Monthly Archives: August 2018

Airport Stands Equipment Market Revenue Will Reach $1.6 Billion By 2025, Says Esticast Research and Consulting

As per the report “Airport Stands Equipment Market By Equipment (Passenger Boarding Bridge (Steel walled, Glass walled), Preconditioned Air Unit (Fixed Preconditioned Air Unit, Movable Preconditioned Air Unit), Stands Entry Guidance System (Visual Docking Guidance System, Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System), Electrical Ground Power Unit (Fixed Electrical Ground Power Unit, Movable Electrical Ground Power Unit)), […]

Flintco selected for B Concourse modernization program at Memphis airport

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) board of commissioners has selected engineering firm Flintco as the primary contractor for the B Concourse modernization project at Memphis International Airport, Tennessee. The US$123m multi-phase plan will involve the modernization of the spine and east leg of Memphis Airport’s B Concourse as well as consolidation of all airline, […]

Copenhagen Airport secures EIB loan to fund expansion plans

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an €81m (US$93m) loan agreement with Copenhagen Airport, Denmark, to help finance a state-of-the-art passenger and hand baggage security screening concept. In addition, the airport’s capacity will be increased by the addition of wide-body aircraft stands and a range of other associated airside infrastructure. Alexander Stubb, vice-president, EIB, […]

Manchester Airport celebrates one year of construction on its £1bn transformation programme

Manchester Airport is marking one year of construction on the biggest investment project in its history by releasing stunning images showing the work completed so far. The North’s global gateway is spending £1bn on transforming the airport, that will see Terminal 2 become 150% bigger than it currently is and become the focal point of […]

Gatwick Airport chaos as staff are forced to write flight information on whiteboards after technical glitch

Passengers are facing chaos at Gatwick today as staff were forced to write out flight information on whiteboards after a technical glitch. Frustrated passengers were pictured gathering around boards filled with handwritten messages to find out their flight information. Flustered airport workers also yelled out gate numbers to try and make sure passengers made their flights on […]

Fraport Receives Building Permit for Pier G at Frankfurt Airport

City of Frankfurt issues permit for Pier G as the second construction phase of Terminal 3 – Long permit procedure delays construction schedule – Construction of Pier G now slated to begin in spring 2019 Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), has received the required permit for the construction of Pier […]

Oakland International Airport Goes Green With Blue Natural Gas Buses

Nine New Parking Shuttles Are Up and Running at OAK Oakland International Airport proudly presents the arrival of 9 new parking shuttle buses. The vibrant blue buses have just completed the testing period and are already in use. OAK now provides convenient and environmentally sustainable service between airline terminals and parking facilities. Powered by compressed […]

Gatwick launches world first incentivised car-pooling service for airport staff

Gatwick has announced it is the first airport in the world to launch an innovative car-pooling service that offers staff preferential parking spaces and tracks their associated reduction in vehicle miles and emissions in real time. The service, in partnership with journey sharing platform Faxi, collects data from each shared journey – via a smartphone […]

2nd Aerospace & Defence MRO Summit to discuss on opportunities in South Asia

The market for India’s Aerospace and Defence sector is projected to reach US$ 70 billion from its present size of just US$ 1.7 billion in the next 10-12 years STAT Times, the flagship international publication of STAT Media Group is organising the two day International Summit “ Aerospace & Defence MRO South Asia Summit” at […]