IT INNOVATION
A significant update to Dulles International Airport’s (IAD) Master Plan, which provides a long-term framework for the airport’s development, was today approved by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board of directors. The document provides a comprehensive vision for development opportunities spanning the next several decades that is designed to keep Dulles in a strong position […]
Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) reports that the newly opened Terminal 3 Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport has been warmly welcomed by passengers and helped reduce congestion in Terminal 1. ACV has revealed that in its first month of operations, Terminal 3 handled 1,464 flights and served 355,306 passengers, “ensuring operational […]
As airports around the world launch terminal expansions, air mobility projects, and new conveniences for passengers, US airports face mounting pressure to meet increasingly elevated expectations. US airports are responding by investing in a wave of modernisation and innovation efforts designed to improve the passenger experience, enhance safety, produce more operational efficiency and provide long […]
Miami International Airport (MIA) today held the groundbreaking ceremony for its new Concourse K. The new concourse will be a 300,000-square-foot expansion that will add six new passenger gates and boarding areas for domestic and international flights, post-security concessions offering more dining and shopping options for travellers, and a new passenger lounge. The future three-level […]
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) has completed its International Arrivals Improvement Project marking the first significant project under the airport’s ambitious Journey With AUS expansion programme to open to the travelling public. This milestone project delivers significant enhancements to the Barbara Jordan Terminal’s International Arrivals area and Baggage Claim area, supporting AUS’s mission to modernise, streamline, […]
Munich Airport today confirmed that the expansion of its Terminal 1 pier is progressing smoothly and on target for completion next year. Described as “Bavaria’s new business card for passengers”, the €665 million expansion to the pier will effectively create a state-of-the-art terminal for non-Schengen traffic. Its capacity of up to six million passengers per […]
The Prime Minister of Singapore today officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony for Changi Airport’s new “mega terminal”, Terminal 5, which operator CAG states “will strengthen the gateway’s position as a leading air hub”. According to Changi Airport Group (CAG), T5 will be powered by state-of-the-art airport systems and extensive automation that will allow the airport […]
Close to £4 million is to be spent on new catering and retail offerings at Glasgow Airport that the Scottish gateway believes will help enhance the overall passenger experience. The investment by several retailers at the airport includes the introduction of two new restaurants, upgrades to existing retail units both airside and landside and enhancements […]
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and American Airlines have announced an agreement to accelerate and expand the scope of the airport’s new Terminal F by doubling the number of gates. The Texas gateway says that the move will allow for the addition of new facilities to grow international operations, expand the terminal’s customer amenities […]
It is hard to keep Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) out of the news these days, the Texas gateway today revealing that it has completed a major milestone in the ongoing $3 billion expansion and development of Terminal C. The milestone involved successfully moving six megastructure modules – the largest measuring 204 feet long […]
AviAlliance has announced plans to invest £350 million in the future growth and decarbonisation of Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airports over the course of the next five years. The global airport operator completed the acquisition of AGS Airports, operator of the three UK gateways, in January for an enterprise value of £1.53 billion and today […]
Airports in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions are poised to undergo extensive development, with combined investments of $240 billion dedicated to both upgrading existing facilities (brownfield projects) and building new airports (greenfield projects) between 2025 and 2035. This capital expenditure, revealed today by Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), […]
