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Mainland China has fully embraced the aerotropolis concept with over 100 hugely ambitious projects now underway across the country, writes Dr John Kasarda....

IT INNOVATION, SAFETY & SECURITY, WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS

New automated gates open at Kansai International Airport

3 Aug 2020 Staff reporter

Kansai International Airport in Japan has become the latest gateway to introduce e-gates supplied by Vision-Box. The Osaka located airport has opened five...

PASSENGER FACILITATION, TRAFFIC

Small airports and LCCs can lead the US’s recovery

3 Aug 2020 Harrison Earl & Nicholas Haan

As air traffic across the US recovers from the severe and sudden drop in demand as a result of COVID-19, Crawford, Murphy &...

ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, DESIGN & BUILD, ECONOMICS & FINANCE

Game changing new runway planned for Chatham Islands

3 Aug 2020 Staff reporter

The NZ Airports Association (NZ Airports) has welcomed the government’s announcement that the Chatham Islands will receive NZ$40m in COVID-19 recovery funding, the...

PASSENGER FACILITATION, SAFETY & SECURITY, WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS

New body-scanner security equipment for Canberra Airport

3 Aug 2020 Staff reporter

Canberra Airport has installed a new security screening system with technology from Smiths Detection to further improve the screening of passengers and their...

APA2 2020, ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, PASSENGER FACILITATION

Changing times

3 Aug 2020 Cameron Mann

Cameron Mann considers the impact COVID-19 is likely to have on passenger facilitation at airports as the industry strives to provide a safe...

AW3 2020, DESIGN & BUILD, IT INNOVATION

Cutting edge airport robotics

3 Aug 2020 Aviad Amalgor

Aviad Amalgor reports on the use of one of Boston Dynamics’ autonomous robot dogs during the ongoing revamp of Denver International Airport’s Great...

ECONOMICS & FINANCE, PASSENGER FACILITATION

Port Authority to extend cogeneration plant agreement at New York JFK

31 Jul 2020 Joe Bates

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has agreed to extend its deal with Kennedy International Airport Cogeneration (KIAC) Partners to...

DESIGN & BUILD, PASSENGER FACILITATION

LaGuardia’s Terminal B set for another milestone on August 5

30 Jul 2020 Staff reporter

LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP) today announced that it will officially open the first seven gates of the Western Concourse of the new state-of-the-art...

AW3 2020, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY

Green energy

30 Jul 2020 Jocelyne Bia

Anaerobic digestion can help airports become more environmentally friendly and reduce their carbon footprint, writes the World Biogas Association’s Jocelyne Bia. As countries...

RETAIL/F&B

Post-COVID buying behaviour changes to trigger travel retail rethink

28 Jul 2020 Staff reporter

According to a new consumer insights report, there are positive signals for the industry regarding global travellers’ planned shopping trends, but significant behavioural...

ACI WORLD, Health & Safety, SAFETY & SECURITY, SUSTAINABILITY

Airport Health Accreditation programme to help combat COVID-19

24 Jul 2020 Staff reporter

ACI World has today launched the Airport Health Accreditation programme to assist airports by assessing new health measures and procedures introduced as a...

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China’s aerotropolis ambitions

New automated gates open at Kansai International Airport

Small airports and LCCs can lead the US’s recovery

Game changing new runway planned for Chatham Islands

New body-scanner security equipment for Canberra Airport

Changing times

Cutting edge airport robotics

Port Authority to extend cogeneration plant agreement at New York JFK

LaGuardia’s Terminal B set for another milestone on August 5

Green energy

Post-COVID buying behaviour changes to trigger travel retail rethink

Airport Health Accreditation programme to help combat COVID-19