The day after Edmund Hillary (not yet knighted) and Tenzing Norgay were the first to summit Mount Everest in 1953, the morning’s headline read, ‘Hillary on Everest’, writes Sam Kamel. Despite Norgay’s critical role as the expedition’s lead sherpa, the British press had positioned him as ‘second-fiddle’ to Hilary. This subsequently stirred some debate and […]
Southwest, Jazz Aviation, and Spirit Airlines have been recognised by The Port of Seattle for doing the best job to minimise their noise impact on the local communities surrounding Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Each received a 2019 Fly Quiet award from the airport for their efforts during the last calendar year. The annual Fly Quiet Awards […]
Airlines that are adding tracking at more points of the baggage journey are enjoying a huge improvement in bag delivery globally, according to the latest data from SITA. The 2019 version of SITA’s annual Baggage IT Insights shows that where tracking is done at check-in and loading onto the aircraft, the rate of improvement is as […]
ACI Asia-Pacific regional director, Patti Chau, is to leave her position at the end of 2019 after seven years in the hotseat and 15 years with the organisation. A global search for her successor has already begun. Officially announcing her decision today, Chau said: “After working in ACI Asia-Pacific as well as living in Hong […]
Wellington International Airport in New Zealand is the first gateway in the world to go live with a leading-edge online airport management system from global airport technology specialists, Veovo. The technology will provide Wellington and its aviation partners with a real-time, predictive overall view of operational activities. This oversight is expected to help the airport […]
Birmingham Airport (BHX) today welcomed the one millionth passenger to use its automated self-service bag drop technology since it was officially launched across the airport in January 2018. Designed to reduce passenger check in times, the self-service bag drop (SSBD) technology allows passengers to print bag tags and boarding passes and inject their bag into the baggage […]
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has purchased six electric buses and three 60kw plug-in chargers, joining a growing list of airports across North Americat transitioning to electric buses for airport ground transportation. The new battery-electric bus fleet, manufactured by Proterra, will reduce Bay Area emissions and support SFO’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2021 while cutting its […]
New York-JFK’s Terminal One Group is to work with technology firm, Vision-Box, to modernise T1’s passenger processing procedures by rolling out one of the largest facial biometric boarding platforms at a US airport. It effectively means that passengers will be able to board aircraft without needing to show their passports or boarding passes. Terminal 1 […]
Some clever digital Out of Home ads at London Stansted Airport are enabling commuters to make quick-fire judgements on the quickest route into Central London. Digital Out of Home production agency DOOH.com in partnership with LIDA, have designed the logic behind the system, ensuring travellers are provided with live travel comparison information demonstrating the speed and efficiency […]
Park Assist, LLC, has announced the results of a five-month long data-driven study conducted in collaboration with Brisbane Airport Corporation quantifying the impact of its camera-based smart sensor parking guidance system (PGS) on the airport’s parker experience. According to Dr Poorvi Kaushik, Park Assist’s lead data scientist for the research study, it is believed to […]
Heinemann Duty Free has opened three new sales spaces with new concepts at Hamburg Airport. Several shops in the Pier and Airport Plaza have been remodelled since the start of the year, providing visitors with a new shopping experience at its home base airport. According to Heinemann, the new outlets boast a modern design, fresh […]
With conservative predictions forecasting a doubling of air traffic over the next two decades, Britain’s aviation sector is rightly bracing itself for a surge in demand, write Daniel Bailey and John Barter. Even after Heathrow’s long-awaited third runway comes on stream, other UK airports are set to face considerable extra pressure on existing infrastructure and […]
