SAFETY & SECURITY New fire rescue complex opens at Frankfurt Airport 16 Feb 2021 Joe BatesFrankfurt Airport today unveiled its new state-of-the-art fire rescue complex at CargoCity South. Located on a 2.1-hectare site, the facility is home to...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, SAFETY & SECURITY Compulsory COVID-19 testing for airport staff to begin in Hong Kong 2 Feb 2021 Joe BatesHong Kong International Airport is to launch COVID-19 testing schemes for airport staff who are subject to the requirements stipulated in the government’s...
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, IT INNOVATION, SAFETY & SECURITY New screening technology for Hamad International Airport 2 Dec 2020 Staff reporterQatar’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) has become the first airport in the Middle East to install Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX machines, which...
SAFETY & SECURITY, SUSTAINABILITY London City Airport to start using compostable security bags 2 Dec 2020 Staff reporterLondon City Airport (LCY) today announced TIPA as the winners of its Sustainable Security Bag Challenge. According to the airport, TIPA were able...
SAFETY & SECURITY, WORLD BUSINESS PARTNERS Etihad trialling facial biometric check-in for cabin crew 24 Nov 2020 Joe BatesEtihad Airways is trialling the the use of facial biometrics to check in cabin crew at its Crew Briefing Centre at Abu Dhabi...
ACI WORLD, SAFETY & SECURITY ACI Online Learning Centre launches new security course 23 Nov 2020 Staff reporterThe ACI Online Learning Centre (OLC) has launched a new Security for Airport Executives course for executives and managers who require an awareness...
Health & Safety, PASSENGER FACILITATION, SAFETY & SECURITY London Gatwick to introduce new COVID-19 screening service 20 Nov 2020 Joe BatesIt will cost money to use, but London Gatwick and ExpressTest today announced the opening of a brand-new COVID-19 screening centre at the...
PASSENGER FACILITATION, SAFETY & SECURITY International safety award for Glasgow Airport 6 Nov 2020 Staff reporterGlasgow Airport has scooped the International Safety Award from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and...
Health & Safety, SAFETY & SECURITY Dublin Airport’s COVID-19 safety measures endorsed by global health accreditation programme 21 Oct 2020 Joe BatesDublin Airport ‘s efforts to ensure the safety of its passengers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic have been formally recognised by ACI...
Health & Safety, SAFETY & SECURITY Virgin introduces pre-flight COVID-19 testing for crew 5 Oct 2020 Staff reporterVirgin Atlantic has become the first UK airline to introduce COVID-19 pre-flight testing at its Heathrow base for its cabin crew and pilots....
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST, PASSENGER FACILITATION, SAFETY & SECURITY Incheon becomes Asia-Pacific’s first airport health accredited gateway 31 Aug 2020 Staff reporterACI Asia-Pacific today announced that Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, has become the first airport in the region to be accredited...
PLANNING & DESIGN, SAFETY & SECURITY SFO brings forward runway upgrade to take advantage of reduced traffic 26 Aug 2020 Joe BatesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) is moving forward a runway improvement project by two years to take advantage of the current reduced flight...
