BEATING THE QUEUES
New SITA report confirms that journey smoothing technology makes people happy. Airline passengers are using automated technology for passport checks at double the rate recorded in 2017, according to the latest...
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INVESTS IN NEW FLEET OF ELECTRIC BUSES
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has purchased six electric buses and three 60kw plug-in chargers, joining a growing list of airports across North Americat transitioning to electric buses for airport ground transportation....
PEOPLE MATTERS – INVEST IN YOURSELF
Richard Plenty and Terri Morrissey provide their thoughts on self-development. Earlier in our careers, we often came across organisation leaders who believed that people didn’t need to learn anything new...
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
New concessions, store openings and the power of sense of place retail come under the microscope in our round-up of the latest retail/F&B stories from across the globe. Grand Ole...
DESIGN & BUILD: TIANFU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Chengdu’s $11 billion second airport is set to open early next decade and transform air travel to the region. Sichuan province’s planned new Chengdu Tianfu International Airport is being designed...
BIOMETRIC BOARDING INITIATIVE AT NEW YORK-JFK
New York-JFK’s Terminal One Group is to work with technology firm, Vision-Box, to modernise T1’s passenger processing procedures by rolling out one of the largest facial biometric boarding platforms at...
TRAIN, CAR OR COACH FROM LONDON STANSTED? YOU DECIDE.
Some clever digital Out of Home ads at London Stansted Airport are enabling commuters to make quick-fire judgements on the quickest route into Central London. Digital Out of Home production agency...
NEW STUDY SHOWS VALUE OF BRISBANE AIRPORT’S SMART PARKING GUIDANCE SYSTEM
Park Assist, LLC, has announced the results of a five-month long data-driven study conducted in collaboration with Brisbane Airport Corporation quantifying the impact of its camera-based smart sensor parking guidance...
BUY AND FLY
Joe Bates rounds-up some of the latest retail/F&B news, views and reviews from across the busy Asia-Pacific region. Cairns Airport has awarded global restaurateur HMSHost and Australian hospitality powerhouse, Red...
HEATHROW RECORDS 29TH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF TRAFFIC GROWTH
Despite all the Brexit doom and gloom, London Heathrow’s passenger numbers continue to rise, climbing by 0.5% in March to 6.5 million passengers. The upturn in passengers marks the 29th...
SSP SIGNS DEAL TO OPERATE SEVEN F&B OUTLETS IN ALICANTE
SSP Group PLC has secured an eight-year contract worth circa €203 million to open seven food and beverage units at Alicante-Elche Airport in Spain. In a first for the company,...
SPOTLIGHT ON THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING THE UK’S REGIONAL AIRPORTS
With conservative predictions forecasting a doubling of air traffic over the next two decades, Britain’s aviation sector is rightly bracing itself for a surge in demand, write Daniel Bailey and...