CELEBRATION TIME
Our picture round-up pays tribute to the Asia-Pacific gateways whose outstanding levels of service led to them winning Airport Service Quality (ASQ) customer satisfaction awards. Asia-Pacific airports once again shone...
CHAD NEWTON CONFIRMED AS NEW CEO OF DETROIT WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
Chad Newton has been confirmed as the new CEO of Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), operator of Detroit Metropolitan and Willow Run airports. The WCAA board voted to appoint him...
THE DUTY FREE OFFERING AT ISTANBUL’S NEW AIRPORT JUST GOT BIGGER
Five new duty free shops spread over 8,000sqm have opened at Istanbul Airport ensuring that Turkey’s new hub now boasts one of the biggest commercial areas in the world. The...
ACI PRAISES INDIA’S PLAN FOR NEW WAVE OF PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN ITS AIRPORTS
ACI World today praised India’s decision to seek a new wave of private investment to further develop the country’s airport system. It claims that the move will better enable India...
SEA-TAC TARGETS BECOMING THE US’S FIRST 100% RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS HEATED AIRPORT
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...
AIRPORT EXPANSION – CONSIDERING ALL THE OPTIONS
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...
FAST GROWING HONG KONG SETS NEW TRAFFIC RECORDS IN 2018
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...
ALL INCLUSIVE
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...
HEALTHY 2018 TRAFFIC GROWTH AT FRANKFURT, EDINBURGH AND LONDON LUTON
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...
VOLUNTEERS TO TEST OUT HELSINKI’S NEW CENTRAL SQUARE AHEAD OF ITS OPENING
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...
HEATHROW BREAKS 80 MILLION MILESTONE AND 8% GROWTH FOR STANSTED IN 2018
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...
GREEN LIGHT FOR GROWTH
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...