All flights at London City Airport have been disrupted after protesters gained access to the runway. The Met Police said it was called to the site at about 05:40 BST after nine protestors “locked themselves together” on the runway. The Black Lives Matter UK movement has confirmed it is responsible for the protest. The airport […]
Cathay Pacific‘s four-times-a-week service to boost business links with China and the wider Far East. New Cathay Pacific service cements Gatwick’s place in the premier league of airports offering 50+ long haul routes across the globe. Gatwick now connects UK to three Chinese cities, including only direct flights to Chongqing – the commercial capital of […]
The state-owned airport maintenance firm Finavia announced that the British retail chain WHSmith will open their first-ever shops in Finland at Helsinki Airport towards the end of this year. The UK-based chain of newsstand convenience stores WHSmith is scheduled to open four outlets at Helsinki Airport between late 2016 and early 2017, according to Finnish […]
The German SMS group GmbH and Paul Wurth S.A. of Luxembourg, in which SMS GmbH holds an interest of about 60 per cent, are merging their subsidiary companies SMS Logistiksysteme GmbH and CTI Systems S.A. to form a joint enterprise. The object of the new enterprise is further expansion of business in the areas of […]
Sydney Airport has unveiled Australia’s first electric airport bus, as part of a $5 million investment in environmentally friendly ground transport technology. The Electric Blu bus is the first of a fleet of six electric buses to be operational by the end of this year, replacing the airport’s existing diesel bus fleet servicing the shuttle […]
Following on from recent innovative environmental initiatives such as the switch to 100% renewable energy, testing the first fully electric airport shuttle bus with boost charging and the introduction of an autonomous power and air conditioning supply system for business air travel, Nice Côte d’Azur Airport has become the first Carbon Neutral airport in France, […]
Airport operator the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has issued a Request for Industry Feedback (RFIF) for its proposed US$2.3bn Terminal A redevelopment program at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. Initial plans for the project outline the construction of a new 33-gate passenger terminal as well as a 3,000-space […]
More than 150 people gathered Thursday for the official unveiling of completed renovations at Tri-Cities Airport. The changes to the front of the airport’s terminal building and parking lots took nearly a year-and-a half to complete and cost $6.2 million. The purpose of the project was to improve passenger access and safety in front of […]
Logistics firm DHL Express has signed a strategic agreement for the development of a new state-of-the-art freight and warehouse facility located next to Terminal 1 (T1) at Budapest Airport in Hungary. The new DHL base will be the carrier’s second development at Budapest Airport after it opened a freight forwarding facility in the Airport Business […]
In the category “Future Projects – Infrastructure,” Istanbul New Airport has made it through to the finals of this year’s World Architectural Festival (WAF) in Berlin. Over 300 projects from more than 60 countries will be represented at the meeting of the global architectural community. Some of the best-designed buildings, both in development and completed, […]
