RETIRING ACI ASIA-PACIFIC PRESIDENT KERRIE MATHER TO LEAVE ON JANUARY 31
Retiring managing director and CEO of Sydney Airport, Kerrie Mather, is to step down as president of ACI Asia-Pacific at the end of the month. Mather, who will leave her...
COMBATTING CYBER CRIME
Andy Wall, technical director of cyber security at Atkins, outlines five steps he believes airports can take to create safe and secure cyber environments. Airports have a long history of...
GVK POWER & INFRASTRUCTURE SIGNS CONCESSION TO OPERATE MUMBAI’S NEW GATEWAY
GVK Power & Infrastructure has signed a concession agreement to operate India’s new international airport in Mumbai. GVK, which spearheads the consortium that runs Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, has...
A COMBINED EFFORT
ACI World’s head of security, Nina Brooks, considers the importance of creating a strong security culture. Developing a ‘security culture’ is about engaging all staff at all levels of an...
COCKPIT CHALLENGE
Alpha Aviation Group’s Bhanu Choudhrie explains why the industry must act now to prevent the future shortage of pilots across the Asia-Pacific region. It might sound dramatic, but the aviation...
ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL NEWS
A snapshot of some of the biggest stories from across the region. CHRISTCHURCH UNVEILS ITS LONG-TERM VISION Expanding and “refreshing” the terminal building to focus on the passenger experience and...
ADP INGÉNIERIE WINS NEW CONTRACTS AT FOUR ASIA-PACIFIC AIRPORTS
Groupe ADP, through subsidiary ADP Ingénierie, has won a series of new contracts in the Asia-Pacific region offering design, study and technical assistance to airports in China, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam....
AMBITIONS, GOALS AND CHALLENGES
Joe Bates reports on some of the highlights and lessons learned from October’s Global Sustainable Aviation Summit in Geneva. Aviation’s commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and...
SHENZHEN AIRLINES BECOMES SEVENTH CHINESE AIRLINE TO SERVE PHNOM PENH
Shenzhen Airlines today launched three weekly services between Shenzhen in China and Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. Its arrival means that seven Chinese airlines now serve Phnom Penh International Airport. A...
RECORD BREAKING YEAR FOR SINGAPORE CHANGI AS TRAFFIC HITS ALL-TIME HIGH
Singapore Changi Airport set another major milestone today, handling more than 60 million passengers in a calendar year for the first time in its history. Operator, Changi Airport Group (CAG),...
SEEKING SECURITY
As airports search for ways to make the travel experience safer and more convenient, biometrics may just be the answer, writes Tony Chapman. You enter the airport and walk up...
INVESTING IN TECHNOLOGY
Airports and airlines will spend nearly $33 billion on IT this year as they bid to enhance their operations and put passengers more in control of their journeys. Airports will...