NEWS
Passenger traffic across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East recorded moderate growth in February with monthly upturns of 2.7% and 2.5% respectively. China posted a robust growth of around 7%, sustained by solid domestic and leisure travel demand during the Lunar New Year. The top three airports with the most passenger volume increase from last year […]
Pragma’s Alex Avery takes us through the impact of digitalisation on airport retail and what this potentially means for the future of shopping and dining at the world’s gateways. Technology has transformed our relationship with retail. From convenience, to single-click through to experiential retailing led by augmented reality. At the same time, consumers are demanding […]
An innovative air traffic control system that dynamically separates arriving aircraft by time instead of distance is being installed at the Toronto Area Control Centre to help improve flight punctuality at Canada’s busiest airport, Toronto Pearson. The project will see air traffic service provider NAV CANADA working with NATS – its UK counterpart – and […]
Thyssenkrupp Airport Solutions has been awarded the biggest service contract in its history by Qatar’s Hamad International Airport. As a result, the company will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of 90 passenger boarding bridges (PBBs), more than 500 aircraft support units such as ground power units that supply parked aircraft with electricity and air […]
Frankfurt Airport has laid the cornerstone for its new Terminal 3, the benefits of which operator, Fraport, claims will be felt across Germany. Fraport AG CEO, Stefan Schulte, said: “We are building the future with Terminal 3 – for Frankfurt Airport, the entire Rhine-Main region and far beyond. “By employing state-of-the-art technology and intelligent processes […]
Profits at Ireland’s daa Group increased by 6% to a record €133 million in 2018 as the company, which has operations in 13 countries, benefitted from higher passenger numbers and increased commercial income. Daa’s results for 2018 showed that the Group, which operates Dublin and Cork airports, the global travel retailer ARI and daa International, […]
We maybe just coming out of winter, but the Chicago Department of Aviation is already thinking about the next one, announcing that it has acquired 36 snow sweepers from Boschung. The vehicles, officially called jetbrooms, will join the existing fleet of 29 already successfully in use for the crucial winter operations at Chicago O’Hare. Boschung […]
Senior manager for external affairs, Vivian Fung, reports on the latest ACI news, views and developments from the busy Asia-Pacific region and across the world. ACI’s global climate action initiative continues to grow Airports continue to lead the way in the aviation industry’s efforts to reduce its impact on the environment, the latest figures from […]
New Aelia Duty Free and RELAY shops have opened at Libreville Leon Mba International Airport in Gabon. Their opening marks the first phase of a partnership between Lagardère Travel Retail and the airport to operate more than 600sqm of retail and F&B outlets at the African gateway. The Aelia Duty Free store offers a broad range […]
East Midlands Airport (EMA) has begun work on a project to create more parking space for aircraft to accommodate the rising demand in cargo flights. The UK’s self-proclaimed “premiere airport for dedicated cargo aircraft”, is improving its infrastructure so that aircraft can load and unload more efficiently at busy times. FedEx/TNT, UPS and Royal Mail currently […]
When it comes to Brexit, the air cargo sector is stuck in a holding pattern, writes Alex Veitch. With the UK and EU27 yet to reach an agreement on their trading relationship after the UK leaves the EU, the resulting lack of political solutions has left the sector in a state of regulatory uncertainty. With […]
JetBlue Technology Ventures (JTV), the venture capital subsidiary of JetBlue Airways, has announced that Vantage Airport Group is to become one of its industry innovation partners. The International Partnership Programme was established by JTV in July 2018 to build a network of like-minded global partners embracing start-ups and applying emerging technologies within their companies. The […]
