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Washington Dulles Airport installs biometric exit technology

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has unveiled a new biometric screening system that uses facial-recognition technology to streamline passenger verification and boarding on outbound international flights. The new system, called VeriScan, was designed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s office of technology in response to a congressional mandate for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) […]

Heathrow on track for a quieter and greener year

Results from Heathrow’s latest Fly Quiet and Green quarterly league table – ranking Heathrow’s busiest 50 airlines based on their performance from April to June  –  proves airlines are working hard to modernise their fleet and advance their position in the table. Heathrow has estimated more than one 1 in 5 aircraft landing at the airport […]

San Jose International Airport Breaks Ground to Meet Record Passenger Growth

Hensel Phelps Construction Company and Fentress Architects are teamed in a design-build collaboration to deliver a much-needed interim gates facility at Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in response to current and predicted record passenger growth. Based on an announcement issued by SJC earlier this year, more nonstop flights and destinations are attributing to the […]

Global Airport E-Gates Market 2018 – Analysis and Forecast 2025

The Airport E-Gates Market analysis report features all study material about Market Overview, Growth, Demand and Forecast Research. Airport E-Gates Industry report offers some penetrating overview and solution in the complex world. The review divides the market by players, applicant usage, the categorical divisions, and the geographical divisions. Global Airport E-Gates Market research report 2018 […]

Aedas leads the design of China’s Yantai International Airport Terminal 2

Aedas, as lead design architect and part of an international team consisting of CSWADI and New Era Airport Design Institute, has been awarded the design and construction of the new Yantai International Airport Terminal 2 in China, as part of the airport’s Phase 2 Expansion Project. The new 167,000-square-metre building is located to the south […]

Bvlgari to open at Sydney Airport in Australian airport first

Bvlgari will join Sydney Airport’s T1 International luxury precinct in an Australian airport first where customers will enjoy a diverse collection of the brand’s most iconic jewellery collections as well as other beautiful jewels and accessories, handbags, leather goods, watches and eyewear In an Australian airport first, Sydney Airport has announced that luxury Italian jeweller […]

Book & Bourbon Stamping Urban Bourbon Trail® Passports at Louisville International Airport

Travelers and guests can now start or continue their journey on Kentucky’s Urban Bourbon Trail at global restaurateur HMSHost’s award-winning Book & Bourbon Southern Kitchen at Louisville International Airport. Louisville Tourism and the Urban Bourbon Trail are celebrating Bourbon Heritage Month this September with special events and new locations, including adding Book & Bourbon as the first ever […]

Charlotte Douglas International Airport Begins Concourse A Renovations

Charlotte Douglas International Airport continues its Destination CLT construction as Concourse A renovations began on September 10th. Opened in 1986, Concourse A renovations will consist of new ceiling tiles, carpet in the seating areas, wall panels, upgraded seating with integrated power and USB ports and fresh coats of paint. Terrazzo flooring also will be placed […]

Osaka’s International Airport Flooded as Typhoon Jebi Wreaks Havoc

One of Japan’s busiest airports, Osaka’s Kansai International Airport, was completely shut on Tuesday September 4th because of flooding caused by Typhoon Jebi, the strongest to hit Japan in 25 years.  More than 700 flights were cancelled. Flood waters covered runways, leaving several planes submerged up to their engines, NHK reported, citing transport ministry officials. A photo […]

WFS Invests in New Cargo Terminal at Milan-Malpensa Airport

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its ability to support growing cargo volumes at Milan-Malpensa Airport by investing in a new cargo terminal capable of handling over 47,000 tonnes a year. Malpensa is WFS’ first cargo handling facility in Italy, where the company previously only operated offices to provide documentation and cargo operations supervision services […]