Rudy Daniello, Amadeus’ executive vice president of airport and airline operations, highlights some key technology investment trends. Our latest research, Travel Technology Investment Trends 2024 Airports, demonstrates that self-service is now mature, with more than half of the airports we surveyed providing self-service at check-in, bag-drop, and boarding. But what does the future hold? And […]
The latest news and views from ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East’s World Business Partners. PPG TO INVEST IN MIDDLE EAST EXPANSION Plaza Premium Group (PPG) has announced a strategic investment of $100 million to expand its presence in the Middle East with a major focus on Saudi Arabia. It says that the funds will be […]
Massimiliano Martinenghi, project director at Scott Brownrigg, tells us more about the planned expansion of Madinah Airport in Saudi Arabia. Madinah Airport (MED), officially known as Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport, is a hugely important gateway for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as it serves the second holiest city in Islam. Madinah is home […]
We take a closer look at a handful of sustainability stories making headlines across the region in the first half of 2024. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IN DOHA Hamad International Airport is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and among a host of facts and figures surrounding the milestone, it notes that it is fully committed to environmental sustainability […]
We shine the spotlight on Perth Airport’s historic commercial agreement with Qantas and the recovery and expansion of its international route network. Qantas and Perth Airport have reached an historic commercial agreement which will unlock a multi-billion dollar wave of investment and deliver new international and domestic flights, giving a major boost to Australia’s tourism […]
ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East’s manager for communications and brand marketing, Yuman Lau, provides a comprehensive round-up of the latest developments and insights from the airport industry. ACI ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST GREEN AIRPORTS RECOGNITION 2024 ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East took the opportunity to celebrate the winners of its Green Airports Recognition (GAR) 2024 […]
In the second instalment of his two-part article, Marnix (Max) Groot, focuses on ongoing and planned airport development projects in South East and East Asia. Asia is a hot spot for infrastucture development projects with China, in particular, in the midst of a programme to upgrade its existing airports and build dozens more to give […]
Editor, Joe Bates, looks back at some of the many highlights of the recent ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East/ACI World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in Riyadh. With the worst days of the global pandemic fast becoming a distant memory for airports, and global passenger numbers either already above or set to exceed 2019 […]
Director general, Stefano Baronci, reflects on a busy and productive few months for ACI AsiaPacific & Middle East and looks forward to two key events in the second half of the year. As historian and archaeologist, Josephine Quinn, stated in her recent book, “It is connections, not civilisations, that drive historical changes”. This perspective resonates […]
Special report: Infrastructure development in South East and East Asia In the spotlight: Raising the sustainability bar Plus: Route development; Upgrading Madinah; and IT investment trends DOWNLOAD THE ISSUE VIEW FROM THE TOP Director general, Stefano Baronci, reflects on a busy and productive few months for ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East and looks forward to […]
