CARDIFF AWARDS NATS NEW AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES CONTRACT
NATS has secured a ten year contract to provide air traffic and engineering services and expertise for Cardiff Airport. The contract, which was signed on 9 July, includes aerodrome, approach...
TRAFFIC RECORDS CONTINUE TO TUMBLE AT MILAN MALPENSA
Traffic records continue to tumble at Milan-Malpensa Airport (MXP), with the Italian gateway now having delivered 48 consecutive months of passenger growth. In the rolling 12-month period ending June 30,...
BAKU BECOMES WORLD’S FIRST FULLY CLOUD BASED AIRPORT
Baku–Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Azerbaijan has become the industry’s very first 100% cloud-based airport. As a result of the implementation, courtesy of its partnership with Amadeus, the airport will...
DXB OPENS NEW LOUNGE FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS
Dubai International Airport (DXB) has opened a new ‘lounge’ for unaccompanied kids – courtesy of ground services provider, dnata. Dnata is confident that its new facility will enhance the travel...
THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT – HKIA LAUNCHES ANNUAL FESTIVAL
Hong Kong International Airport today launched its annual four-month long arts and entertainent festival which is designed to surprise and delight passengers during one of its busiest times of the...
NEW PRM SERVICES CONTRACT AT LIVERPOOL JOHN LENNON AIRPORT
OmniServ has secured a new multi-year contract for the provision of services for passengers with reduced mobility (PRM) at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) following a successful re-tender bid. The...
BIGGER AND BETTER HERMÈS BOUTIQUE OPENS AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT
A bigger and better luxury Hermès boutique has re-opened in a new more prominent location at Frankfurt Airport. With 160 square metres of retail space, the new Frankfurt Airport Retail...
BRISBANE AIRPORT’S NEW RUNWAY A STEP CLOSER TO COMPLETION
The construction of Brisbane Airport’s new runway has reached a critical milestone, with the application of asphalt – the final layer of the runway’s pavement – commencing today. Over the...
DUBLIN AIRPORT PARTNERS WITH START-UP TO DEVELOP LUX-O-METER DEVICE
Dublin Airport has collaborated with an Irish tech start-up company to produce a new device that it believes revolutionises the measurement of light levels around aircraft parking stands. The device,...
PEOPLE MATTERS – IT’S GOOD TO TALK!
Richard Plenty and Terri Morrissey provide their thoughts on the need to rediscover the art of the conversation. Go into any restaurant, travel on public transport, stand in line for...
LIQUID HYDROGEN POWERED AIRCRAFT – THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME?
Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) has the potential to completely decarbonise civil aviation, writes Cranfield University’s Dr Bobby Sethi. At the moment this is a minority view within the industry, mainly due...
BLOG: CHASING THE AERO DOLLAR IN 2019
This article takes a closer look at the top five airport trends in aeronautical charging to grow income and address the capacity crisis. With Airport Council International (ACI) forecasting a...