FLOOD WARNING!
Vivek Sindhamani and Peter Vorage discuss the growing threat of flooding to airports and how some of the region’s major hubs are planning...
SAFETY & SECURITY
Quito Airport ready to resume operations on June 1
Quito Airport has announced that it is working with the airlines and airport community to resume operations on June 1 if given the...
Canberra Airport introduces temperature scanning equipment
Canberra Airport has become the first major Australian airport to introduce body temperature scanning at security as an additional safety measure against COVID-19....
Hong Kong’s airport begins use of ‘disinfection’ technologies
Hong Kong International Airport has become one of the first major gateways in the world to apply the latest disinfection technologies, including disinfection...
London Stansted to use downtime to refurbish runway
London Stansted Airport is to use the unprecedented grounding of aircraft across the globe as a unique opportunity to move planned overnight runway...
New Zealand regional airports “shocked” at potential loss of ATC services
Seven regional airports have announced their “shock” that Airways NZ, the national air traffic management organisation, wants to discuss the removal of air...
UNIVERSITY’S £1 MILLION GRANT TO FIND NEW SECURITY SCREENING SOLUTIONS
Airport security queues could be slashed and screening for weapons could become much more effective after Queen’s University Belfast researchers have been awarded...
LONDON HEATHROW DEPLOYS NEW ANTI-DRONE TECHNOLOGY
London Heathrow has deployed a bespoke anti-drone system to protect the UK’s busiest airfield from drones and the type of disruption they caused...
EXTRA SECURITY TRAINING FOR BAHRAIN’S AIRPORT BASED MINISTRY OF INTERIOR STAFF
Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) is to start providing annual civil aviation security training to all Ministry of Interior (MOI) staff based at the...
BEIJING DAXING TO USE XSIGHT SYSTEMS’ FOD DETECTION SOLUTION
Beijing’s soon-to-open Daxing International Airport has selected Xsight Systems’ FOD Detection solution for installation on its East and North runways. The decision follows...
ACCESS DENIED
Drone sightings that have forced the temporary closure of a handful of airports across the globe ensure that anti-drone technology and perimeter security...
BEATING THE QUEUES
New SITA report confirms that journey smoothing technology makes people happy. Airline passengers are using automated technology for passport checks at double the rate...
