Monthly Archives: October 2020

KIX Terminal 1 renovation will be delivered on time for the Expo, with adjusted schedule

Kansai Airports is moving forward with the renovation of Terminal 1 of Kansai International Airport (KIX) that was unveiled last year. The international gateway of Kansai region will be ready to welcome the visitors of Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 with additional capacity, better services, and an incredible passenger experience. However, due to the prolonged public health […]

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Opening of Airport Park – nature in an urban setting at Zurich Airport

As of 5 November 2020, the new park behind the Circle will be open to the public. The Park – a unique place to meet and relax for visitors, employees, local residents and passengers – is an enhancement to Zurich Airport. Together with the Circle it also expands “Zurich Airport” as an excursion destination. The […]

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The first touchless travel experience in Milano Linate

After the introduction of Face Boarding, in Milano Linate the journey becomes even more touchless thanks to the arrival of the new EDS-CB machines with TAC technology for hand luggage check that replaces the X-Ray ones. From 28th October, you will no longer have to open your baggage to extract liquids, creams, PCs and iPads […]

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Heathrow third quarter 2020 results

Keeping people safe remains Heathrow’s top priority, they have invested in UK aviation’s most extensive array of COVID-secure technologies. New rapid testing technologies are already helping to open up overseas markets safely. Demand forecast revised down Passenger numbers are now forecast to be 22.6m in 2020 and 37.1m in 2021, compared to our June forecast […]

LAX Holds Aviation Career Day in First All-Virtual Event

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) virtually welcomed more than 500 high school students to LAX Aviation Career Day. Now in its fifth year, the half-day event exposed students from regional high schools to a wide variety of career paths including presentations from airlines, construction firms, first responders, government agencies and a variety of divisions within […]

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Orlando International Airport Highlights Careers in Aviation for Women

Experienced women excel in all facets of the aviation industry at Orlando International Airport (MCO). That professional expertise has been translated into valuable career guidance for Girls in Aviation Day 2020. Presented by Women in Aviation International (WAI), this year’s virtual event features an in-depth video highlighting the diversity of career paths at the Greater […]

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How Huawei is accelerating digital transformation to support today’s smart airports

Huawei offers a comprehensive transportation solution, which leverages ICT technologies to digitize all transportation elements In this special interview, DeeDee Doke, head of content production at Airlines. magazine interviews Mr. Wang Guoyu, Vice President of the Global Transportation Business Unit, Huawei Enterprise Business Group, about some of the developments underway at Huawei (www.Huawei.com) aiming to […]

Almost 200 European airports facing insolvency in coming months

ACI EUROPE have warned of such fundamental risks to business continuity that an estimated 193 airports face insolvency in the coming months if passenger traffic does not start to recover by the year end. These airports between them facilitate 277 thousand jobs and €12.4 billion of European GDP. The threat of airport closure means Europe […]

Pascall+Watson showcase Tiruchirappalli International Airport’s new terminal

With the construction of Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) International Airport’s new terminal now more than 40% complete and scheduled to open by March 2022, Pascall+Watson has released a video highlighting its design for the striking new building, which will create a powerful architectural symbol for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Pascall+Watson’s concept fuses references from the city’s […]

Emirates launches biometric pathway to Dubai passengers

Emirates has launched an integrated biometric path at Dubai International airport. The contactless airport experience is now open to passengers travelling from and through Dubai. The integrated biometric path will give passengers a seamless travel journey from specific check-in to boarding gates, improving customer flow through the airport with less document checks and less queuing. […]