VIEW THE ISSUE HERE Issue theme: Design & Build Airport report: Dubai’s airport system Review: The Trinity Forum Plus: NEXTT, People matters & ACI’s WBPs Editor, Joe Bates, reflects on the opening of Istanbul’s new mega hub in this ‘Design & Build’ themed 2018 year-end issue of Airport World. Building for the future The recent first phase opening of […]
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 CEO last November and his appointment was approved yesterday. He becomes the airport authority’s first permanent CEO since the departure of Joseph Nardone this time […]
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 new Unifree Duty Free additions, in collaboration with Gebr Heinemann, means that the airport’s duty free zone now covers a total floor area of 53,000sqm. […]
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 Proposals last week, calling for renewable natural gas service to supply Sea-Tac Airport’s boilers and bus fueling system, which is responsible for more than 80% […]
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 to respond to the growing demand for air services. The key context for discussion at the Global Aviation Summit in Mumbai – organised by the […]
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 Al-Hillawi and Matthew Garrett. With figures set to increase over the coming years, airports should consider potential expansion strategies alongside overall efficiency improvements if they are […]
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 most impressive new spaces of Helsinki Airport, the new central square will provide arriving and departing passengers with their first and last impressions of Finland. […]
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 (+5%). Frankfurt Airport welcomed a 69.5 million passengers (+7.8%) in 2018 – five million more than 2017. Operator, Fraport, attributes the impressive rise to the […]
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 Hui. I recently had the opportunity to revisit an airport terminal I worked on 20 years ago. I had not returned since its construction and my […]
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 high of 28 million (+8.1%), while London Gatwick has yet to release its results, which will have been negatively impacted by the drone enforced closures […]
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 became CEO of Dubai Airports in late 2007, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority president and CEO and chairman of the Emirates Group, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed […]
Brisbane Airport (BNE) has ranked in the top 10 airports in the world within its category in this year’s OAG Punctuality League report. The Punctuality League is based on 58 million flight records using full-year data from 2018 to create a ranking of the best on-time performance (OTP) for the world’s largest airports and airlines. […]
