Newcastle Airport upgrade added to Australia’s Priority List
Infrastructure Australia (IA), the nation’s independent infrastructure advisor, has today announced that Newcastle Airport’s proposed upgrade has been added to its 2021 Priority...
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Oslo Airport trials new electric powered aircraft de-icing truck
Oslo Airport has welcomed a new electrically operated de-icing unit, the Vestergaard Elephant e-BETA, for the final few weeks of winter. In a...
Pandemic changed airport IT spending priorities in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic refocused IT spending priorities for airlines and airports in 2020 as their revenues plunged and the industry faced new health...
Heathrow confirms “devastating impact of COVID-19”, but hopeful for better 2021
London Heathrow today revealed that the airport lost £2 billion in 2020 as its passenger numbers slumped from 80.9 million in 2019 to...
Lagardère Travel Retail wins Santiago airport F&B concession
Lagardère Travel Retail has been awarded the concession to operate 20 F&B outlets at Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in partnership with...
Global ratings agency forecasts tough year ahead for Europe’s airports
Passenger traffic and revenue at Europe’s airports this year is likely to be around 30% to 50% down on 2019 levels, according to...
No more plastic straws in New York LaGuardia’s Terminal B
LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP) has announced the elimination of single-use plastic straws in the F&B outlets at New York LaGuardia’s Terminal B. LGP...
Christchurch Airport well placed to ride out global pandemic
Christchurch Airport is citing lessons learnt from the earthquakes, extensive changes it made to its business across 2015-2019 and its preparation for events...
New security checkpoints at Charlotte Douglas International Airport
The new security checkpoints at Charlotte Douglas International Airport feature Vanderlande’s automated screening lanes. As part of a $600 million terminal expansion project,...
New duty free outlet opens at Kannur International Airport
GMR Kannur Duty Free Services Ltd today launched its first duty free outlet amid much fanfare and enthusiasm at the Kannur International Airport....
Major upgrades planned for Mexico’s gateway to Guadalajara
Mexican airport operator, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP), is to invest more than $500 million on upgrading Guadalajara’s Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International...
Miami International Airport receives COVID-19 relief fund grant
Miami International Airport has been awarded $39.5 million in COVID-19 relief funding from the federal government, in the second round of airport grants...
