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Korean Air will host the 62ndAssociation of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) Assembly of Presidents in Jeju, Korea next week. CEOs of 15 AAPA member airlines will gather in Jeju for the first time in 15 years, since Korean Air hosted the 2003 Assembly of Presidents in the island. Nearly 250 industry leaders will attend the […]
The Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Bahrain International Airport has been upgraded to ensure that the Kingdom’s air navigation system meets ICAO’s standards and requirements. Airport operator, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), has hailed the upgrade from CATI to CATII as “a significant milestone in the Airport Modernisation Programme, which will help to lessen the number of flights […]
Changi Airports International (CAI) is to act as a consultant for China’s Hunan Airport Management Group after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-operate on a number of different projects. According to CAI, the MOU will facilitate collaboration between the parties in the areas of airport planning and design, and operation and management of the […]
Auckland Airport continues to be recognised globally as a sustainable business, with its inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), announced yesterday, for the eighth consecutive year. The company is one of only eight organisations included in the DJSI in 2018 in the Asia-Pacific region.The company is one of only eight organisations included in […]
Brisbane Airport (BNE) and Samoa Airways have signed a partnership agreement signalling the commencement of direct services between Brisbane and Samoa. The agreement, signed this morning at BNE by Seiuli Alvin William Tuala, Samoa Airways CEO and Gert-Jan de Graaff, CEO of Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC), outlines the commitment of both parties to explore market […]
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of July released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed sustained growth in international air passenger markets, whilst air cargo demand remained firm despite moderating expansion in the global services and manufacturing sectors. Boosted by strong leisure travel demand during the holiday season, the region’s airlines […]
Sydney Airport has signed a five-and-a-half-year agreement with APN Outdoor for advertising rights across the airport terminals and for external signage approaching and within the Sydney Airport precinct. The announcement, which covers T1 International and T2 Domestic as well as T3 Domestic from July 2019, further strengthens the long-standing relationship between Sydney Airport and APN Outdoor. […]
Asia-Pacific Airports reports on the latest industry and World Business Partner news from across the region. Aerotel opens in Guangzhou Baiyun’s new Terminal 2 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport’s impressive new Terminal 2 boasts its own transit hotel courtesy of Plaza Premium Group’s 57-room Aerotel Guangzhou. The group’s sixth hotel in its network and first in China, […]
Sumesh Patel, SITA’s Asia Pacific president, argues that biometric technology will play a key role in ensuring faster, more efficient and safer passenger journeys through airports in the future. How do you balance the two most critical aspects of border control? Passengers don’t want to wait, but airports and border authorities need to ensure the […]
From today, millions of visitors from around the world will be farewelled by a striking work of contemporary art by Kamilaroi artist, Archie Moore, as they depart Australia. Moore’s United Neytions, which consists of 28 large flags that hang dramatically from the 17-metre high ceiling of Sydney Airport’s T1 International Marketplace, was this morning unveiled by […]
Airbiz managing director, Greg Fordham, tells Asia-Pacific Airports more about the company’s new Express Access Swing intelligent (EASi) Gates concept. Imagine flying without waiting at the departure gate. What if you could browse the shops, have a meal or relax in your airline lounge until it was time to board? What if a self-driving vehicle […]
Gensler’s Keith Thompson and Terence Young and Heerim’s Byungkoo Lee tell us more about the concepts behind the design of Incheon International Airport’s impressive new Terminal 2. As you would expect from an airport whose name is synonymous with top quality customer service, Incheon International Airport wanted its new Terminal 2 to be something special […]
