Zhang Xiuzhi, CEO of Chinese low-cost carrier, Spring Airlines, tells Graham Newton that thinking big comes easily. Spring Airlines was founded in 2004 as part of a partial liberalisation of the civil aviation sector in China and commenced flights in July 2005. By 2008, many of the new airlines that emerged during this time had […]
When Incheon promises to do something it generally does, so it should come as no surprise to anyone to learn that its giant new Terminal 2 is on schedule for completion in September 2017 as planned. The timing, to ensure an early 2018 opening, will actually be perfect as at the current growth rate Incheon’s existing passenger […]
New Zealand has much to offer beyond the movie industry spotlight. Relatively small, in a remote corner of the world, New Zealand still manages to exert a major pull on airlines and tourists alike. Not surprisingly, allowing the unassuming to thrive seems to be a trademark of the country. Tucked away in the Wellington suburb […]
Airspace in the Middle East must have the flexibility to deal with the region’s rapid aviation growth. Aviation in the Middle East supports two million jobs and $116 billion in GDP according to a report compiled by the Air Transport Action Group. Over the next 20 years, air traffic in the region will grow at […]
World Business Partners in the spotlight. Bengaluru boost for Nuance and SITA Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport has opened a new duty free store and invested in new passenger processing technology designed to boost its operational efficiency. According to Nuance, its new 900sqm duty free store treats passengers to a walk of nostalgia and rich South […]
Graham Newton talks to Oman Air CEO, Paul Gregorowitsch, about the airline’s strategy and its role in the wider economy. Tell us about your strategy for the airline, including the expansion and the efficiency programme? Oman Air is guided by a development plan that was endorsed by the board of directors in 2013. This sees […]
Peta Tomlinson and Joe Bates find out more about how Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) is faring after a difficult 16 months for the country’s airlines and travel industry. If managing director, Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, has any doubts about the future success and prosperity of Malaysia’s airport system he is doing a good job of […]
Air traffic in Indonesia is growing at such a pace that the nation’s airports are struggling to cope, writes Justin Burns. According to IATA, Indonesia will be among the top five fastest growing aviation markets over the next 20 years. Already the world’s fourth most populated country with more than 238 million people, Indonesia is […]
Airport International Group CEO, Kjeld Binger, talks to Joe Bates about the ongoing transformation of Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport. When Kjeld Binger looked out of the windows of his airport office earlier this year he could be forgiven for thinking he was back in his native Denmark, as on ground outside was something that […]
A host of new contracts and record sales figures for 2014 make these exciting times for travel retail and duty free operators, writes Joe Bates. Duo to transform Auckland duty free offering Auckland Airport has announced that its duty free offering will be provided by LS travel retail Pacific and Aer Rianta International from July, […]
Are you making the most of your travel retail opportunities? Rosemary Chegwyn considers some of the retail dilemmas faced by Asia-Pacific’s gateways. An age old question is what do people do to pass the time while waiting at the airport to board their flight? The answer depends on many different things, of course, perhaps most […]
In September 2013, Newcastle Airport received long-awaited news – its application to the New South Wales (NSW) government for an A$11.1 million grant to fund the expansion of its terminal had been successful. Fast-forward 14 months and construction of the 2,600sqm extension is well underway as part of a A$14.5 million project that will also involve […]
