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Sydney Airport celebrates one billion passengers

Sydney Airport has marked an historic milestone in the lead up to its Centenary, welcoming the arrival of its one billionth passenger. The billionth passenger, ten-year-old Katinka from the Blue Mountains, touched down with her Mum and five-year-old brother shortly after 10am this morning on Singapore Airlines flight SQ231. Sydney Airport CEO Geoff Culbert, who […]

Calling all SMEs! Heathrow invites British businesses to apply for 2019 ‘World of Opportunity’ grants

For the third year running, Heathrow and the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Exporting is GREAT campaign are inviting SMEs across the country to apply for 20 ‘World of Opportunity’ grants worth £2,000 each. The grants will support small businesses that are just beginning to export or help those companies that can export, but don’t. […]

Ikusi to present Fulmar, its unique passenger monitoring and tracking solution, at ACI-NA 2019

The solution combines facial recognition technology, crowd analytics and WiFi tracking for more accurate tracking and a lower deployment cost. Fulmar, the new solution developed by Ikusi to allow airport managers to monitor and track passengers in real-time, will be unveiled and on display at ACI North America in Tampa, Florida from September 15 to […]

Western Sydney Airport search for contractors

Western Sydney Airport in Australia has begun the search for a construction contractor to build its terminal precinct. According to CEO Graham Millett, registrations of interest are expected from both Australian and global consortia. “Even in the context of an infrastructure boom, we’ve had a high level of interest from the market in each of […]

A glimpse inside Bengaluru’s ‘Terminal in a Garden’ garden

This video shows what we can expect from the new Terminal 2 at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru in India. Conceived by operator Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) as a terminal within a garden, and designed by architect Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the project’s first phase of construction is scheduled to be completed by March […]

Gatwick Airport initiates planning process to use its existing Northern Runway

Gatwick Airport has formally started the process to bring its existing Northern Runway into routine use by submitting a notice to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) of its intention to prepare an application for development consent. This action establishes the ‘Gatwick Airport Northern Runway’ project on the PINS website and is the first step in the […]

Bengaluru Airport to build plastic roads

Kempegowda International Airport, in Bengaluru, India, is to experiment with building its campus roads from waste plastic. The airport has received approximately 11 metric tons of waste plastic from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and infrastructural assets in the Greater Bangalore metropolitan area. Bangalore International Airport Limited […]

First financial half-year of Lithuanian Airports: consistent growth and increasing non-aviation revenue

After reviewing the first half-year of 2019, Lithuanian Airports report higher financial results than for the same period last year. Total revenue grew steadily and reached EUR 23.7 million, non-aviation revenue increased particularly. The total revenue of the Lithuanian Airports for the first six months of this year is 16% higher than for the same […]

Quito Airport Achieves Carbon Neutrality

Thanks to Corporación Quiport’s initiative and management, Quito International Airport has reached carbon neutrality in the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program which was created by Airports Council International (ACI World) and is technically endorsed by the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization, the World Bank and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The city’s airport has […]