CATERING TO CONSUMERS
Embracing the latest trends and seizing the opportunities created by a constantly evolving retail market will allow airports to sustain and grow non-aeronautical revenues, writes Chris LeTourneur. Airport retailing has...
TEXAS STAR
Passenger numbers at El Paso International Airport hit an all-time high in 2018, and although it may still be one of the smaller regional airports in Texas and the USA,...
MUNICH AIRPORT CONSORTIUM TO OPERATE SOFIA AIRPORT
The battle to win the concession to operate Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport has been won by the SOF Connect consortium, comprising 100% owned Munich Airport subsidiary, Munich Airport International (MAI), and...
ACI EUROPE HITS BACK AT CALLS TO CLOSE SMALL, UNPROFITABLE AIRPORTS
ACI Europe has reacted with dismay today to the call by an environmental group for the closure of all small regional airports across Europe unable to achieve profitability within a...
FRENCH PRESIDENT IN BELGRADE FOR UNVEILING OF AIRPORT EXPANSION PROJECT
Operator, VINCI Airports, today launched its blueprint for the expansion of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, in the presence of the presidents of France and Serbia. French President, Emmanuel Macron, and...
NEW SMART SOLUTIONS EXHIBITION OPENS AT MUNICH AIRPORT
What have intelligent refrigerators, sunglasses that fight jet lag and streetlights that measure air pollution all got in common? They are all currently featured in a smart solutions exhibition at...
FRAPORT’S AIRPORTS ENJOY A GOOD FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR
The Fraport Group reports that its global portfolio of airports enjoyed a good first half of 2019, with passenger traffic rising at the bulk of its gateways. Arguably, St Petersburg’s Pulkovo...
JETQUAY TO OPERATE LOUNGE AT JEWEL CHANGI AIRPORT
JetQuay, the airport services and passenger experience specialist owned by Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), has been appointed lounge operator for the Changi Lounge at Jewel Changi Airport. Located on Level...
MAI TO MANAGE NEWARK LIBERTY’S NEW $2.7 BILLION TERMINAL ONE
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has reached agreement with Munich Airport International (MAI) to operate and maintain the $2.7 billion Terminal One now under construction...
SEA-TAC CELEBRATES FIRST PHASE OPENING OF NEW NORTH SATELLITE
Alaska Airlines and the Port of Seattle are celebrating the completion of the first phase of the North Satellite Modernization Project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. According to the airport, the new-look satellite...
POPULAR PIZZA OUTLET OPENS AT JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT
Lightening fast pizza outet, Blaze Pizza, has opened an outlet at John Wayne Airport (SNA) in California. Global restaurateur HMSHost and partner S&C Robinson Enterprise operate the new pizza shop in...
SIEMENS TO UPGRADE MUNICH AIRPORT’S BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM
The baggage handling system in Munich Airport’s Terminal 2 and its satellite building is to be upgraded by Siemens Logistics. The contract, awarded by Terminal 2 Gesellschaft, a joint subsidiary of...