ZHENGZHOU TAKES OFF
John Kasarda tells us more about the exciting plans to create a dynamic economic zone around Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in China’s Henan Province. China’s mushrooming air traffic has led...
PASSENGER TRAFFIC CONTINUES UPWARD TRAJECTORY AT DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Passenger traffic at Dubai International has exceeded all previous records in July surging to an historic high of 7.6 million, according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai...
ACI APA 2016, ISSUE 02
In the spotlight: India’s airport system Highlights of the Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition Winning feeling: The ASQ awards ceremony Plus: Zhengzhou’s aerotropolis & South East Asia’s LCCs Read the online issue: click here...
WORK BEGINS ON HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT’S NEW THREE RUNWAY SYSTEM
Construction of the new Three-Runway System (3RS) at Hong Kong International Airport started today. The eight-year construction of 3RS is expected to be completed in 2024, with the commissioning of...
AIRPORT WORLD 2016, ISSUE 03
In the spotlight: Planning & Design Airport report: Vancouver Special report: Iconic terminals Plus: Airport anniversaries and Canada’s big year Summer can only mean one thing for Airport World, it’s time for our annual...
WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS NEWS
World Business Partners in the spotlight Room with a view Plaza Premium Group has opened the only airport transit hotel in the world to be equipped with an outdoor swimming...
BUILDING BONDS
Joe Bates finds out more about the rapidly growing trend of ‘sister airport agreements’ between Asia-Pacific gateways and their counterparts across the globe. While ‘sister’ agreements between airports are not...
WINNING HEARTS AND MINDS
Harnessing the power of aviation’s information age to improve the passenger experience is key to customer satisfaction, writes Rockwell Collins’ Andrew Seow. According to IATA, 2015 witnessed the strongest surge...
EXPANSION PROJECT STARTS AT IBRAHIM NASIR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE MALDIVES
Maldives Airports Company Ltd (MACL) ia celebrating the start of the expansion project at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. The expansion programme, being carried out in collaboration with the the Beijing Urban Construction...
CONNECTING AUSTRALIA
Australian Airports Association’s policy manager, Simon Bourke, considers the national importance of aviation and some of the opportunities and challenges faced by the country’s gateways. Australia’s network of airports spread...
DESIGN & BUILD – MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Work is underway on the new Terminal 2 at Mactan-Cebu International Airport. KEY facts Airport: Mactan-Cebu International Airport Project: New Terminal 2 Key players: GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), Integrated Design Association (IDA),...
SPOTLIGHT ON MYANMAR AND VIETNAM
Asia-Pacific Airport’s editor, Joe Bates, reviews some of the exciting capital investment projects planned for airports in Myanmar and Vietnam. With traffic across Asia-Pacific rising by 8% to 2.67 billion passengers...