OTG AND STARBUCKS UNVEIL NEW AIRPORT PARTNERSHIP
OTG and Starbucks today announced a new partnership with a focus on new experiential concepts and innovative technology to better serve travellers at airports across the US. OTG is known...
HOUNDS OF LOVE – QUEBEC AIRPORT INTRODUCES THERAPY DOGS
Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) has become the latest gateway to launch a pet therapy project to help relieve the ‘travel stress’ of passengers. According to the Canadian...
INNOVATION EXHIBIT AT MUNICH AIRPORT
What does an electric-powered surfboard, intelligent office lighting and plastic-free gingerbread packaging have in common? All three are innovations by Bavarian start-ups that can be seen, along with other innovations, in...
STOCKHOLM ARLANDA EXPANDS ITS HOTEL OFFERING
Stockholm Arlanda has opened a new hotel, the 500-room Comfort Hotel Arlanda Airport, within a few minutes’ walk of its terminals. Operator, Swedavia, notes that the new hotel boasts BREAM certification...
INDUSTRY PARTNERS FORM MRO BLOCKCHAIN ALLIANCE
Key industry partners have announced the launch of the MRO Blockchain Alliance, the air transport’s first industry-wide investigation into the use of blockchain to track, trace and record aircraft parts....
RECORD YEAR FOR MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Miami International Airport (MIA) served 45.9 million passengers in 2019, a yearly upturn of nearly one million passengers. Contributing to MIA’s growth was the addition of five new international passenger...
DUBAI RETAINS STATUS AS WORLD’S BUSIEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 86.4 million passengers in 2019 to retain its status as the world’s busiest international airport. The total secured its sixth successive year as the world’s...
PASSPORT TO SAFETY
John Newbury, product manager at Ramtech Electronics, looks at how advances in wireless technology and cloud-based data can deliver multiple benefits to airside operations. Airport security conjures up images of...
NEWCASTLE SET TO BOAST AUSTRALIA’S NEW AEROSPACE INNOVATION CENTRE
Newcastle Airport in Australia claims that the creation of the “world’s most uplifting defence and aerospace precinct”, Astra Aerolab, has taken another significant step forward this month, with the appointment...
GHIAL SIGNS AGREEMENT TO OPERATE INDIA’S BIDAR AIRPORT
GHIAL, the operator of Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, has signed a concession agreement with the Indian government to develop commercial operations at Bidar Airport. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd...
BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS
Scott Macpherson considers the infrastructure challenges facing US airports and how best practices can help control their construction costs. The aftermath of another hectic holiday travel season provides a great...
LUIS FELIPE DE OLIVEIRA TO BECOME NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ACI WORLD
Luis Felipe de Oliveira will become the new director general of ACI World in June, replacing the long serving Angela Gittens who is retiring after 12 years in the role....