Monthly Archives: September 2019

TLD at inter airport Europe 2019, Munich, 8th – 11th October 2019, Outdoor Stand: C30

Ground Support Equipment (GSE) is more than just products: it is the lifeblood of safe, smooth and efficient airport operations, on the ground. This is TLD’s world. Our business and continuous ambition is to design and manufacture simple, reliable and easy to maintain equipment, through quality and innovation. From belt loaders to push-back tractors, conventional […]

OmniServ and Ryanair create world class ground handling solution

BlueHandling, the new ground handling solutions team created by OmniServ for Ryanair at its key Stanstead hub, has already delivered a 90% improvement on performance and satisfaction levels compared with a year ago, under the previous supplier. Ryanair is Europe’s Number 1 airline, carrying more than 138 million customers a year on more than 2,500 […]

The Happy Pear Opens Dublin Airport’s First Plant Based Café

Wicklow-based food company The Happy Pear has opened a new café in Terminal 1 at Dublin Airport. The new outlet which is Dublin Airport’s first plant based restaurant employs 20 people and is located after security screening in Terminal 1. Happy Pear founders Stephen and David Flynn were at Dublin Airport this morning to open […]

Sip Local and Fly Global at Denver International Airport

Grab your koozies, beanies and flannels –fall is approaching, which means “Beer Flights,” Denver International Airport’s (DEN) beer garden is back! The beer garden is located on the DEN plaza, between the West in and south entrance to the Jeppesen Terminal. This popular event features some of Colorado’s top micro-breweries and brew masters. The beer […]

Brussels Airport to renovate runway 25R/07L in 2020

After the thorough renovation of runways 25L/07R in 2015 and 01/19 in 2016, Brussels Airport Company will be renovating runway 25R/07L from 13 July to 23 August 2020. 24 years after the previous renovation works on this runway, in 1996, the entire runway needs to be closed for renovation to guarantee the safe landing and […]

UK’s best and worst airport revealed

Long queues, crowded terminals and pricey parking charges have led to Belfast International being rated the UK’s worst airport in a survey by consumer magazine Which?. Customers gave the airport an approval score of 42%, saying it was “shabby”, “understaffed” and had a poor layout. It came just behind London Luton on 43% and Manchester […]

Bristol Airport switches to 100 per cent renewable electricity

In a significant step towards reducing its carbon footprint, Bristol Airport has switched to a 100 per cent renewable electricity supply. The announcement follows the recent publication of a carbon roadmap setting out how the Airport will become carbon neutral by 2025 for emissions within its direct control. The new three-year agreement with global renewable […]

Reconstruction of San Francisco Airport’s Runway 28L Has Begun

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) closed Runway 28L on September 7, 2019, for 20 days to construct a new base layer below the runway surface. Once the runway closed on Saturday construction crews immediately began the process of removing the existing runway layers to create a new base layer below the surface. The runway is […]

Lomond Lounge opens at Glasgow Airport

Glasgow Airport’s exclusive £1.6m Lomond Lounge welcomed its first passengers on Friday, 6th September. The plush facility lounge, which created 25 new jobs, is based airside in the departures area and will operate between 5am and 9pm. This is the fourth lounge facility to be based at Glasgow – the most of any Scottish airport – […]

Bristol Airport raises awareness of Get On Board campaign

Passengers travelling through Bristol Airport from Thursday 5 September will see a new awareness programme entitled Get On Board. The initiative will help raise awareness of the serious implications of disruptive behaviour at the Airport or on board an aircraft. Bristol Airport is already committed to the UK Aviation Code of Practice on Disruptive Passengers […]