Major upgrades planned for Mexico’s gateway to Guadalajara
Mexican airport operator, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP), is to invest more than $500 million on upgrading Guadalajara’s Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport. The plan includes an additional runway...
Vanderlande commits to achieving a carbon free footprint by 2040
Vanderlande has joined Amazon and Global Optimism in signing The Climate Pledge, showcasing its ambition on sustainability and commitment to achieving a net-zero carbon footprint by 2040 – ten years...
Lagardère Travel Retail wins Tanzanian duty free concession
Lagardère Travel Retail is set to expand its footprint in Africa after being awarded the concession to operate two duty free stores in the new terminal at Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere...
Grand Cayman’s airfield upgrade completed
Work has been completed on the reconstruction and expansion of the airside infrastructure at Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. According to the Stantec led...
Purpose built dnata cargo complex opens at Manchester Airport
Global ground handler and air services provider, dnata, has opened a new state-of-the-art cargo complex at Manchester Airport in the UK. The new £30 million dnata City North facility covers...
Refurbished Plaza Premium Lounge opens at Hyderabad-Rajiv Gandhi
The Plaza Premium Group has opened its newly refurbished lounge in the Domestic departures area at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. The new and improved facility is spread over an...
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We shine the spotlight on a handful of technology driven initiatives designed to improve the operational efficiency of airports and hasten their recovery from the global pandemic. Reinventing the management...
Norway’s airports invest in customer satisfaction technology
Eight of Norway’s biggest airports will soon boast new customer experience feedback technology provided by HappyorNot. Its Smiley Touch touchscreen terminals will help airport operator, Avinor, collect customer feedback at...
Nashville’s new Concourse D achieves LEED Silver certification
Nashville International Airport’s new Concourse D has achieved LEED Silver certification, which Fentress Architects notes highlights the project’s sustainable, wellness-oriented design and construction process. This distinction makes Concourse D one...
Major new Istanbul concession for Plaza Premium Group
Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) will hand over the operation of its lounges, fast track and meet and assist services to Plaza Premium Group on January 1, 2021. Under...
Plaza Premium boosts hospitality offering with marhaba partnership
Plaza Premium Group and marbaba have formed a strategic partnership to enhance their offering of airport lounges and meet and greet services around the world. The partnership will see both...
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The latest news from ACI’s World Business Partners. Time to build? Carrie Shaeffer, Swinerton’s vice president and national director of aviation considers the challenge of building up aviation’s built environment...