Monthly Archives: November 2021

Heathrow teams up with Microsoft to put wildlife traffickers on notice

Heathrow has teamed up with Microsoft to trial the world’s first artificial intelligence system to combat illegal wildlife trafficking. ‘Project SEEKER’ detects animal trafficking in cargo and baggage passing through the airport by scanning up to 250,000 bags a day. It recorded a 70%+ successful detection rate and was particularly effective at identifying ivory items […]

Gatwick appoints Stephanie Wear as new Head of Aviation Development

Gatwick Airport Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Wear as its new Head of Aviation Development.  Reporting to Gatwick’s Chief Commercial Officer, Jonathan Pollard, Mrs Wear was previously Director of Air Service Development and Cargo Services for the City of Philadelphia Division of Aviation, which owns and operates Philadelphia International Airport and […]

‘Polish Airports’ State Enterprise: The Aviation and Airport Education Program is a new approach to educating specialists and industry managers

Supporting the development of specialized aviation and airport staff and adapting them to the dynamically changing challenges facing this branch of transport. These are the main assumptions of the Aviation and Airport Education Program (AAEP). An international conference inaugurating the project was held in Warsaw today. It was hosted by the ‘Polish Airports’ State Enterprise. […]

Heathrow launches recruitment drive as transatlantic travel restarts

Heathrow launches recruitment drive for over 600 new frontline roles The recruitment drive follows the end of the US travel ban – a key market for the airport – which accounted for 20% of the airport’s passenger traffic prior to the pandemic.  The airport is recruiting for new security officers, engineers, and a variety of other roles now that the easing of travel […]

Heathrow Airport: Aviation’s recovery must be matched by progress on decarbonisation

Heathrow Airport, Terminal 5C (satellite 2) viewed from airfield, David Dyson Over 3 million passengers travelled through Heathrow during October, delivering a sixth consecutive month of growth. Relaxation of travel rules ahead of half-term unleashed pent up demand, with close to 100,000 travellers a day, up 144% compared with the same time last year. Despite […]

East Midlands Airport welcomes DHL’s sustainable aviation fuel investment

East Midlands Airport (EMA) has welcomed Deutsche Post DHL Group’s announcement today that it will reduce 70,000 tons of CO2 by investing EUR 60m in sustainable aviation fuels for the aircraft it operates out of EMA. Clare James, Managing Director says: “DHL’s commitment to investing in sustainable aviation fuels for its EMA operation is very […]