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Site at Munich Airport is ready for the autonomous vehicles of tomorrow

Argo AI’s autonomous vehicles will begin testing at Munich Airport on an asphalted area of around 55,000 square meters. Around four months after the start of construction work, the management of Munich Airport has now been able to hand over the preliminary test track of the new development site, which was completed on schedule. In […]

Quiport seeks to promote the reactivation of Quito’s connectivity in Routes Americas 2021

Routes Americas is the main route development forum in the hemisphere. Routes Americas 2021 took place in Orlando, Florida from June 23–25. Corporación Quiport has participated in Routes conferencessince 2008 Route development team of the concessionaire of Quito airport, Corporación Quiport, participated inthe main route negotiation forum in the Americas –Routes Americas 2021 –held in […]

ACI World reveals capital expenditure needs for recovery and long term growth

New Airports Council International (ACI) World forecasts for the global airport sector show that approximately $2.4 trillion (figures in US Dollars) in airport total capital investments will be needed to address the long-term trend in passenger demand to 2040. The Global Outlook of Airport Capital Expenditure – Meeting Sustainable Development Goals and Future Air Travel […]

Women in Aviation (WIA) in Dubai awards scholarships to rising stars

The fifth edition of the Women in Aviation (WIA) Middle East Chapter’s General Assembly, held as a co-located event of the 20th edition of the Airport Show at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), has awarded scholarships worth over US$50,000 and honoured women who are helping the aviation industry gain gender diversity. For the first time, […]

Lithuanian Airports Now Offer Customers a Seamless Travel Search With an AI Assistant

Lithuanian Airports has integrated the Eddy Travels artificial intelligence (AI) assistant to help travelers plan their trips seamlessly. The AI assistant is now available on Vilnius Airport, Kaunas Airport, and Palanga Airport websites. Lithuania is one of the first countries globally to have an AI-powered travel assistant on national airport websites.A record number of new […]

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport has officially commenced operations

China’s much-anticipated Chengdu Tianfu International Airport has officially commenced operations, opening a new gateway to the greater Sichuan Province and currently capable of handling 60 million passengers annually, Tianfu is also set to double capacity in due course. Its inaugural flight, operated by Sichuan Airlines, took off at 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, bound for Beijing. […]

Fragmented EU Digital COVID Certificate verification will undermine smooth summer travel for EU passengers

Ahead of the 01 July deadline for Member States to implement the EU’s Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) system – the crucial enabler for the restoration of freedom of movement within Europe – airlines and airports are warning of major operational risks due to the inconsistent approach by Member States in applying the DCC across Europe […]

Dubai implements the region’s first procedures for Enhanced Wake Turbulence Separation (eWTS) Minima within its controlled zone

Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) has started implementing new procedures that created more hourly runway capacity for the departing and landing aircraft through their re-categorization based on the wake turbulence to reduce the minimum safe separation distance between two aircraft of different or the same size and increase the efficiency of the landing and departing […]

Nokia, Beaqon advance digital transformation of Singapore’s Changi Airport with Optical LAN

Nokia, Beaqon advance digital transformation of Singapore’s Changi Airport with Optical LAN Beaqon to deploy Nokia Optical LAN to enhance security and improve operational efficiencies by connecting CCTV operations Enables Changi Airport to address growing data demands securely and cost-efficiently by combining smaller footprint with greater coverage and capacity than traditional copper-based local area networks […]