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Due to open any day now, Singapore Changi’s new Terminal 4 promises to be positively surprising with a unique boutique design and host of facilities for passengers to explore. Singapore Changi Airport has set the bar pretty high when it comes to customer service levels and the opening of innovative new facilities, so when it […]
Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) is investing in a major renewable energy Solar PV project capable of generating more than 9,315,000 kilowatt hours a year. The 6MW system, consisting of 22,000 panels spanning an area of 36,000 meters squared or more than twice the size of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), will be installed across six […]
Sydney Airport officially opened the upgraded Shep’s Mound plane spotters’ lookout today, honouring the memory of aviation enthusiast Bruce Shepherd. The airport’s managing director and CEO, Kerrie Mather, said the upgraded lookout recognised the importance of the growing community of aviation enthusiasts that frequently use the site. “Aviation captures the hearts and minds of many […]
In a major win for the city and state, Qantas Airways has chosen Brisbane Airport (BNE) as its new base for four Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. Qantas CEO, Alan Joyce, flew into Brisbane this morning to announce the exciting partnership alongside Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, and Julieanne Alroe, Brisbane Airport Corporation’s CEO and managing director. […]
BEUMER Group is to provide the baggage handling system (BHS) for the giant new Satellite Terminal at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Set to open in 2019, the complex will be mainland China’s first airport satellite building and one of largest detached terminals in the world, with 83 departure gates and a floor area of 620,000 square metres. BEUMER was […]
World Business Partners in the spotlight New biometrics border control solution for Jakarta gateway Soerkarno-Hatta International Airport’s new Terminal 3 boasts an advanced Automated Border Control (ABC) system provided by the Indonesian Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi PT Jaya Teknik Indonesia and Vision-Box. The Vision-Box state-of-the-art biometric border control solution consists of 32 vb i-match ABC eGates for […]
New technology continues to provide airports with new sources of data about passenger behaviours than can be used to improve operational efficiency and boost revenues, writes Tony Chapman. You’re rushing to the airport to catch a flight when the service you’ve subscribed to sends a text message. It’s letting you know there’s an accident ahead […]
Embracing sustainable development will help ensure the long-term futures of airports across the globe, writes Landrum & Brown’s managing consultant, Sara Christen-Hassert. What is sustainability? In most sectors, it’s commonly defined as the balance of environmental, financial, and social goals. Sustainable practices can reduce the environmental impact of developed infrastructure while at the same time creating […]
How are Kazakhstan’s airports faring and what are the plans for their future development? Lufthansa Consulting’s Askhat Torshin answers the big questions. What are the most recent major developments in Kazakhstan’s aviation sector? Kazakhstan has demonstrated its intention to comply with international standards and accepted IATA’s Operational Safety Audit as a compulsory requirement for the maintenance […]
Auckland Airport has confirmed that a Mott MacDonald-led consortium will spearhead the design of its new integrated terminal. The consortium, which also includes Grimshaw, Architectus and Holmes Consulting, has been appointed to concept design a combined domestic and international terminal at the New Zealand gateway. The project forms part of the airport’s Terminal Development Plan, which […]
What’s the latest in the world of airport IT? Joe Bates reports back from the recent Air Transport IT Summit. First there was ‘virtual reality’, then we were introduced to ‘augmented reality’ and now we could potentially have ‘mixed reality’ at airports if new HoloLens technology currently being trialled by SITA comes to the market. Initial […]
New resolutions, the election of the ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Board for the next three years and committee news make the headlines, writes Vivian Fung. Members voted to adopt two new resolutions at the 12th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition in Qatar, calling for ‘mutual support within the airport community’ for ACI’s safety, security and training programmes and another […]
