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Glasgow Airport’s FlightPath Fund has today pledged £40,000 to support four local sustainability-themed projects. To celebrate 10 years of the FlightPath, the Fund’s committee is urging local groups, charities and organisations to submit applications to support sustainability-themed projects aimed at improving the environment in the communities neighbouring Glasgow Airport and beyond. A £10,000 award grant […]
Four of the world’s most Instagrammed pieces of street art have been recreated at Heathrow to provide passengers with the perfect ‘post’ moment when starting their journey at Heathrow. The artwork aims to make Heathrow the most Instagrammed airport in the world this year and follows research revealing that ‘Instagrammability’ is now one of the […]
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will open its new $6.3 million outdoor observation deck, the SkyTerrace, on Friday. Located pre-security in Terminal 2, the SkyTerrace is open to the general public and offers 180-degree views of the busiest section of SFO, where all four runways intersect. “We are very excited to open an outdoor observation […]
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) has announced its best ever year for both cargo and passenger traffic. More than 2.3 billion pounds of cargo were handled at the Illionos gateway in 2019, meaning that its cargo volumes have trebled in the last five years. The airport is home to the second largest UPS hub in […]
New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has announced an agreement between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), and the operator of Terminal 4, and Delta Air Lines for a $3.8 billion redevelopment project to expand T4 and consolidate all Delta operations at JFK within the terminal. He noted that the agreement is […]
OTG and Starbucks today announced a new partnership with a focus on new experiential concepts and innovative technology to better serve travellers at airports across the US. OTG is known for its innovative, often IT embracing approach to dining and retail in airports that include Newark-Liberty, LaGuardia, New York JFK, Philadelphia and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. […]
Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) has become the latest gateway to launch a pet therapy project to help relieve the ‘travel stress’ of passengers. According to the Canadian gateway, the eight-week initiative is designed to comfort travellers who may be feeling anxious or stressed before flying while allowing students to gain experience in […]
What does an electric-powered surfboard, intelligent office lighting and plastic-free gingerbread packaging have in common? All three are innovations by Bavarian start-ups that can be seen, along with other innovations, in the ‘MCBW START UP’ exhibition at Munich Airport. The exhibition has been unveiled during Munich Creative Business Week and will remain on Level 04 of the […]
Stockholm Arlanda has opened a new hotel, the 500-room Comfort Hotel Arlanda Airport, within a few minutes’ walk of its terminals. Operator, Swedavia, notes that the new hotel boasts BREAM certification in line with its desire for it to built and operate to a high enviromental standard. Clarion Hotel Arlanda Airport, Radisson Blu Airport Terminal Hotel […]
Key industry partners have announced the launch of the MRO Blockchain Alliance, the air transport’s first industry-wide investigation into the use of blockchain to track, trace and record aircraft parts. The new alliance comprises leading organisations covering every aspect of the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) chain, from part manufacture and repairs to logistics and […]
Miami International Airport (MIA) served 45.9 million passengers in 2019, a yearly upturn of nearly one million passengers. Contributing to MIA’s growth was the addition of five new international passenger routes to London (Norwegian), Casablanca (Royal Air Maroc), Warsaw (LOT Polish Airlines), Cordoba (American Airlines) and Paris (Corsair). And more new service is already on […]
Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 86.4 million passengers in 2019 to retain its status as the world’s busiest international airport. The total secured its sixth successive year as the world’s busiest international gateway, ahead of long-time record holder London Heathrow, which handled 76 million passengers on international flights in 2019 as it welcomed a record […]
