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Munich Airport’s MAC Forum will be transformed into a skateboard park later this month for a four day event involving some of Germany’s top competitors. The airport promises that visitors will witness dazzling displays of tricks, spins and jumps at the new Skate & Style event, which will take place at the airport from April […]
Local residents can now access information on aircraft noise in real time and generate reports on demand following Gatwick’s £1 million investment in the latest technology. In a UK-airport first, the new system – provided by EMS Brüel & Kjær – also allows noise complaints to be submitted via an automated telephone line, a key […]
Kevin Riordan, head of airports and checkpoint solutions at Smiths Detection, considers how artificial intelligence can help airport security. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is beginning to permeate every aspect of daily life, from garnering film recommendations on Netflix, through to fraud detection and cognitive robotics, and airport security is no exception. Machine learning is key to […]
Bahrain International Airport operator, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), today anounced a US$50.9 million net profit in 2018, a significant jump compared to US$34 million the previous year. Commenting on the results, His Excellency the Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, said: “These impressive figures are the result of collaborative efforts between BAC and […]
Mark Streeting of LEK Consulting considers the pros and cons of transportation network companies and the potential impact of autonomous vehicles on airports. Ground transport into and out of airports is already experiencing unprecedented levels of disruption. Digital technology and the business model innovations of transportation network companies (TNCs) are generating new transport modes at higher […]
London Heathrow to New York-JFK is Europe’s busiest international scheduled service, according to Routesonline, which today revealed that almost three million passengers travelled on the 5,500 kilometre route in 2018. A total of 2,919,864 passengers boarded flights between the two destinations in 2018, based on the latest data from Sabre Market Intelligence, representing a rise of […]
Moscow–Sheremetyevo International Airport has began issuing passengers with e-boarding passes on domestic flights as part of the strategy to introduce automation and e-services. The new service is designed to help passengers save time by removing the need to print out boarding passes and the risk of losing them, while also simplifying and speeding up the […]
It has been a busy few days for Gebr Heinemann with its subsidiaries in the Netherlands and Italy opening new outlets at Amsterdam Schiphol and Catania-Fontanarossa airports respectively. At Amsterdam Schiphol, Schiphol Airport Retail – a joint venture between Gebr Heinemann and the Royal Schiphol Group – has unveiled the new look of its Exquisite […]
The United States has incredibly busy airports – in fact, some of the busiest in the world. That’s good, because it indicates that many of the more than four billion global air passengers each year are flying in or out of America. However, a sobering statistic is troubling. America no longer has a single airport […]
Frankfurt Airport is trialling a new robotic concierge service called ‘FRanny’ that it hopes will ensure passengers enjoy an even smoother journey through its facilities. The new addition is part of a co-operative project between airport operator, Fraport AG, and DB Systel GmbH, Deutsche Bahn’s dedicated IT service provider. According to Fraport, FRAnny is an […]
Singapore Changi’s much hyped and eagerly-awaited mega retail and lifestyle development, Jewel Changi Airport, is set to open on April 17. Designed by a consortium comprising Safdie Architects, led by world renowned architect Moshe Safdie, as well as architects from RSP Architects Planners and Engineers and Benoy, Jewel will feature a distinctive dome-shaped façade made of […]
Amsterdam Schiphol operator, the Royal Schiphol Group, Kenya Airports Authority and Galapagos Airport in Ecuador have become the latest gateways to show their commitment to combatting wildlife trafficking by signing the United for Wildlife (UFW) Transport Taskforce Buckingham Palace Declaration. The illegal wildlife trade threatens the future existence of many of the world’s most iconic species and is one […]
