Key industry partners have announced the launch of the MRO Blockchain Alliance, the air transport’s first industry-wide investigation into the use of blockchain to track, trace and record aircraft parts. The new alliance comprises leading organisations covering every aspect of the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) chain, from part manufacture and repairs to logistics and […]

Miami International Airport (MIA) served 45.9 million passengers in 2019, a yearly upturn of nearly one million passengers. Contributing to MIA’s growth was the addition of five new international passenger routes to London (Norwegian), Casablanca (Royal Air Maroc), Warsaw (LOT Polish Airlines), Cordoba (American Airlines) and Paris (Corsair). And more new service is already on […]

Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 86.4 million passengers in 2019 to retain its status as the world’s busiest international airport. The total secured its sixth successive year as the world’s busiest international gateway, ahead of long-time record holder London Heathrow, which handled 76 million passengers on international flights in 2019 as it welcomed a record […]

John Newbury, product manager at Ramtech Electronics, looks at how advances in wireless technology and cloud-based data can deliver multiple benefits to airside operations. Airport security conjures up images of metal detectors, scanners and long queues at check-in. Of course, it’s far broader than that, much of it unseen, and involves monitoring and securing the […]

Newcastle Airport in Australia claims that the creation of the “world’s most uplifting defence and aerospace precinct”, Astra Aerolab, has taken another significant step forward this month, with the appointment of Daracon as lead contractor for the stage one civil works. Airport CEO, Dr Peter Cock, says the realisation of the globally significant hub will […]

GHIAL, the operator of Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, has signed a concession agreement with the Indian government to develop commercial operations at Bidar Airport. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) has agreed to “Commission, Operationalise and Maintain the Civilian Enclave at the Bidar Airport” in North Karnataka, which up until now has served purely […]

Reducing its carbon footprint appears to be top of the agenda for the UK today with the government announcing plans to ban the sale of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars from 2035 and members of the country’s Sustainable Aviation coalition announcing that they aim to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.  The latter ambition […]

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) celebrated its busiest year ever in 2019 with more than 4.2 million passengers passing through its facilities. The total beat the previous all-time record by nearly 300,000 more travellers. “Our momentum over the past 12 months, along with the community’s support, has been phenomenal,” said Dan Mann, executive director […]

Work will commence on the expansion and renovation of Singapore Changi’s Terminal 2 next month as operator, Changi Airport Group (CAG) strives to make the airport bigger and better to cope with growing demand. The work marks the beginning of a multi-year expansion project which will increase T2’s handling capacity, as well as to replace […]

London Southend Airport has revealed that almost half of its passengers use the train to get to and from the Essex gateway. According to an airport survey, 47% of its passengers used trains to travel to the airport between December 3, 2019, and January 6 2020.  This was up significantly from a third (33%), taken from […]

Dublin Airport welcomed a total of 32.9 million passengers during 2019, setting a new record for traffic at the airport. About 30.7 million people started and ended their journey at Dublin Airport last year, while almost 2.2 million passengers used the airport as a hub. The gateway is celebrating its eightieth birthday this year and […]