New rankings derived from 2,800+ airports worldwide across passenger, cargo, and aircraft movement categories – representing largest dataset ever Airports Council International (ACI) World has released the 2025 Edition of its World Airport Traffic Dataset, the industry’s most comprehensive and authoritative resource for global airport rankings. The new data confirms the world’s busiest airports in […]
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today released its air traffic report for May 2025, revealing continued disparities in passenger traffic performance across the European airport market, as well as a significant drop in freight traffic. Passenger traffic in the European airport network increased by +3.4% in May compared to the same month last year […]
Edinburgh Airport in Scotland and Salvador Bahia Airport in Brazil, both operated by VINCI Airports, have just achieved Level 4+ accreditation in the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program by the Airports Council International (ACI). This significant recognition highlights the effectiveness of VINCI Airports’ environmental policy and the progress made by these airports in reducing carbon […]
Swissport is leading the industry’s sustainability actions with over €1.5 billion investment in eco-friendly technology including new electric ground handling vehicles and renewable energy over the next five years. 25% of Swissport’s fleet globally is now fully electric. Swissport, the global leader in airport ground services and air cargo handling, is driving the industry’s green […]
As Southeast Asia experiences a surge in intra- regional trade, infrastructure investment, and digital transformation, the second edition of transport logistic Southeast Asia and air cargo Southeast Asia (tlacSEA) returns to Singapore’s Sands Expo & Convention Centre from 29 to 31 October 2025. Widely recognized as the region’s most influential logistics and air cargo event, […]
First-ever crossing of the English Channel in a 100% electric, certified aircraft : the Pipistrel Velis Electricity ; VINCI Airports hosts 9 stages of the tour on its network including Lyon Bron and London Gatwick. The first crossing of the Channel in a 100% electric certified aircraft launched from Lyon-Bron airport this Tuesday, July 1st, […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for May 2025 global passenger demand with the following highlights: Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 5.0% compared to May 2024. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASK), was also up 5.0% year-on-year. The May load factor was 83.4% (-0.1 ppt compared to […]
With passenger numbers rising and border efficiency high on government agendas worldwide, Alves will lead SITA’s Borders business into its next chapter of growth and innovation SITA has announced the appointment of Pedro Alves as Senior Vice President of its Borders business, tasked with leading the next phase of innovation in digital border management. It […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced the second phase of the Remote Identity Validation Rally (RIVR), a series of challenges hosted by DHS S&T where the tech industry is invited to test, refine, and improve its ID verification technology. This next phase will focus on verifying the authenticity of identity documents. DHS […]
SSP Group, alongside Travel Food Services, has collectively won 27 awards at The Moodie Davitt Reports’ FAB + Hospitality Awards 2024 and 7 Awards at the FAB Superstars Awards 2025. The FAB Conference and Awards is an event dedicated to the airport food and beverage business. Recognising those who have done outstanding work over the […]
