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London Luton Airport (LLA) has opened a second new taxiway and aircraft de-icing facility as part of its £160 million transformation programme. The new taxiway (Foxtrot), which follows the early 2018 opening of Taxiway Bravo, will help the airport manage aircraft ground movements more efficiently and contribute to ongoing efforts to minimise delays. Foxtrot is […]
Hong Kong International Airport has awarded one of the world’s leading geo-data specialist companies a land site investigation contract as part of its $18 billion (HK$141.5bn) Three-Runway System (3RS) expansion project. Fugro will perform geotechnical drilling and cone penetration tests on newly reclaimed land, and provide laboratory testing to acquire geotechnical data for the new passenger building and related infrastructure. […]
Airports and airlines continue to invest heavily on new technology, the latest industry report showing that in 2018 they spent a record $50 billion on IT to support improvements to the passenger journey. Figures published by SITA for the first time show that this investment has resulted in a significant improvement in both the satisfaction […]
Ground handler, dnata, has significantly expanded its operations at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). The company has invested $4 million on equipment and 125 new staff at Dulles after being awarded a three-year contract by the Lufthansa Group. As a result, it will provide ground and passenger handling services as well as aircraft cleaning and de-icing […]
ACI Asia-Pacific reports on the latest events, news and developments from across the busy region. ACI has strong presence at 56th DGCA Conference An ACI delegation spearheaded by ACI World director general, Angela Gittens, and ACI Asia-Pacific’s regional director, Patti Chau, and deputy director, Ada Tse, attended ICAO’s recent Conference of Directors General of Civil […]
Wellington Airport has unveiled the master plan that it believes will ensure that it is equipped for growth for the next 20 years. With its annual passenger traffic expected to double to in excess of 12mppa by 2040, the New Zealand gateway says that it needs to plan for the future now to avoid becoming […]
Miami International Airport (MIA) has begun work on its Central Base Modification and Expansion Project. The project will upgrade 34.1 acres of asphalt and concrete pavement originally built in the 1960s that is now used for aircraft parking and movement near MIA’s Concourse D. The rehabilitated space, slated for completion by December 2022, will better […]
Larnaca International Airport has opened the first phase of its new duty free area that it believes will bring a ‘best in class’ shopping experience for travellers. The opening marks the beginning of the ODG designed revamp of the airport’s retail offerings for Cyprus Airports Duty Free, an Aer Rianta International company, working in close partnership […]
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) directly accounts for over $10.6 billion in business revenues and supports more than 46,000 jobs at the airport, according to its latest economic impact study. The report, which summarises economic impact for the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year, also reveals that visitor spending resulting from air service at SFO contributed over $12.5 […]
Stefano Baronci is to succeed the outgoing Patti Chau as the head of ACI’s Asia-Pacific region. Baronci, the current director of economics at ACI World, will assume the role of director general of ACI Asia-Pacific in December. Chau, who has served as the regional director of ACI Asia-Pacific for the last eight years, is stepping […]
Pragma Consulting’s Alex Avery discusses how food and beverage is transforming airport retail. Whilst the challenges of delivering growth in retail are well documented, F&B continues to be the star performer for many airports. Pragma has seen annual growth in spend per passenger of up to 15% in some locations. In our opinion, there are […]
The world’s airports are increasingly facing a “high wire balancing act” as they struggle to meet traffic demand at the same time as contending with issues outside of their control, such as the rise in protectionism, isolationism, and risks associated with climate change, says ACI World. Having reached 8.8 billion in 2018, global traffic is forecast […]
