John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York is due to open its new terminal for animals later this month. The 178,000ft² facility, called the ARK, will handle everything from dogs and cats through to thoroughbred horses and more exotic creatures. Built at a cost of US$65m, the ARK sits on 14.5 acres of land in […]
Technology incubator to accelerate ‘smart city’ app development, enrich local ‘Internet of Things’ ecosystem. Professional Communication Corporation – Nedaa, a government corporation specializing in the deployment of wireless communications technologies for Dubai, has announced that it has forged a strategic partnership with Finnish multinational ICT giant Nokia to establish an Innovation and Creativity Lab in […]
London Stansted Airport has unveiled plans for a new £130 million arrivals building to significantly improve the passenger experience. The building is the latest phase in the multi-million pound transformation programme by MAG to support future growth at the airport and attract new passengers and airlines. Stansted is currently the busiest single terminal airport in […]
Glasgow has proved once again it has an AI for technology with the introduction of GLAdys – the UK’s first humanoid robot airport ambassador. State-of-the-art GLAdys, whose name comes from Glasgow’s International Air Transport Association (IATA) code, will be based in the main departures area and has initially been programmed to entertain passengers of all […]
Dubai is planning to spend $35.7 billion to develop its second airport and logistics hub in the south of the city with the emirate likely to rely on debt funding for a significant part of the financing, according to two people with knowledge of the plan. The investments will be made in Dubai World Central […]
Hospitality firm Plaza Premium Group has opened three new passenger lounges and an airside hotel in the newly constructed Terminal 2 (T2) facility at Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The three Plaza Premium Lounges are located in international departures, domestic departures and arrivals, covering approximately 14,000ft², 10,000ft² and 3,800ft² respectively. With […]
Turkish Airlines has extended its cargo handling agreement in South Africa with Africa Flight Services (AFS), part of Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) global airport services group, with the awarding of a new contract in Johannesburg. AFS, which already provides cargo handling services for the airline in Cape Town, expects to handle more that 2,500 tonnes […]
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton and members of the Phoenix City Council in Arizona have officially unveiled the first phase of the modernized Terminal 3 (T3) facility at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The renovation has provided T3 with a larger consolidated security checkpoint and 31 new common-use ticket counters, enabling greater flexibility among the airlines. […]
1.02 million people had been handled at Chopin Airport in Warsaw in November. That’s 31.5 percent more than last year. For the first time in its history the Warsaw Airport handled more than one million passengers in November. The percentage result was also the highest in the whole year and even broke the record of […]
First airport therapy pig in the U.S. joins San Francisco SPCA animal assisted therapy team The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has welcomed LiLou, a Juliana-breed pig, to its beloved Wag Brigade team of pets certified by the San Francisco SPCA’s Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) program. LiLou is the first known airport therapy pig in […]
