SSP Group PLC has secured an eight-year contract worth circa €203 million to open seven food and beverage units at Alicante-Elche Airport in Spain. In a first for the company, SSP will partner with BrewDog, the UK’s leading independent craft brewery, to launch a bar in the Departures area in June. Founded in 2007, BrewDog’s […]
Despite all the Brexit doom and gloom, London Heathrow’s passenger numbers continue to rise, climbing by 0.5% in March to 6.5 million passengers. The upturn in passengers marks the 29th consecutive month of growth for the airport and means that 17.9 million travellers (+1.4%) passed through its facilities in the first three months of 2019. […]
Houston Airport System and Cabo Frio Airport in Brazil have signed an agreement to create a pipeline of air cargo between two of the largest oil, gas and energy clusters in the Americas. According to the Texas airport operator, the co-operation agreement with the first public airport under private management in Brazil will serve as […]
A second group of innovators have begun a 16-week accelerator programme to “field test” and develop their concepts in a real-world airport environment at San Diego International Airport (SAN). The programme is hosted in the Airport Innovation Lab, located within the decommissioned Commuter Terminal. The five entrants and their wide-ranging concepts are: • AirporTour– testing interactive […]
Seven months after declaring an interest in Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport, Manchester Airport Group (MAG) today confirmed that it has made a bid to operate the gateway. Its undisclosed offer has been made together with Chinese investment partner, the Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG). If successful, it will be awarded a 35 year contract to operate and […]
Work has begun to dispose of the aircraft engineering assets at Birmingham and London Luton airports of former UK carrier, Monarch Airlines. Avison Young has been appointed to market Monarch Aircraft Engineering’s 280,000sqft property portfolio on behalf of the Joint Administrators, David Pike, Ben Leith & David Standish at KPMG. The portfolio includes strategically located […]
Munich Airport’s MAC Forum will be transformed into a skateboard park later this month for a four day event involving some of Germany’s top competitors. The airport promises that visitors will witness dazzling displays of tricks, spins and jumps at the new Skate & Style event, which will take place at the airport from April […]
Local residents can now access information on aircraft noise in real time and generate reports on demand following Gatwick’s £1 million investment in the latest technology. In a UK-airport first, the new system – provided by EMS Brüel & Kjær – also allows noise complaints to be submitted via an automated telephone line, a key […]
Mark Streeting of LEK Consulting considers the pros and cons of transportation network companies and the potential impact of autonomous vehicles on airports. Ground transport into and out of airports is already experiencing unprecedented levels of disruption. Digital technology and the business model innovations of transportation network companies (TNCs) are generating new transport modes at higher […]
Frankfurt Airport is trialling a new robotic concierge service called ‘FRanny’ that it hopes will ensure passengers enjoy an even smoother journey through its facilities. The new addition is part of a co-operative project between airport operator, Fraport AG, and DB Systel GmbH, Deutsche Bahn’s dedicated IT service provider. According to Fraport, FRAnny is an […]
London Heathrow to New York-JFK is Europe’s busiest international scheduled service, according to Routesonline, which today revealed that almost three million passengers travelled on the 5,500 kilometre route in 2018. A total of 2,919,864 passengers boarded flights between the two destinations in 2018, based on the latest data from Sabre Market Intelligence, representing a rise of […]
Moscow–Sheremetyevo International Airport has began issuing passengers with e-boarding passes on domestic flights as part of the strategy to introduce automation and e-services. The new service is designed to help passengers save time by removing the need to print out boarding passes and the risk of losing them, while also simplifying and speeding up the […]
