Airport modernisation in a constrained environment is a challenging balancing act, but not an impossible one, explains Crawford Burden, AECOM’s aviation lead for Europe & India. Increasingly, today’s airports are being forced to grapple with the twin challenges of rising passenger demand and ageing infrastructure, requiring the sector to expand or upgrade – or some […]
Arup’s aviation business leader for EIMEA, Alan Newbold, considers how the industry is rethinking airport expansion, and that raising capacity goes beyond the physical. Airports across the UK, Europe, and the US are actively investing to increase capacity as the aviation industry enters a transformative era, with global air traffic expected to double by 2045. […]
Alina Viehweber, ICF’s manager for sustainable aviation, provides an update on the industry’s adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is widely recognised as the most important near to mid-term pathway for decarbonising aviation. Unlike longer-term technologies such as hydrogen or electrified flight, SAF can be used in existing aircraft and airport […]
Enhancing terminals and the airport experience requires passenger centric planning, writes Joe Barden, executive vice president for terminal planning at Landrum & Brown, a Sidara company. As airports continue to evolve, so too must the experiences they offer throughout their facilities. Indeed, enhancing the passenger experience has become one of the most important aspects of […]
Thomas Roddey, vice president, business development for commercial nuclear at AtkinsRéalis considers what real fuel resilience looks like for future airports. Airports sit at the leading edge of the energy transition. They are among some of the most energy-intensive pieces of infrastructure in the economy, while also being expected to decarbonise operations, electrify vehicle fleets, […]
We shine the spotlight on new facilities in Frankfurt, Munich and Hong Kong and provide an update on plans for the new Terminal 2 at Phu Quoc International Airport in Vietnam. In most parts of the world, adding key new airport infrastructure such as terminals and runways are massive projects, and sometimes political hot potatoes […]
Jennifer Reynolds, CEO & founder of Ideation Design Group (IDG), considers how some US airports are rethinking their retail/F&B models to accommodate the airside return of non-ticketed visitors. For decades, airport terminals have been a controlled environment defined by an overpowering sense of urgency. Passengers move through them with purpose, and nearly every element of […]
All road, rail and air links will soon lead to Poland’s new multimodal airport, writes Port Polska’s Agnieszka Stefańska-Krasowska. Poland is advancing one of the most ambitious infrastructure undertakings in its history through the Port Polska investment programme – a wide-ranging initiative designed to reshape how the country, and the wider Central and Eastern European […]
Ever innovative Incheon has more liquid hydrogen charging stations for vehicles than any other airport on the planet, writes Joe Bates. When Incheon International Airport (ICN) embraces a challenge, it does so whole heartedly and without compromise, which is why nobody should be surprised to learn that it is now home to the largest liquid […]
Keith Hui, FAIA, HOK’s regional leader of aviation and transportation considers the case for the creation of sensory terminals that are a welcome space for all. Public spaces should be universally accessible and enjoyed by everyone. As one of the most complex and high-stress public environments, airports welcome people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds […]
Miami International Airport is transforming its infrastructure to equip itself for the next stage of its journey, writes Joe Bates. With plans to invest at least $14 billion on enhancing its infrastructure to ensure that it is equipped for long-term growth, these are indeed busy and exciting times for Miami International Airport. On the cards […]
VIEW THE ISSUE HERE Airport Profile: Miami (MIA) Design & Build: Accessibility, Sustainability, Multimodalism & New Infrastructure Plus: Alternative Fuels, Orchestration Platforms, Reality Capture & Business Exchange Forward thinking Editor, Joe Bates, reflects on the ‘design and build’ theme of this issue and global traffic trends. Sometimes I think I should have been an architect […]
