Emirates yesterday signed a contract for 20 additional A380 aircraft and 16 options, firming up the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was announced in January. The total agreement for 36 aircraft is valued at $16 billion based on latest list prices. Deliveries are to start as early as 2020. The deal was signed by HH Sheikh […]
The value of air routes to China make the news today with Sydney Airport revealing that its new Zhengzhou service will pump A$60 million into the local economy and Heathow claiming that its direct flights to China add ÂŁ510 million yearly to the UK’s GDP. According to Sydney Airport, Tianjin Airlines’ new service from Zhengzhou […]
Changi Airports Saudi Arabia (CASA), operator of Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA), today issued the first tranche of Request for Proposals (RFP) for concession space at the new terminal. To offer guests of the new KAIA a unique passenger experience, CASA reveals that it is designing the retail environment by putting passengers at the […]
VIEW THE ISSUE HERE Theme: IT and new technology Special report: Osaka’s airport system Review: World Annual General Assembly Plus: Hospitality, ATAG Summit & People matters Airport World editor, Joe Bates, reflects on how IT and new technology continue to transform the way we travel and airports do business. Beam me up, Scotty! Such is the rapid advancement of technology today […]
A record 72.9 million passengers and five million tonnes of cargo and airmail passed through Hong Kong International Airport in 2017. The annual totals, which represent rises of 3.3% and 9.4% respectively on 2016, were boosted by a 2.2% increase in aircaft movements. Airmail accounted for 112,000 tonnes of the freight handled at Hong Kong […]
Asia-Pacific Airports reports on the latest World Business Partner news from across the region. LOOKING GOOD! Bahrain International Airport has a new advertising partner – French-based JCDecaux. Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) says it awarded the contract to the company following a fiercely competitive bidding process in which several of the world’s largest firms participated. The […]
Retiring managing director and CEO of Sydney Airport, Kerrie Mather, is to step down as president of ACI Asia-Pacific at the end of the month. Mather, who will leave her post at Sydney Airport at the same time, has served on ACI Asia-Pacific’s Regional Board since September 2011 and was elected president in April 2016 for […]
GVK Power & Infrastructure has signed a concession agreement to operate India’s new international airport in Mumbai. GVK, which spearheads the consortium that runs Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, has agreed a 30 year deal to operate Navi Mumbai International Airport. The gateway, currently under construction on a 1,060 hectare site around 35km from Chhatrapati Shivaji […]
Focus on: Airport Security Airport report: Oman’s airport system Special report: Asia-Pacific’s pilot shortage Plus: IT trends & Global Sustainable Aviation Summit Read the online issue: click here View from the top Regional director, Patti Chau, reflects on the launch of ACI’s Airport Excellence (APEX) in Security programme and the need for airports to continually grow and adapt the […]
A snapshot of some of the biggest stories from across the region. CHRISTCHURCH UNVEILS ITS LONG-TERM VISION Expanding and “refreshing” the terminal building to focus on the passenger experience and creating greater operational flexibility are key goals of Christchurch Airport’s vision for 2040. The gateway, which underpins NZ$2.1 billion in regional GDP and is responsible […]
Groupe ADP, through subsidiary ADP IngĂ©nierie, has won a series of new contracts in the Asia-Pacific region offering design, study and technical assistance to airports in China, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. According to Gratien Maire , CEO of ADP IngĂ©nierie, this series of contracts recognise th company’s “360° of expertise in the airport value chain”. In […]
Joe Bates reports on some of the highlights and lessons learned from October’s Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva. Aviation’s commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and biofuels, which are expected to account for 25% of all jet fuel by 2050, were just a few of the topics discussed during the recent […]
