Ross Higashi, head of Hawaii’s airports division, talks to Joe Bates about traffic growth, infrastructure development and sustainability initiatives at Honolulu’s Daniel K Inouye International Airport. Honolulu’s Daniel K Inouye International Airport (HNL) is the largest of Hawaii’s 15 airports and effectively the remote US island state’s gateway to the world, handling in excess of […]
Vivian Fung reports on the latest news, views and developments from across the busy Asia-Pacific region. ACI shows supports for Australia’s airports ACI Asia-Pacific’s regional director, Patti Chau, and ACI World director general, Angela Gittens, recently met with Australian MPs and key Australian airports to counter airline accusations that airports were hindering industry growth. Accusation […]
VIEW THE ISSUE HERE In the spotlight: Retail and F&B innovation Airport report: Miami Special report: Airport art Plus: Digital transformation & Airport integrators Editor, Joe Bates, reflects on the ever-evolving airport dining and shopping experience in this ‘retail/F&B innovation’ themed issue of Airport World. Food for thought Food is a subject that’s close to all of our hearts, […]
A snapshot of some of the biggest stories from across the region. Sweet success Hong Kong International Airport is now even more colourful and appealing following the opening of an innovative new confectionery outlet containing eight sweet shops. SWEET DREAMS by HEINEMANN covers an 820sqm area in Terminal 1, which the duty free operator says […]
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) – Hong Kong International Airport’s largest independent cargo handler – has taken the next step in its ‘Green Terminal’ project, with the installation of 1,300sqm of solar panels on the roof of its SuperTerminal 1. Hactl’s new solar power installation will feature 518 panels with the electricity generation […]
With a new runway, terminal, SKYCITY and other airport city projects being developed on the airport site, these are busy and exciting times for Hong Kong International Airport, writes Joe Bates. Like all busy hubs, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is constantly striving to make best use of its existing facilities while busily planning for […]
Korean Air will host the 62ndAssociation of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) Assembly of Presidents in Jeju, Korea next week. CEOs of 15 AAPA member airlines will gather in Jeju for the first time in 15 years, since Korean Air hosted the 2003 Assembly of Presidents in the island. Nearly 250 industry leaders will attend the […]
The Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Bahrain International Airport has been upgraded to ensure that the Kingdom’s air navigation system meets ICAO’s standards and requirements. Airport operator, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), has hailed the upgrade from CATI to CATII as “a significant milestone in the Airport Modernisation Programme, which will help to lessen the number of flights […]
Changi Airports International (CAI) is to act as a consultant for China’s Hunan Airport Management Group after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-operate on a number of different projects. According to CAI, the MOU will facilitate collaboration between the parties in the areas of airport planning and design, and operation and management of the […]
VIEW THE ISSUE HERE Focus on: Security Airport report: Honolulu Special report: Car parking innovation Plus: Incheon’s new T2 & Going green Airport World editor, Joe Bates, reflects on ACI’s new Policy Paper on Drones and the ‘security’ theme of this issue. Reach for the sky ACI’s new Policy Paper on Drones just goes to show how the aviation industry continues to evolve […]
Auckland Airport continues to be recognised globally as a sustainable business, with its inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), announced yesterday, for the eighth consecutive year. The company is one of only eight organisations included in the DJSI in 2018 in the Asia-Pacific region.The company is one of only eight organisations included in […]
Brisbane Airport (BNE) and Samoa Airways have signed a partnership agreement signalling the commencement of direct services between Brisbane and Samoa. The agreement, signed this morning at BNE by Seiuli Alvin William Tuala, Samoa Airways CEO and Gert-Jan de Graaff, CEO of Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC), outlines the commitment of both parties to explore market […]
