London’s Gatwick Airport has today signed a framework contract with Stanley Robotics that will see it become the first UK airport to trial robots to valet park passengers’ cars. The trial will run from the second half of 2019 to early 2020 and passengers will simply leave their car in a well-lit, spacious ‘parking station’ […]

As the increase in traffic calls for greater airfield efficiency and capacity, ACI World today emphasised the importance of implementing the new ICAO Global Reporting Format (GRF), a new methodology for assessing and reporting runway surface conditions. The GRF, which will be applicable in November 2020, was published in 2016 in an amendment to PANS-Aerodromes […]

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has revealed that 413 passengers caused disruption on aircraft in 2018 – four less than the year before despite rising traffic demand. The decline is a success of sorts as passenger numbers at UK airports have soared by 8.9% since 2016, but more clearly needs to be done to stop […]

Ireland’s Deputy Head of Government and Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade, Simon Coveney, today opened Cork Airport’s new Airport Control Centre (ACC) and purpose-built office suite.  Airport managing director, Niall MacCarthy, said: “We are delighted to officially open our open plan office facility (the Hub) in the terminal, along with the Airport Control Centre today. “As […]

Donegal Airport has the most scenic approach of any airport in the world, according to PrivateFly’s annual Scenic Airport Poll. The Irish gateway beat the likes of Nice Côte d’Azur, Queenstown and St Maarten to win the accolade. Describing the approach to Donegal, one voter said: “The view is spectacular! Mountains on one side and a […]

Munich Airport today reported that it handled an all-time high of 46.3 million passengers (+3.8%) and made a net profit of €150 million in 2018. Operating company FMG’s EBITDA also surged to a record €535 million while cash flow from operations was up €80 million to €465 million. With equity of over €2.2 billion, the […]

Nova Scotia seafood represented a significant portion of the record 36,938 metric tonnes of cargo (+8.5%) handled at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in 2018. “Similar to passenger travel, we continue to see the cargo side of our operations expand, resulting in multiple daily dedicated cargo flights filled with Nova Scotia exports now flying out of […]

Hong Kong International Airport operator, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK), today outlined its green credentials in its Sustainability Report for 2017/18. The report covers the AAHK’s sustainability performance in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2018 across four key pillars: ‘Our People’, ‘World-class Gateway’, ‘Our Future Airport’ and ‘HK People’s Airport’.  The report features 10 […]

Aberdeen International Airport’s terminal transformation project is nearing completion, with two stores due to open next month and more to come in the autumn. The upgraded departure lounge area will feature new Boots and Dixons Travel stores, relocating from their current units to a new retail and catering area, housed in the former World Duty […]

Alexis Higgins has been comfirmed as the permanent CEO of Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust (TAIT) four months after assuming the role on a temporary basis following the departure of predecessor Mark VanLoh. Higgins is a 19-year employee of TAIT, serving the majority of that time as deputy airports director overseeing marketing and air service development.  […]

London Stansted Airport is celebrating its Biodiversity Week by handing out more than 3,000 silver birch saplings and highlighting some of its year-round environmental work. The initiative, which follows from 2018’s successful Recycling Week where 2,000 reusable cups were handed to staff, aims to inform the thousands of colleagues across London Stansted of the environment team’s efforts, […]