Vivian Fung reports on the latest news and events from across the Asia-Pacific region. Macau International Airport’s marketing department director, Eric Fong, and chairman of the executive committee, Dr Deng Jun, joined ACI Asia-Pacific’s regional director, Patti Chau, and CAPA executive chairman, Peter Harbison, at the Opening Ceremony of the 2015 ACI Small and Emerging Airports […]
Pacific Asia Travel Association’s regional director-Pacific, Chris Flynn, reflects on the changing dynamics of Asia-Pacific tourism. It’s a well known fact that travel to, from, and within the Asia-Pacific region has undergone a huge surge in recent times. Changes in airline operating models, the establishment of new carriers, improved infrastructure and increased investment have all […]
The world’s largest aircraft, the giant Antonov 225, has made a flying visit to Dubai World Central–Al Maktoum International Airport. The aircraft, named Mriya – which means Dream in Ukrainian – made stops in Australia, Turkey and Malaysia before touching down in Dubai yesterday. It left for Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Italy this morning. […]
Auckland International Airport is 50 years old this year, and as our historic old photos show, it has always been popular with the locals. Talking earlier this year about the gateway reaching its half century, chief executive, Adrian Littlewood, enthused: “Fifty years is a long time and an important milestone worthy of celebration. “New Zealand […]
Asia-Pacific Airports takes a closer look at what’s in store for passengers using Dubai International Airport’s new $1.2 billion Concourse D. After months of intensive testing and a successful operational trial involving 2,000 members of the public, Dubai International Airport (DXB) celebrated another milestone moment on February 24 with the official opening of its new Concourse D. […]
Sydney Airport’s CEO, Kerrie Mather, is the new president of ACI Asia-Pacific with immediate effect, succeeding the retiring Dennis Chant. Mather was elected president at ACI Asia-Pacific’s annual Regional Assembly, Conference & Exhibition, which this year is taking place in the Australian glitter strip of the Gold Coast. Commenting on her new role, Mather said: […]
The introduction of new categories and the results in others being too tight to call means that a record-breaking 62 airports won awards in ACI’s Airport Service Quality (ASQ) customer satisfaction survey for 2015, with Asia-Pacific airports once again dominating the global sections. Indeed, the region’s airports won all of the global by size categories, […]
Spotlight on ADPI’s projects in China and South Korea. Winning the contract to design the new 100mppa capacity Beijing Daxing International Airport appears to be just the start for ADP IngĂ©nierie (ADPI) in China, which continues to expand its business interests across the country. Indeed, in addition to Bejing Daxing, ADPI – a wholly-owned subsidiary […]
Air Astana’s president and CEO, Peter Foster, reveals the secrets of his airline’s success and reflects on 10 years in the hot seat. What is the secret formula behind Air Astana’s profitability? We concentrate on three areas. The first is cost control, based on high fleet utilisation and low fixed cost, including some flexible labour contracts […]
Joe Bates discovers that China’s airports continue to invest in new service and capacity enhancing technology. China’s progress towards an airport experience for passengers that rivals other major airports around the world is starting to take shape on the back of increasing investment in technology, according to the latest Airport IT Trends Survey. For although […]
What does Abu Dhabi International Airport’s new Midfield Terminal Building have in store for passengers? Joe Bates investigates. There is a saying that the best things in life are worth waiting for, and in the case of Abu Dhabi International Airport’s new Midfield Terminal Building (MTB) this is certainly true, as it will transform the […]
Asia-Pacific Airports takes a closer look at how some of the Gulf region’s other airports are faring in terms of traffic growth and infrastructure development. When we wrote about the massive amount of investment taking place in the Gulf region in 2010, we said that it was one of the hottest places on earth for […]
