NEW DUTY FREE AND F&B OUTLETS FOR LIBREVILLE GATEWAY
New Aelia Duty Free and RELAY shops have opened at Libreville Leon Mba International Airport in Gabon. Their opening marks the first phase of a partnership between Lagardère Travel Retail and...
CARGO DEMAND DRIVING EXPANSION PROJECTS AT EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT
East Midlands Airport (EMA) has begun work on a project to create more parking space for aircraft to accommodate the rising demand in cargo flights. The UK’s self-proclaimed “premiere airport for...
VANTAGE BECOMES INNOVATION PARTNER TO JETBLUE VENTURE CAPITAL SUBSIDIARY
JetBlue Technology Ventures (JTV), the venture capital subsidiary of JetBlue Airways, has announced that Vantage Airport Group is to become one of its industry innovation partners. The International Partnership Programme...
BLOG: WHAT DOES BREXIT MEAN FOR UK CARGO?
When it comes to Brexit, the air cargo sector is stuck in a holding pattern, writes Alex Veitch. With the UK and EU27 yet to reach an agreement on their...
FOCUSING ON THE PASSENGER
Sarah Samuel, Amadeus’ head of airport IT for Asia-Pacific, argues that the adoption of a common vision on new passenger-enabling technology will help airports address the challenge of rising demand....
ACI’S WORLD BUSINESS PARTNER NEWS
The latest news from ACI’s World Business Partners The punctuality league OAG senior analyst, John Grant, explains why the on-time performance of airlines matters to airports. Being punctual means different things...
WELLINGTON’S NEW AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO BOOST OPERATION EFFICIENCY
Wellington International Airport in New Zealand is the first gateway in the world to go live with a leading-edge online airport management system from global airport technology specialists, Veovo. The...
ACI ASIA-PACIFIC’S REGIONAL DIRECTOR TO LEAVE AT THE END OF THE YEAR
ACI Asia-Pacific regional director, Patti Chau, is to leave her position at the end of 2019 after seven years in the hotseat and 15 years with the organisation. A global...
AIRLINES GETTING BETTER AT BAGGAGE DELIVERY
Airlines that are adding tracking at more points of the baggage journey are enjoying a huge improvement in bag delivery globally, according to the latest data from SITA. The 2019...
SEA-TAC RECOGNISES AIRLINE EFFORTS TO MINIMISE NOISE IMPACT ON NEIGHBOURS
Southwest, Jazz Aviation, and Spirit Airlines have been recognised by The Port of Seattle for doing the best job to minimise their noise impact on the local communities surrounding Seattle-Tacoma...
AIRPORTS ARE SHOWING THE WORLD HOW SMART GETS DONE
The day after Edmund Hillary (not yet knighted) and Tenzing Norgay were the first to summit Mount Everest in 1953, the morning’s headline read, ‘Hillary on Everest’, writes Sam Kamel....
ONE MILLIONTH PASSENGER USES SELF SERVICE BAG DROP AT BHX
Birmingham Airport (BHX) today welcomed the one millionth passenger to use its automated self-service bag drop technology since it was officially launched across the airport in January 2018. Designed to...