PASSENGER FACILITATION, SUSTAINABILITY Quito’s bounce back from COVID-19 continues to gather pace 29 Sep 2020 Joe BatesQuito International Airport continues its recovery from the worst of COVID-19, welcoming back a significant number of international and domestic flights since resuming...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, RETAIL/F&B, SUSTAINABILITY APTRA calls for alignment on government responses to COVID-19 24 Sep 2020 Staff reporterThe Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) has launched a campaign to over 45 individual governments across the region with a proposal for...
ENVIRONMENT, PASSENGER FACILITATION, SUSTAINABILITY UK airport group introduces biodegradable security bag 23 Sep 2020 Staff reporterAberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton have become the first airports in the UK to trial a new Oxo-Biodegradable 100ml security bag. All three are...
DESIGN & BUILD, SUSTAINABILITY New York’s airport operator unveils pioneering ‘Clean Construction Program’ 23 Sep 2020 Staff reporterThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has announced the implementation of a Clean Construction Program, which it claims is...
ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY Stockholm Arlanda takes delivery of 200 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel 22 Sep 2020 Joe BatesStockholm Aranda Airport has received a delivery of 210 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from fuel products supplier, Air bp. Purchased by...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, HUMAN RESOURCES, PASSENGER FACILITATION, SUSTAINABILITY Airport Health Accreditation for Hyderabad’s gateway to the world 21 Sep 2020 Joe BatesOperator, GHIAL, has announced that Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has achieved Airport Health Accreditation (AHA). The accreditation recognises the airport’s efforts to...
Health & Safety, SUSTAINABILITY Call for EU Testing Protocol for Travel to end quarantine restrictions 18 Sep 2020 Staff reporterOver 20 travel and tourism bodies as well as unions across Europe united today in an unprecedented call for European Commission leadership to...
ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY New solar power plant being built at Melbourne Airport 16 Sep 2020 Joe BatesA new 10 MW solar energy farm is taking shape at Melbourne Airport, which is set to produce enough clean energy to provide...
ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY BLOG: Reducing aviation’s emissions starts before take-off 9 Sep 2020 Thomas de BoerAviation has many benefits for our world. Arguably, no other industry has done more globally to connect people, power economies, and enable progress...
Health & Safety, PASSENGER FACILITATION, SUSTAINABILITY San Antonio turns to robot technology to help combat COVID-19 3 Sep 2020 Joe BatesSan Antonio International Airport (SAT) has become first airport in the world to purchase and deploy the Xenex LightStrike robot to help it...
CARGO, SUSTAINABILITY Cargo shipments soar at Ontario International Airport 28 Aug 2020 Staff reporterOntario International Airport (ONT) “experienced significant growth” in commercial air freight shipments in the first five months of 2020 as consumers and businesses...
DESIGN & BUILD, SUSTAINABILITY Toronto Billy Bishop wins environmental achievement award 26 Aug 2020 Joe BatesBilly Bishop Toronto City Airport has won ACI-NA’s Environmental Achievement Award for Environmental Improvement with Limited Resources for the airport’s updated Master Plan....
