Airport operator Flughafen Wien has revealed the details of its latest terminal development project for Vienna International Airport in Austria. The project will focus on increasing passenger comfort, expanding the shopping and gastronomy offerings, and creating a central security area spanning three gate areas. The core of the project will modernize and expand Pier East […]
Advertising firm JCDecaux has partnered with virtual reality (VR) specialists Visualise to create four 360º immersive videos of Terminals 2 and 5 at London Heathrow Airport. JCDecaux Airports UK, a subsidiary of parent company JCDecaux, claims that the iExplore videos are a first-of-its-kind for the out-of-home (OOH) advertising industry. The VR video experiences allow potential […]
After nearly 18 months of construction work, the structural shell and roof of the new Terminal 1 (T1) building at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport in France has been completed. Work has now turned to the internal partitions of the three-story complex. The new terminal will cover a surface area of approximately 700,000ft² and will enable the […]
The board of commissioners for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has approved more than US$5bn in financing for a series of modernization projects at LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International airports. The payments include US$2.9bn for the construction of a new Terminal B facility at LaGuardia Airport and US$2.3bn for the […]
Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) has released a statement addressing landside security concerns following the terrorist attack on Zaventem Airport in Brussels, Belgium, which saw 11 people killed at the check-in area of the airport. Airports across Europe, including London Gatwick and Heathrow, have heightened security measures since the attacks, including a greater police […]
The Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) stands in solidarity with the people of Brussels in light of today’s terrorist attacks on the city’s international airport and subway system. The aviation industry is a close knit circle, and these hateful events have sent shockwaves of sadness through our community. As an association, it is ATCA’s mission […]
At least 31 people have been killed and many seriously injured in attacks at Brussels international airport and a city metro station. Twin blasts hit Zaventem airport at 07:00 GMT, killing 11 and injuring 81, Belgium’s health minister said. Another explosion struck Maelbeek metro station an hour later. Twenty people were killed, Brussels mayor Yvan […]
Explosions hit Brussels airport and several people have been killed and more injured. Explosions tore through the departure hall of Brussels airport on this morning killing at least 10 people and injuring 30 others and a second blast struck a metro station in the capital shortly afterwards, the Belgian public broadcaster RTBF said. The Belga […]
Passenger Terminal Expo 2016 has been declared a resounding success with a record number of visitors, delegates and exhibitors attending the event on March 15-17 in Cologne, Germany. Tony Robinson, CEO of UKIP Media and Events, organizers of the event, said, “From the minute we opened the doors on Tuesday [March 15] it has been […]
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has unveiled a multi-billion dollar capital improvement plan (CIP) for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia, USA. Details of the capital plan were revealed during an inaugural State of the Airport event taking place in the Georgia World Congress Center on March 10, 2016, where renderings of the renovated Domestic Terminal were […]
