Airport operator Fraport has completed the newly renovated Terminal 1 (T1) arrivals forecourt at Frankfurt Airport in Germany. The €36m (US$41m) project took more than a year to complete and involved the modernization of the whole outdoor area including the terminal façade, which was fitted with a new glass and steel structure covering 22,600ft2 and incorporating […]
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has released new research detailing investments and charges made by the top 21 airports in Europe over the past 10 years. The statement is allegedly in response to claims by airline association Airlines for Europe (A4E) that charges at the top 21 EU and EFTA airports increased by 80% since […]
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has executed a lease agreement with LaGuardia Gateway Partners for the finance, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the new Terminal B facility at LaGuardia Airport in New York. The US$4bn project will involve unifying the terminal structure by demolishing the existing Terminal B building […]
The Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has launched a €400m (£310m) bond sale as it reviews its finances to aid the €320m (£247m) construction of a new runway at Dublin Airport. The DAA first signalled last month that it was looking at its financing options. The airport’s parent company confirmed yesterday that as a result of […]
Rio de Janeiro’s RIOgaleão Tom Jobim International Airport has opened its revamped facilities including a new pier, high-quality facilities and improved services following a R$2bn (US$560m) investment. The transformation of the host airport of the 2016 Olympic Games was carried out in record time: the new South Pier was constructed in less than two years […]
After more than two years of construction work, Hamburg Airport’s Cargo Centre (HACC) is almost ready for operations. On May 26 Hamburg Airport (IATA: HAM) gave the public a behind-the-scenes view of new airfreight facility. The site can handle up to 150,000 tonnes of freight each year – more than double the volume handled in […]
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 […]
