Wholly-owned Fraport subsidiary, Fraport USA, today assumed responsibility for managing the retail and F&B operations at Nashville International Airport. The airport handled an all time high of almost 16 million passengers in 2018 (+13.2%) to maintain its position as one of strongest performing aviation gateways in North America. Fraport USA was awarded the 10-year concession […]
Yangon International Airport (YIA) yesterday held a special reception to thank its airline partners for their support for its plans to enhance its facilities and work more closely together with them to ensure that it can handle the rise in passengers expected by Myanmar’s decision to relax its entry visa requirements. The reception – held […]
Plans for one of the largest wind farm developments in Scotland have been given the green light following the installation of a state-of-the-art radar system at Glasgow Airport. Together with air traffic services company, NATS, and Banks Renewables, Glasgow Airport has introduced a new radar earlier that can mitigate the impact of the Kype Muir […]
Amsterdam Schiphol handled 1.7 million tonnes of freight in 2018 to maintain its status as Europe’s third largest cargo airport. The airport reported a 4.1% increase in bellyhold cargo in 2018 although its overall freight volumes dipped by 2.5% during the year. In what proved to be a tough year for cargo shipments at Amsterdam […]
ACI World today emphasised the importance of investing in new and improved airport infrastructure to accommodate growth in traffic demand and maintain high levels of service expected by passengers. Addressing a leadership network at CityAge: New York, under the theme ‘Build the Future’, ACI World’s director general, Angela Gittens, stated that the recent renewal of New […]
Singapore Changi Airport has unveiled a new interactive Hennessy pop-up store, which it hopes will appeal to passengers celebrating the Chinese New Year. Located in Terminal 3 and around until February 19, the outlet is the result of a collaboration between Moët Hennessy, DFS Group and Changi operator, Changi Airport Group (CAG). According to Hennessy, […]
Irish airport operator, daa, its big hearted staff and members of the public helped raise a total of €315,000 for the company’s charity partners last year. Its charity partners – the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association, LauraLynn Children’s Hospice and Snowflakes for Autism – has each charity been presented with a cheque for €105,000 from […]
Asia-Pacific Airports turns the spotlight on the region’s ‘green’ leaders, environmental award winners and sustainability trendsetters. Airports continue to do their bit to reduce aviation’s impact on the environment, with ACI recently revealing that a total of 246 gateways across the planet now use its Airport Carbon Accreditation programme to manage and reduce their carbon […]
Airport interest in blockchain technology is growing as the aviation industry invests around $40 billion per annum on IT, according to SITA’s new Air Transport IT Insights study. Blockchain is fast emerging as the priority technology for future exploration among airport and airline CIOs globally, according to new research released by SITA. The 2018 version of its Air Transport IT […]
Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has celebrated its 10th anniversary by opening a new Interim International Departures Terminal and revealing some bold expansion plans, writes Joe Bates. Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport hasn’t looked back since its opening 10 years ago, the recent inauguration of its Interim International Departures Terminal providing a perfect example of […]
Six new restaurants are to open at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport this month courtesy of F&B operator, SSP America. The outlets, all located in the airport’s John S McCain III Terminal 3 include a mix of local and chef-driven brands together with what it calls some “enormously popular, forward-thinking national brands”. SSP America began operations […]
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s request to proceed with renewable solar power projects at John F Kennedy International Airport, which will help the agency meet its aggressive greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals. PSC’s action allows the Port Authority, in collaboration […]
