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ACI Asia-Pacific director regional, Stefano Baronci, reflects on a busy and successful end to 2022. A decade of negotiations has finally concluded with ICAO member states committing to support net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 as the long-term aspirational goal (LTAG). This is a landmark decision to make our industry more sustainable, and the commitment from […]
Airport profile: Singapore Changi Big plans: Airport projects in Saudi Arabia Plus: Abu Dhabi Airportsâ new brand, ESG & WBP news DOWNLOAD THE ISSUE VIEW FROM THE TOP ACI Asia-Pacific director regional, Stefano Baronci, reflects on a busy and successful end to 2022. INDUSTRY NEWS We provide a snapshot of some of the latest news […]
Torino Airport (Turin) has received Level 3 ‘Optimisation’ status in ACI’s Airport Carbon Accreditation programme. The programme is aimed at airport management companies pursuing carbon neutrality goals by neutralising CO2 emissions under their direct control with energy efficiency programmes and the use of renewable energy sources. The Level 3 ‘Optimisation’ recognises the airport for its greenhouse […]
TAV Airports is set to operate Ankara’s EsenboÄa Airport until at least 2050 after its âŹ475 million plus VAT bid to extend its current concession by another 25 years was accepted by Turkey’s State Airports Authority (DHMÄ°). The decision, which is pending official approval, means that the global airport operator no longer faces having to […]
Joe Bates looks back at some of the highlights of the recent ACI Africa/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition in Marrakech. With many unable to attend an ACI World Annual General Assembly (WAGA) in person since the start of the global pandemic, anticipation was high ahead of this year’s event in Marrakech, and a […]
H. Ross Perot, Sr, believed that one day Fort Worth Alliance Airport would be a global hub for the jobs of tomorrow, and now the 33-year-old airport will bear his name forever after Hillwood, the City of Fort Worth and the FAA, officially recognised the airportâs name change to Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport […]
Justin Watson will succeed the departing Malcolm Johns as the new chief executive of Christchurch Airport in New Zealand on January 1, 2023. Watson, currently the airportâs chief aeronautical and commercial officer, was considered the best fit for the role after what the gateway called “months of extensive search” for a new leader. Indeed, director […]
Christchurch Airport has announced that Justin Watson will succeed the departing Malcolm Johns as its chief executive on January 1, 2023. Watson, currently the airportâs chief aeronautical and commercial officer, was considered the best fit for the role after what the gateway called “months of extensive search” for a new leader. Indeed, director and chair […]
The UK government has announced that the first ever net zero transatlantic flight will take off next year, with Virgin Atlantic receiving government funding to fly across the pond using solely sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). In 2023, one of Virgin Atlanticâs flagship Boeing 787s, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, will take off from London […]
LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP), the private entity managing and redeveloping LaGuardia Airportâs Terminal B, has launched an internship programme in partnership with Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. Each semester, two Vaughn College students in their junior or senior years will be selected to intern for LaGuardia Gateway Partners on-site at the brand-new Terminal B […]
Brisbane Airport is today experiencing a milestone in Queenslandâs economic recovery as, for the first time since 2019, more than 14,000 people are passing through the International Terminal in a single day. “To think this time last year, international travel was still capped at 1,000 arrivals per week through Brisbane Airport and people were entering […]
VIEW THE ISSUE HERE Theme: Investing in airports Airport profile: Singapore Changi Review: ACI Africa/World Annual General Assembly Plus: Asset management & Cargo security Time for reflection Airport World editor, Joe Bates, considers the end of another eventful year for the world’s airports and the âinvesting in airportsâ theme of this issue. It’s human nature […]
