New screening technology for Hamad International Airport
Qatar’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) has become the first airport in the Middle East to install Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX machines, which...
SAFETY & SECURITY
London City Airport to start using compostable security bags
London City Airport (LCY) today announced TIPA as the winners of its Sustainable Security Bag Challenge. According to the airport, TIPA were able...
Etihad trialling facial biometric check-in for cabin crew
Etihad Airways is trialling the the use of facial biometrics to check in cabin crew at its Crew Briefing Centre at Abu Dhabi...
ACI Online Learning Centre launches new security course
The ACI Online Learning Centre (OLC) has launched a new Security for Airport Executives course for executives and managers who require an awareness...
London Gatwick to introduce new COVID-19 screening service
It will cost money to use, but London Gatwick and ExpressTest today announced the opening of a brand-new COVID-19 screening centre at the...
International safety award for Glasgow Airport
Glasgow Airport has scooped the International Safety Award from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and...
Dublin Airport’s COVID-19 safety measures endorsed by global health accreditation programme
Dublin Airport ‘s efforts to ensure the safety of its passengers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic have been formally recognised by ACI...
Virgin introduces pre-flight COVID-19 testing for crew
Virgin Atlantic has become the first UK airline to introduce COVID-19 pre-flight testing at its Heathrow base for its cabin crew and pilots....
Incheon becomes Asia-Pacific’s first airport health accredited gateway
ACI Asia-Pacific today announced that Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, has become the first airport in the region to be accredited...
SFO brings forward runway upgrade to take advantage of reduced traffic
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is moving forward a runway improvement project by two years to take advantage of the current reduced flight...
ACI Asia-Pacific calls for end to quarantine requirements
ACI Asia-Pacific is urging governments to replace quarantine requirements with testing and contact tracing protocols to ensure the sector’s survival amid a worsening...
ACI World appoints new operations and safety expert to succeed retiring David Gamper
ACI World has today announced that Thomas Romig, currently head of operations control and development at Geneva Airport, will succeed ACI stalwart David...
