Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) CEO, Justin Erbacci, yesterday joined representatives from Delta Air Lines to officially cut the ribbon to open the brand-new Terminal 3 concourse at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The opening marked the completion of the third phase of the ongoing modernisation of LAX’s Terminals 2 and 3. Terminal 3 and […]
Strong demand for air travel despite heightened macro-economic risks is a key takeaway from ACI World’s latest assessment analysis on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on airports. âThe recent momentum created by the lifting of many health measures and the relaxation of most travel restrictions in many European countries and in the Americas has […]
RS&Hâs vice president, senior principal aviation planner, Bart Gover, outlines ten reasons some airports choose to forego long-range planning. Itâs true that sometimes choosing to do nothing is the easiest decision to make. However, planning is essential to succeed and has long been considered a fundamental tool used to achieve a desired outcome. Assuming this […]
London City Airport (LCY) and London Luton Airport (LTN) have been ranked the top two gateways in the UK by Conde Nast Traveller as part of their Readersâ Choice Awards. London Luton â or LLA as it prefers to call itself â has held the second place spot for the last three years. The airport’s chief […]
Prague Airport is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and today it unveiled its planned tributes to former Czech President, VĂĄclav Havel, whom it has officially been named after since 2012. Working with the VĂĄclav Havel Library, the airport has prepared two exhibitions of photographs from the life of the former president. âThe first will […]
Aenaâs Board of Directors has approved the award for the first logistics development area at Madrid-Barajas’ airport city to the P3 Group Sarl, which has pledged to invest nearly âŹ170 million on the project. The tender winning bid involves an initial upfront investment of âŹ52.5 million, rising to âŹ116 million and eventually âŹ170 million over […]
Aviation plays a huge role in both the United States and international infrastructure, from transporting people for leisure and business trips to moving cargo both domestically and internationally, writes Filipe Silva. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handles over 45,000 flights a day in the US alone, with international flight traffic increasing 150.6% from July 2021 […]
Opening the 37th TFWA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes, TFWA president, Erik Juul-Mortensen, said he believed that the concept of âgoing back to normalâ following the pandemic is no longer a possibility. âAfter two years that threatened duty free and travel retailâs existence, it was inevitable the pandemic would bring change. âTraveller expectations have evolved […]
International passengers travelling on selected Singapore Airlines flights from Perth Airport have begun using, on a trial basis, new face recognition biometric technology designed to simplify the airport journey. Perth Airport CEO, Kevin Brown, said the trial, being run in partnership Amadeus and Singapore Airlines, is part of Perth Airportâs move towards greater use of […]
HOKâs regional leader of aviation and transportation, Keith Hui, and Woolpert’s director of strategic consulting, David Tomber, share their thoughts on how better design can maximise an airportâs return on investment (ROI). Design education and practice emphasise the importance of achieving design vision, functional requirements, construction budget and schedule. However, these ubiquitous project objectives can […]
San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has renewed its Level 1 accreditation for Carbon Mapping and Stinson Municipal Airport achieved Level 1 status for the first time in ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation programme. âThrough teamwork, we successfully achieved this goal,â said San Antonio International Airport’s noise abatement and special projects manager, Joshua Heiss. âAirport Carbon Accreditation […]
Landrum & Brownâs Andy Lee, Jordan Roos and Karst Smit consider ways of shortening walking distances and passenger journey times through airport terminals. Airport terminal typologies have evolved over the decades to respond to market, regulatory and technological developments. Besides the evolution of aircraft dimensions, the two biggest events, deregulation and 9/11, led to the […]
