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15.06.2018
London Gatwick takes investment to over £3 billion with new five-year plan
Gatwick Chief Executive, Stewart Wingate announced the new five-year Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for Gatwick Airport at the British-Irish Airports Expo in London. The airport will spend £1.11 billion up to 2023, with £266 million …
08.06.2018
First fully electric service vehicle in use at Montréal-Trudeau Airport
Canadian airport operator Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) has put its first fully electric light truck into service as part of broader initiative to improve sustainability and reduce carbon emissions. The truck was converted into an …
08.06.2018
Gatwick Airport celebrates 60th anniversary
This Saturday, 9th June, marks a significant milestone for London Gatwick, as the airport celebrates 60 years since it was officially opened in its current form. Opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 9th June 1958, …
07.06.2018
Dublin Airport To Trial New Honesty-Based Food Offer
New Cashless Self-Service Honest Eats Outlet To Target Hungry Passengers In A Hurry
Dublin Airport has teamed up with Marqette to trial a new honesty-based food and beverage take-away offer at Terminal 1.
A trial Honest Eats …
05.06.2018
Heathrow Airport: UK Cabinet approves new runway plan
Controversial plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport have been approved by UK ministers.
The government's economic sub-committee, chaired by Prime Minister Theresa May, backed the plans which were then approved by her full cabinet. …
04.06.2018
IATA, Deloitte Develop Airport Ownership and Regulation Guidance Recognizing the Strategic National Importance of Airports
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Deloitte have published guidance materials for governments considering public-private partnerships (PPP) and other forms of privatization programs for airport infrastructure.
“Airports provide critical infrastructure. It is important that governments …
04.06.2018
Delta Sky Way project gets underway at LAX
Delta Air Lines and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) have officially began the development of the Delta Sky Way project at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), California, which will modernize, upgrade and connect terminals 2 …
01.06.2018
New drone laws to protect airports in the UK
New laws restricting all drones from flying above 400ft (121m) and within 1km (0.62 miles) of airport boundaries are to be implemented in the UK.
Effective from July 30, the new ruling follows a year-on-year increase …
31.05.2018
Denver International Airport breaks ground on Gate Expansion Project
Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock and Denver International Airport (DEN) CEO Kim Day joined airline partners to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the Gate Expansion Project, which will add 39 new gates to the airport …
25.05.2018
Gatwick Airport in UK’s first end-to-end biometrics trial
Gatwick Airport has today announced the UK’s first trial of end-to-end biometrics – where personal data collected at the airport’s self-service bag drops will be recognised by new automated self-boarding gates - simplifying and speeding …