On the first anniversary of Gatwick’s award winning Hidden Disability Lanyard service, the airport can also announce that it has purchased an Eagle Hoist 4 – a passenger lifting facility that provides safer and more respectful transfer for wheelchair users requiring full assistance to their aircraft seat. The airport is also investing in two specialist […]
London City Airport has announced it is to become the first UK airport to build and operate a digital air traffic control tower, with a multi-million pound investment in the technology. The innovative plans are a flagship moment in the airport’s 30th anniversary year, and mark the start of a technological revolution in UK airport […]
To highlight the large number of destinations that can be reached non-stop from the airport, a new installation – Open Sky – is being inaugurated at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Using projection mapping, data from the live flight tracker Flightradar24 is projected three-dimensionally onto a globe two metres in diameter, showing air traffic to and from […]
As Gatwick prepares for its biggest year of investment, the airport has announced the award of its Airport Planning Services framework, with three major companies – Arup, Atkins and Jacobs. These three infrastructure specialists will be called upon to work with the airport on capacity assessments as it analyses future growth from existing infrastructure. The […]
Airline operator Qantas has unveiled its plans to construct a new international wing within its dedicated terminals (Terminals 3 and 4) at Perth Airport in Australia. It will feature a large outdoor deck with alfresco seating, a streamlined immigration and customs area, a new duty-free store, and additional food and beverage (F&B) outlets. The outdoor […]
Shannon Airport has announced the commencement of a €15 million, 100 job project to upgrade the airport’s runway, the longest runway in Ireland at 3,199 metres (almost two miles). Dublin based specialist in this area, Lagan Asphalt Group, with offices in Tulla in County Clare, has been appointed by the airport to undertake the project. […]
A thumping Easter getaway helped Heathrow secure its best April on record. The airport welcomed over 6 million passengers, jumping 11% on the same month in 2016. The Middle East climbed 22% on the back of more A380s and new services like Tehran, while North America rose 10% on higher load factors. New York and […]
Hack Horizon, the first TravelTech hackathon onboard a British Airways commercial flight between Hong Kong and London Heathrow, culminated last night with a pitch event at London’s iconic Transport Museum. The evening showcased the exceptional travel-focused technology that was developed during the three-day hack to a distinguished audience of travel industry experts, business leaders, and […]
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (HCAA), the operator of Tampa International Airport in Florida, has approved a US$132m budget amendment for the second phase of its Master Plan, which will see the demolition of a parking garage and guideway later this year. Phase 2 will be delivered at a total cost of US$543m and includes the […]
The number of bags mishandled by airports has dropped 12.5% compared with last year, according to SITA’s Baggage Report 2017. According to the annual report, 21.6 million bags were mishandled in 2016, while airlines carried 3.77 billion passengers, meaning 5.73 bags per thousand passengers were mishandled, the lowest rate ever recorded. In 2015 22.3 million […]
