Modernization of a part of Terminal A at Chopin Airport was considered Construction of the Year in the 26th edition of the competition organized by the Polish Association of Construction Engineers and Technicians. The project, carried out by a consortium of HOCHTIEF Poland and HOCHTIEF Solutions AG, has been awarded in the category of public […]
Air transport IT provider SITA has begun trialling a new fully autonomous baggage robot called Leo to assist passengers with their luggage at Geneva Airport in Switzerland. The self-propelling baggage robot has the capacity to check in, print bag tags and transport up to two suitcases with a maximum weight of 32kg (70 lb). It […]
An EgyptAir flight reported missing between Paris and Cairo has crashed, French President Francois Hollande confirmed. The Airbus A320 with 66 people on board disappeared from radar at 02:30 Cairo time (00:30 GMT), soon after leaving Greek airspace. Greece’s defence minister says Flight MS804 made “sharp turns” and plunged before dropping off the radar. A […]
Low cost airline operator EasyJet officially opened its new self-service check-in area on May 12, 2016, in the North Terminal at London Gatwick Airport. The airline says the new facility is the largest self-service bag-drop area in the world, covering approximately 54,000ft² and containing 48 self-service bag-drop kiosks. EasyJet expects the new facility to help […]
Salt Lake City International Airport has announced plans to build a US$740m concourse north of its existing terminal to accommodate a growth in passenger traffic and to replace its aging facilities. The North Concourse will add 30 gates in two phases and is an addition to the South Concourse, which is currently under construction as […]
Munich Airport in Germany begun operating from its new €900m (US$1bn) satellite terminal on April 26, increasing the airport’s annual capacity from 25 million to 36 million passengers. The new facility is the first midfield terminal in Germany and has been designed, built and financed through a joint venture between the airport and airline operator […]
Airport operator Aeroports de Paris (ADP) has officially inaugurated the new International Pier in the South Terminal at Paris Orly Airport in France. The new 130,000ft² facility was delivered at a cost of €90m (US$100m) and will be dedicated to international traffic as well as long-haul flights to the French West Indies. It can accommodate […]
Schiphol Group, the operator of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands, has published a call for tenders for the design of a new ‘pier of the future’ and airside area. The group published the call for tenders on the Dutch government’s online tendering system, TenderNed, where it is listed as publication 79843. The tender is […]
Hamad International Airport in Qatar is planning to become a ‘smart airport’ by integrating the latest best-of-breed self-service technologies, providing passengers with more control and independence over their journey. The new program will implement self-service systems at every step of the passenger journey, from check-in to boarding, and will create a one token system meaning […]
Spencer, a passenger assistance robot developed by Dutch airline KLM, has completed a series of trials at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands. The initiative was conceived by KLM to help reduce costs associated with passengers missing connecting flights but may be developed in future to carry luggage and speak with passengers. To help safely […]
