IoT tracker technology is evolving and offers operational advantages to airports that embrace the solution, writes Andy Thomas, UK & Ireland lead at Sensolus. Amongst many other extraordinary predictions, 100 years ago and more than half a century before the internet, Nikolas Tesla said “every home will be connected to a central office”. This was […]
SITA Europe president Sergio Colella explains why he believes smart airports embracing AI and connected data will be at the forefront of industry growth in the coming years. Airports across the world are entering a new stage of extraordinary transformation. With demand for air travel surging, governments and operators are stepping up with major infrastructure […]
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport continues to innovate and grow as it prepares to handle 125 million passengers per annum within the next five years, writes Joe Bates. Airports don’t get much bigger, and some would say any better than Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta (ATL) which, with the notable exception of COVID impacted 2020, has been the busiest […]
Aurrigo International plc today announced that its Auto-Dolly Tug and Auto-Sim solutions have been formally approved for recommendation to Aviation Solutions BV’s network of 60+ airports. Aviation Solutions focuses on commercialising innovative technologies that have successfully passed rigorous testing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The partnership between the two companies was initially announced last year with […]
Interactive destination maps have helped Oakland International Airport (OAK) enhance the passenger experience and potentially drive traffic, writes Seth Miller. San Francisco Bay’s OAK is among the growing collection of gateways that have turned to interactive destination maps as a means to boost the airport experience of passengers and potentially drive traffic. The East Bay […]
Manchester Airport will become the UK’s first major international airport to adopt a ‘hybrid’ digital control tower next year. Working with air traffic service provider, NATS, and the technology company, Searidge Technologies, the airport is set to deploy operational grade, ultra-high definition panoramic cameras to help its air traffic controllers manage and optimise the airport […]
London Gatwick is trialling new Smart Stand technology, which could revolutionise the way aircraft turns are managed at the airport. The ambitious, first-of-its-kind trial which is being run with London Gatwick’s largest airline easyJet, enables a Turn Coordinator (TCO) to manage an aircraft turn from a control room, record turn events automatically and apply AI […]
Fraport AG is exploring new, innovative approaches for the use of construction materials. Together with the startup B2Square – Bitumen Beyond Oil – the airport operator is using sustainable asphalt concrete to build and test a 200-metre-long section of road located on the airport apron. This is the first time that organic cashew-based bitumen has […]
ACI World Business Partner, Copenhagen Optimization, has entered the South American market with the implementation of its virtual queuing technology at Montevideo’s Carrasco International Airport (MVD) in Uruguay. The service, which allows passengers to reserve a specified time for security checks to help them pass through security more quickly and efficiently, also marks the first […]
The second phase of the trial of electric self-driving buses has started at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. During this phase, the airport, together with KLM Cityhopper and KLM Ground services, is testing a fixed, pre-programmed route to and from the apron. Crew from KLM Cityhopper arriving at Schiphol can use the shuttle service. Earlier this year, […]
A revised masterplan has been developed for the creation of the “UK’s best-connected science, innovation and manufacturing campus” at Manchester Airport. If it becomes reality, MIX MANCHESTER will be one of the largest science and innovation campuses in the UK, delivering two million square feet of high-quality advanced manufacturing and science space. It will also […]
The development of new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) alternatives and supersonic flight are two of the issues that I predict will influence commercial aviation this year. Prediction 1: Demand for hydrogen fuel will grow – starting the trajectory towards 70 million tons a year by 2050 Aviation is responsible for around 2.5% of global CO2 […]
