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Nearly a dozen new retail and F&B outlets have opened in Terminal 5 at John F Kennedy International Airport as part of a multi-million revamp. The new dining and shopping experiences are part of a major concessions refresh led by JetBlue, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Fraport USA. Once complete, […]
Ireland’s first cutting-edge, pantograph electric bus chargers have been unveiled at Dublin Airport in a €17 million investment in sustainable electric transport, daa announced today. Dublin Airport’s pantograph infrastructure will deliver ultrafast charging for its new 14-vehicle, zero-emission electric shuttle bus fleet, which is operated by Aircoach and can accommodate up to 120 passengers per […]
Dubai has achieved another first with the world’s first purpose-built commercial vertiport receiving regulatory certification for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft operations. The green light for Skyports Infrastructure’s VDX vertiport from Dubai’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) paves the way for the future commencement of commercial Air Taxi services in Dubai. VDX will serve […]
The UK’s only facility licensed to handle all species of animals at Heathrow Airport has received a clean energy upgrade following the installation of solar panels and heat pumps to reduce its impact on the environment. A total of 94 solar panels have been installed at the Heathrow Animal Reception Centre (HARC), which on behalf […]
Manchester Airport has launched a suite of brand-new digital billboards across the airport’s newly renovated and expanded Terminal 2. The state-of-the-art screens, introduced in partnership with media and entertainment group Global, provide advertisers with new opportunities to reach more than 32 million inbound and outbound passengers. Manchester Airport’s £1.3 billion revamp of Terminal 2 now introduces […]
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, the company delivering the Port Polska investment programme, has invited selected contractors to submit commercial and technical bids for the construction of the passenger terminal at Poland’s new national airport. Five consortia are participating in the procurement process, with each bidder having 60 days to submit their proposals. In addition to price, […]
Aviation is preparing to move twice as many passengers within a generation, without doubling the airports, the fleet, or the people standing at the borders. The prediction in SITA’s Impact Report 2025 sets out how the industry is closing that gap, and the answer is increasingly software rather than concrete. Based on IATA data, the […]
Perth Airport has unveiled its refreshed T1 International retail and hospitality precinct, marking a major investment in the passenger experience as international travel prepares to welcome over 50,000 travellers on peak days over the upcoming winter school holidays. The completion of a significant T1 International food, beverage and retail refresh has introduced 14 new and […]
Airport modernisation in a constrained environment is a challenging balancing act, but not an impossible one, explains Crawford Burden, AECOM’s aviation lead for Europe & India. Increasingly, today’s airports are being forced to grapple with the twin challenges of rising passenger demand and ageing infrastructure, requiring the sector to expand or upgrade – or some […]
Arup’s aviation business leader for EIMEA, Alan Newbold, considers how the industry is rethinking airport expansion, and that raising capacity goes beyond the physical. Airports across the UK, Europe, and the US are actively investing to increase capacity as the aviation industry enters a transformative era, with global air traffic expected to double by 2045. […]
Alina Viehweber, ICF’s manager for sustainable aviation, provides an update on the industry’s adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is widely recognised as the most important near to mid-term pathway for decarbonising aviation. Unlike longer-term technologies such as hydrogen or electrified flight, SAF can be used in existing aircraft and airport […]
Birmingham Airport (BHX) has reported further cuts to its direct carbon emissions, with the latest figures showing its location-based greenhouse gas emissions fell by 11% during 2025/26, despite a 6% increase in passenger numbers. Continuing its long-term downward trend, the UK airport reduced its annual emissions by 798 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) over […]
