The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and American Airlines are celebrating the soft opening of 14 gates in a newly constructed 225,000-square-foot concourse at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). A major milestone in the airportâs Project Journey capital improvement programme, the new concourse will serve as the home of American Airlinesâ regional operations at DCA […]
The new terminal at Bermudaâs LF Wade International Airport certainly has the âwowâ factor based on the early feedback from passengers and staff. âReally beautifulâ, âFabulous and spaciousâ, âAbsolutely awesomeâ and âIt looks like a world class airportâ were just some of the comments given by passengers on the new terminalâs opening day last month. […]
Nashville International Airport’s new Concourse D has achieved LEED Silver certification, which Fentress Architects notes highlights the projectâs sustainable, wellness-oriented design and construction process. This distinction makes Concourse D one of only five newly constructed airport facilities in the United States, and one of nine airport facilities worldwide, to earn LEED Silver under the US […]
Saudi Arabia’s planned new Red Sea airport is to be managed by daa international, the international business subsidiary of the operator of Ireland’s Dublin and Cork airports. The Red Sea Project is a major development being built over 28,000 square kilometres on Saudi Arabiaâs west coast to create a new luxury tourism destination. The first […]
Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport, which opened its “new and improved” Terminal C at the start of 2020, has ended a difficult but eventful year by inaugurating its newly reconstructed Runway-1. The runway has two new high-speed-exit taxiways, which according to the Russian gateway, ensure that it has the terminal facilities and airfield capacity to handle […]
Global airport operator, Fraport, is to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to assess market interest in the construction of a sports/multi-functional hall on a vacant plot of land at Frankfurt Airport. The project is part of a larger urban development initiative with the 30,000sqm plot of land earmarked for the project centrally located behind […]
London City Airport (LCY) is celebrating the completion of the construction of a full-length parallel taxiway and eight new stands capable of handling larger and more fuel-efficient aircraft. The new additions were the key projects of its City Airport Development Programme (CADP) and ensure that the airfield infrastructure at LCY has undergone a significant transformation […]
Whether it ever happens or not is another matter, but a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport is now potentially back on the agenda following the Supreme Court ruling that the government’s decision to approve its expansion was lawful. Today’s ruling overturns a decision by three leading judges earlier this year that former Transport Secretary, Chris […]
India’s planned new Delhi Noida International Airport will boast a passenger terminal designed by architects Grimshaw, Nordic â Office of Architecture, Haptic and Indian practice STUP. The team was selected from a shortlist of three by Zurich Airport International for “demonstrating a proficiency in balancing passenger comfort with sustainability, and timeless design with flexibility for […]
London City Airport today published its new master plan which sets out the long-term vision for how it can grow in a sustainable and responsible way, supporting Londonâs recovery from COVID-19. The publication of the master plan follows a 16-week consultation carried out in summer 2019. All comments received from local residents, stakeholders and passengers […]
US firm Surfacedesign has won an award for its landscape architecture and urban planning for Auckland International Airport in New Zealand. âBecause 75% of New Zealandâs visitors land in Auckland, airport management wanted to highlight the countryâs historic land-use practices at and around the terminal,â says the San Francisco based company’s co-founding partner and Auckland […]
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has held a topping out ceremony to celebrate the securing of the final beam for Phase 1 of its $1.86 billion Sky Way transformation project to modernise, upgrade and connect he Tom Bradley International Terminal with terminals 2 and 3. âLAX is a central pillar of our economic strength â […]
