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The New Terminal One at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) has entered into a strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) “to shape the world’s most advanced airport experience”. As the strategic technology and innovation partner to the New Terminal One, TCS will support the delivery of an intelligent, digitally-enabled guest experience at the […]
Costa Coffee has returned to London Luton Airport, investing over £750,000 in the opening of a brand-new 24/7 store. The new store, which opened yesterday, will serve millions of passengers travelling through the airport each year, bringing Costa Coffee’s signature Mocha Italia taste, freshly baked pastries and warm hospitality back to one of the UK’s […]
Nearly a dozen new retail and F&B outlets have opened in Terminal 5 at John F Kennedy International Airport as part of a multi-million revamp. The new dining and shopping experiences are part of a major concessions refresh led by JetBlue, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Fraport USA. Once complete, […]
Dubai has achieved another first with the world’s first purpose-built commercial vertiport receiving regulatory certification for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations. The green light for Skyports Infrastructure’s VDX vertiport from Dubai’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) paves the way for the future commencement of commercial Air Taxi services in Dubai. VDX will serve […]
Aviation is preparing to move twice as many passengers within a generation, without doubling the airports, the fleet, or the people standing at the borders. The prediction in SITA’s Impact Report 2025 sets out how the industry is closing that gap, and the answer is increasingly software rather than concrete. Based on IATA data, the […]
Perth Airport has unveiled its refreshed T1 International retail and hospitality precinct, marking a major investment in the passenger experience as international travel prepares to welcome over 50,000 travellers on peak days over the upcoming winter school holidays. The completion of a significant T1 International food, beverage and retail refresh has introduced 14 new and […]
Airport modernisation in a constrained environment is a challenging balancing act, but not an impossible one, explains Crawford Burden, AECOM’s aviation lead for Europe & India. Increasingly, today’s airports are being forced to grapple with the twin challenges of rising passenger demand and ageing infrastructure, requiring the sector to expand or upgrade – or some […]
Arup’s aviation business leader for EIMEA, Alan Newbold, considers how the industry is rethinking airport expansion, and that raising capacity goes beyond the physical. Airports across the UK, Europe, and the US are actively investing to increase capacity as the aviation industry enters a transformative era, with global air traffic expected to double by 2045. […]
Yesterday’s ‘Making AI Work at Airports’ webinar hosted by Egremont Group in partnership with Airport World focused on practical ways AI is providing value in airports and what it takes to successfully deliver it. In the hot-seat were Maurice Jenkins, chief innovation officer at Miami International Airport; Sharon Prior, founder and CEO of Inovivo and […]
Enhancing terminals and the airport experience requires passenger centric planning, writes Joe Barden, executive vice president for terminal planning at Landrum & Brown, a Sidara company. As airports continue to evolve, so too must the experiences they offer throughout their facilities. Indeed, enhancing the passenger experience has become one of the most important aspects of […]
Thomas Roddey, vice president, business development for commercial nuclear at AtkinsRéalis considers what real fuel resilience looks like for future airports. Airports sit at the leading edge of the energy transition. They are among some of the most energy-intensive pieces of infrastructure in the economy, while also being expected to decarbonise operations, electrify vehicle fleets, […]
Guam’s A.B. Won Pat International Airport has introduced a Concourse Access Pass (CAP) Program that allows non ticketed visitors to access its airside shop and dine like a ticketed passenger. “GIAA’s CAP program has received overwhelming positive response and participation from non-travellers who have been enjoying shopping at our retail outlets and dining at our […]
