Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de Mexico (GACM), the state owned company responsible for the development, construction and operation of Mexico City’s new international airport, has appointed design and consulting firm Arup to develop the project’s sustainability masterplan. Mexico City New International Airport will triple Mexico City’s existing airport capacity and is expected to begin […]
Aberdeen International Airport launched their new hidden disabilities lanyards in partnership with Friendly Access last week with an aim to make air travel more friendly and accessible for all passengers. The airport now offers passengers the opportunity to have familiarisation tours of the terminal prior to their travel plans as well as the option of […]
Heathrow, Transport for London (TfL) and the Department for Transport have agreed a commitment to boost integrated rail connectivity to the airport, including the addition of two new Elizabeth line trains per hour serving Terminal 5 from December 2019. Under the plan, services to Heathrow will increase from 18 trains per hour today to at […]
Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) handled in excess of 10.1 million passengers during the first 5 months of 2017, registering 1.8% increase in traffic compared with the same period in 2016. The month of May registered a slight decrease in traffic, down 2%, compared with May last year. Ahmed Al Shamsi, Acting Chief Operations Officer […]
Speaking at the Policy Forum for London, Emma Gilthorpe, Heathrow’s Executive Director responsible for delivering expansion, announced further major steps forward in the airport’s plans to improve London’s air quality, as Heathrow gets on with delivering the third runway. Heathrow Airport will launch a new programme to incentivise its 6,000 direct employees to acquire a […]
Gatwick Airport has published its results for the year ended 31 March 2017 as the airport smashed through the 45 million annual passengers milestone. Gatwick has also just completed the biggest year of investment in the airport’s history as it continues to deliver on its ambitious plans for growth. The airport’s annual results published today, […]
London City Airport today announced that following an international search and selection process that Robert Sinclair will be appointed as CEO of London City Airport to replace Declan Collier who is stepping down. Currently, Mr Sinclair is the CEO of Bristol Airport where he has held the position since 2008. During this time Bristol Airport […]
Gatwick Airport has won three awards for the first time at the annual Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awards ceremony, recognising the airport’s commitment to environment, health and safety (EHS) initiatives. For the first time, the airport’s construction team was recognised with a ‘Highly Commended’ in the Industry Sector Award category for […]
Following a range of intensive safety, quality and training audits, Jersey’s Air Traffic Services have achieved certification of its services as an Air Navigation Services Provider (ANSP) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). This is a significant milestone for both EASA and Jersey’s Air Traffic Services as Jersey is the first airport directly certified […]
Changi Airport Group (CAG) has entered into the next phase of operational readiness trials for the newly renovated Terminal 4 (T4) facility at Changi Airport in Singapore. The airport recently used volunteers to play the role of passengers to test airport systems and processes, and it now plans to introduce commercial flights from participating airlines. […]
