New SITA report confirms that journey smoothing technology makes people happy. Airline passengers are using automated technology for passport checks at double the rate recorded in 2017, according to the latest aviation IT research. Indeed, passengers are happier when technology smooths their way through passport checks and other aspects of their airport journey, reveals SITA’s 2019 […]
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 […]
Chengdu’s $11 billion second airport is set to open early next decade and transform air travel to the region. Sichuan province’s planned new Chengdu Tianfu International Airport is being designed by the China Southwest Architectural Design & Research Institute Corp Ltd (CSWADI) in partnership with ADP IngĂ©nierie. Located 50 kilometres from downtown Chengdu and slated […]
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 […]
Joe Bates rounds-up some of the latest retail/F&B news, views and reviews from across the busy Asia-Pacific region. Cairns Airport has awarded global restaurateur HMSHost and Australian hospitality powerhouse, Red Rock Australia, concessions to operate a total of 13 new food and beverage outlets when the expansion of Terminal 2 (T2) is completed in 2020. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
