Construction work has begun on a £30 million extension to the departure lounge at Birmingham Airport in the UK. It is the biggest development project at the gateway in a decade and UK Aviation Minister, Paul Maynard, and local MP, Saqib Bhatti, were on hand to celebrate the occasion with airport CEO, Nick Barton. The project will […]
Karl Lyndon, global aviation sector leader at integrated engineering consultancy, BuroHappold, explores the growing focus on greening airport terminal buildings. The aviation sector has been attracting a lot of attention recently – and not all of it for the right reasons. The new trend of ‘flight shaming’ in a bid to discourage air travel and […]
Nova was the videoly that we all wanted to read in the Sixties because every issue brought something new and relevant to our lives: extraordinary fashion by Molly Parkin; innovative layouts and photographs by Harri Peccinotti; articles about the Pill and our new sexual freedom and a different take on beauty, fashion and celebrity - for one incredibly complicated story, we revamped the Queen. Our editor, Dennis Hackett, always thought outside the box a
Flying helps connect businesses and families alike: we don’t need to rehearse the benefits. But the aviation industry, and this applies particularly to airlines, has a major problem. It has to reduce its carbon footprint. Engine and fuel technology are making incremental improvements but with IATA predicting a doubling in passenger numbers by 2037, nibbling at […]
With sustainability and the climate emergency firmly established at the very top of its priorities, ACI Europe today hosted its first Aviation Sustainability Summit in Brussels. The event, which is held under the patronage of the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and István Ujhelyi MEP, brings together key stakeholders from the […]
Nova was the videoly that we all wanted to read in the Sixties because every issue brought something new and relevant to our lives: extraordinary fashion by Molly Parkin; innovative layouts and photographs by Harri Peccinotti; articles about the Pill and our new sexual freedom and a different take on beauty, fashion and celebrity - for one incredibly complicated story, we revamped the Queen. Our editor, Dennis Hackett, always thought outside the box a
Two women are blazing a trail at London Stansted after becoming the first female firefighters to join the ranks of the airport’s fire and rescue service. Hannah Inggs and Amber Popham, join Finn Edwards and Charlie Fry as the first intake of London Stansted’s newly created firefighter apprentice scheme. They will now begin a 22-week […]
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has launched a new initiative aimed at incentivising proactive efforts by large commercial airlines to fly as quietly as possible at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) The Fly Quieter program will evaluate airlines annually based on scoring from a variety of criteria, including compliance with LAX noise abatement procedures, the […]
A little taste of Mexico has come to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) with the opening of Cantina taqueria and tequila bar. Located in Concourse C, the new Cantina taqueria and tequila bar is said to be reminiscent of a local street side Mexican taqueria. According to concessionaire, Fraport Cleveland, the “warm and inviting 2,700-square-foot […]
Cambodia’s airports enjoyed a good 2019, with passenger numbers up by 10.2% at the country’s three main gateways – Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville. A total of 11.6 million passengers passed through the airports last year as Phnom Penh handled a record six million passengers (+11.2%) and Sihanoukville 1.6 million (+158%), although traffic at […]
Landbrum & Brown’s managing consultant, Prakash Dikshit, provides his thoughts on how operational improvements and new technology can help raise the capacity of US airports. According to ACI-NA, North American airports served 1.96 billion passengers (+5%) in 2018, and while demand has steadily increased, much of our infrastructure has aged and struggles to accommodate current demand. […]
Today is super Sunday for Dublin Airport as it celebrates its 80th birthday. About 580 million passengers have been welcomed at Dublin Airport since the first commercial flight, an Aer Lingus Lockheed 14 aircraft, departed for Liverpool’s Speke Airport at 9am on Friday, January 19, 1940. The flght was the only one handled at the […]
