NEW TECHNOLOGY Uzbekistan’s first e-gates open at Samarkand International Airport 30 Aug 2022 Staff reporterFollowing extensive testing, Samarkand International Airport has launched the first e-gate border control system in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The e-gate software and...
NEW TECHNOLOGY, WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS Cloud-based technology to enhance passenger experience at YVR 11 Jul 2022 Staff reporterVancouver International Airport (YVR) has become the latest major gateway to turn to cloud-based technology to enhance the passenger journey. Its new Amadeus...
NEW TECHNOLOGY World’s first operational hub for eVTOL aircraft opens in UK 25 Apr 2022 Joe BatesFlying taxis are a step closer to reality today following the opening of the world’s first fully operational demonstration hub for electric vertical...
NEW TECHNOLOGY Driverless shuttles being trialled at Birmingham Airport 22 Mar 2022 Staff reporterA driverless shuttle, owned by Solihull Council and designed and built in Coventry, made its debut in the grounds of a UK airport...
NEW TECHNOLOGY New agreement means that eVTOL aircraft could operate from Heathrow 25 Oct 2021 Staff reporterVertical Aerospace has announced a collaboration with Heathrow Airport to explore how its VA-X4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles could operate...
NEW TECHNOLOGY, RETAIL/F&B World’s first digital duty free vending machine unveiled at Geneva Airport 12 Oct 2021 Joe BatesThe duty free industry is celebrating a new first today – the launch of the world’s first digital duty free vending machine at...
CARGO, NEW TECHNOLOGY Pioneering drone technology introduced at DFW warehouses 11 Oct 2021 Staff reporterGlobal ground handler and travel services provider, dnata, has partnered with US-based technology start-up, Gather AI, to introduce the use of autonomous drones...
NEW TECHNOLOGY, SUSTAINABILITY Louisville to use geothermal energy to cool and heat terminal building 17 Sep 2021 Joe BatesLouisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) is to use geothermal energy to cool its Jerry E Abramson Terminal in the summer and heat...
NEW TECHNOLOGY Flying start 29 Jul 2021 Terry BillsSFO’s multi-billion dollar capital improvement programme will use technology to transform infrastructure data management, operations and the traveller experience, writes Esri’s global transportation...
