On 6th June, the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) and Midway Partnership cut ribbons for the newest retail offerings taking off at Midway International Airport. Ink by Hudson stores on Concourses A and B are the 16th and 17th concession locations to open at the airport as part of the 70 new food and retail […]
Last week Birmingham Airport actively participated in this year’s celebration of World Environment Day, giving the Airport the opportunity to again raise awareness and promote actions that everyone can carry out to protect the environment. Birmingham Airport organised an action-packed itinerary for World Environment Day, which was well received and attended by the Birmingham Airport […]
A new capital improvement program at Miami International Airport (MIA) will involve up to US$5bn worth of airport-wide modernization projects over the next five to 15 years. Approved by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, the modernization will pave the way for growth in passenger and cargo traffic at MIA – projected to reach […]
Passengers could soon keep their liquids and laptops inside their cabin baggage when passing through security at Heathrow after the airport revealed plans to install next-generation CT security equipment The airport is investing over £50 million in the next few years to roll the equipment out. Once fully operational, the enhanced technology is expected to […]
Ahead of D-Day Exeter Airport was taken over by the US 9th Air Force and had become Station 463 for the United States 440th Troop Carrier Group. Seventy C-47As and seventy CG-4 gliders had arrived in preparation for D-Day. There was insufficient hard standing on the three asphalt runways and taxiways laid in July 1940 […]
With the opening of Aukio, iconic Finnish brands are now even more available to the long-haul passengers of Helsinki Airport. Aukio, the new central plaza of Helsinki Airport, is the heart of the airport’s long-haul traffic. Aukio is an important place to showcase Finland especially for transfer passengers, so Finnishness is big theme in both the décor […]
Qatar’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) has launched the next phase of a program involving the digital transformation of the passenger journey through facial biometric recognition across all key passenger touchpoints. The system, currently under trial, is a central element of the airport’s digital strategy and combines passengers’ flight, passport and facial biometric information in a […]
Engineered equipment leader Duravant expands global offerings with signing to acquire Motion06, Austrian manufacturer of specialized conveyor modules Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced the signing to acquire Motion06 Gmbh (“Motion06”), a leading manufacturer of machines and components for conveyor […]
Heathrow has announced it is getting ready to introduce a set of tough new measures to protect local air quality, reduce congestion and tackle emissions, as the airport continues to use its scale to help solve environmental challenges. The UK’s only hub airport is putting plans in motion to introduce charges for passenger cars and all […]
A special convoy reached Budapest Airport during the weekend. Some brand new passenger boarding bridges, to be installed on the southern side of pier B, arrived by truck from the factory of manufacturer Thyssenkrupp in Spain. Three newly manufactured passenger boarding bridges (PBBs), to complement the three already installed last year, have arrived at the […]
