NEWS

APA2 2020, ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, PASSENGER FACILITATION

Touchless travel

22 Jul 2020 Tony Chapman

Airports are leaders in the use of new technology, which will make touchless travel possible and hasten aviation’s recovery from COVID-19, writes Collins...

PASSENGER FACILITATION, TRAFFIC

Quito can return to handling 50% of its airline traffic from August 1

20 Jul 2020 Joe Bates

Quito International Airport has been given the green light for air traffic to return to 50% of its pre-COVID-19 levels from August 1...

ACI WORLD, ECONOMICS & FINANCE, TRAFFIC

ACI World data demonstrates economic and social power of aviation

20 Jul 2020 Staff reporter

ACI World’s World Airport Traffic Report Dataset covering passenger traffic, cargo volumes, and aircraft movements for 2019 provides a timely reminder of why...

ECONOMICS & FINANCE, SUSTAINABILITY

Airport cities can help future proof airports – new report

20 Jul 2020 Staff reporter

The development of airport cities can help future-proof airports post COVID-19, according to a white paper issued today by consultants, NACO. The white...

AW3 2020, Health & Safety, HUMAN RESOURCES

Follow the leader: why strong leadership matters

20 Jul 2020 Dr Richard Plenty & Terri Morrissey

Dr Richard Plenty and Terri Morrissey consider the importance of strong leadership and the management qualities that will be needed to help airports...

APA2 2020, ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, RETAIL/F&B, SAFETY & SECURITY

Talking shop

20 Jul 2020 Sunil Tuli

Sunil Tuli, president of the Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) and group chief executive of King Power Group (Hong Kong) shares an...

DESIGN & BUILD, PASSENGER FACILITATION, WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS

Nashville’s new Concourse D to open for business

17 Jul 2020 Joe Bates

Nashville International Airport’s new Concourse D will handle its first flights today, with Southwest Airlines operating the first services from the six new...

ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, IT INNOVATION, WBP NEWS, WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS

Queen Alia International Airport to modernise its IT systems

16 Jul 2020 Joe Bates

Queen Alia operator, Airport International Group (AIG), is to modernise its IT systems in partnership with Amadeus. The gateway says that the move...

APA2 2020, ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, PASSENGER FACILITATION

Global effort

16 Jul 2020 Inderjit Singh

Collaboration and co-operation will prove key to overcoming COVID-19, although aviation potentially faces a long road to recovery, writes Inderjit Singh. Aviation is...

ECONOMICS & FINANCE

S&P lowers ratings on six European airport operators

15 Jul 2020 Joe Bates

S&P Global Ratings today lowered the ratings on four European airports/associated companies (and a further two CreditWatch revisions) as the rating agency anticipates...