi subsidiary, Changi Airports International (CAI), today established a new company to oversee the development of non-aeronautical operations at China’s Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. Its partner in the project is the Chongqing Airport Group, which will hold a 51% stake in the newly created Chongqing Airport Commercial Management Co Ltd. CAI, which holds a 49% […]
