FEATURES

The €500 million expansion of Vienna Airport continues, with the gateway’s joint CEO, Julian Jäger, recently sharing a post on social media showing...

DESIGN & BUILD

Leeds Bradford Airport submits new terminal plans

14 May 2020 Staff reporter

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) in the UK has submitted its planning application to build a new, state-of-the-art replacement terminal by 2023. The proposal...

Health & Safety, IT INNOVATION, WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS

New ultraviolet (UVC) light kits unveiled by Smiths Detection

14 May 2020 Joe Bates

Smiths Detection has announced the launch of its new ultraviolet (UVC) light kits, which it states are capable of destroying up to 99.9%...

AW2 2020, DESIGN & BUILD, ECONOMICS & FINANCE

Aerotropolis engines beyond Asia

14 May 2020 Dr John Kasarda

Aerotropolis concept leader, Dr John Kasarda, provides an update of airport city and aerotropolis developments in the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle...

ECONOMICS & FINANCE, INDUSTRY NEWS, SUSTAINABILITY

Europe’s airports on their knees – ACI Europe

12 May 2020 Joe Bates

ACI Europe today warned that the continent’s airports are “on their knees” and facing irreversible consequences unless air travel can restart, in a...

ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, ENVIRONMENT

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

12 May 2020 Matt Mills-Brooks

Airports across the world are actively working to reduce their noise footprint and engaging with their communities to create environmental capacity, writes Envirosuite’s...

ECONOMICS & FINANCE

TAV agrees to buy Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan

8 May 2020 Joe Bates

Global airport operator, TAV Airports, has agreed a $450 million fee to buy Almaty Airport in Kazakhstan. The main gateway to Kazakhstan is...

BLOGS, Health & Safety, PASSENGER FACILITATION, WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS

BLOG: Airport terminals in a post COVID-19 world

7 May 2020 Siobhan Boyle

Cast your mind back to February and a typical busy airport scene – the packed check-ins; passengers sitting shoulder-to-shoulder at gate lounges; jostling...

IT INNOVATION, PASSENGER FACILITATION, WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS

Australia’s Avalon Airport installs pioneering touchless technology

7 May 2020 Joe Bates

Avalon Airport is set to become the first gateway in Australia to introduce touchless, self-service technology for passengers. The airport – located between...

ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, IT INNOVATION

TIME TO GO DIGITAL?

7 May 2020 Niclas Svedberg

ADB SAFEGATE’S Niclas Svedberg argues that adopting a digital apron will help airports reduce delays and cope with rising traffic demand. We all...

AW2 2020, RETAIL/F&B

Remaining relevant

7 May 2020 Joe Bates

Melvin Broekaart ponders whether it is time for airports to reconsider their retail business models to successfully compete with online shopping and remain...