Tags: Airport News

Aedas leads the design of China’s Yantai International Airport Terminal 2

Aedas, as lead design architect and part of an international team consisting of CSWADI and New Era Airport Design Institute, has been awarded the design and construction of the new Yantai International Airport Terminal 2 in China, as part of the airport’s Phase 2 Expansion Project. The new 167,000-square-metre building is located to the south […]

Bvlgari to open at Sydney Airport in Australian airport first

Bvlgari will join Sydney Airport’s T1 International luxury precinct in an Australian airport first where customers will enjoy a diverse collection of the brand’s most iconic jewellery collections as well as other beautiful jewels and accessories, handbags, leather goods, watches and eyewear In an Australian airport first, Sydney Airport has announced that luxury Italian jeweller […]

Book & Bourbon Stamping Urban Bourbon Trail® Passports at Louisville International Airport

Travelers and guests can now start or continue their journey on Kentucky’s Urban Bourbon Trail at global restaurateur HMSHost’s award-winning Book & Bourbon Southern Kitchen at Louisville International Airport. Louisville Tourism and the Urban Bourbon Trail are celebrating Bourbon Heritage Month this September with special events and new locations, including adding Book & Bourbon as the first ever […]

Charlotte Douglas International Airport Begins Concourse A Renovations

Charlotte Douglas International Airport continues its Destination CLT construction as Concourse A renovations began on September 10th. Opened in 1986, Concourse A renovations will consist of new ceiling tiles, carpet in the seating areas, wall panels, upgraded seating with integrated power and USB ports and fresh coats of paint. Terrazzo flooring also will be placed […]

Osaka’s International Airport Flooded as Typhoon Jebi Wreaks Havoc

One of Japan’s busiest airports, Osaka’s Kansai International Airport, was completely shut on Tuesday September 4th because of flooding caused by Typhoon Jebi, the strongest to hit Japan in 25 years.  More than 700 flights were cancelled. Flood waters covered runways, leaving several planes submerged up to their engines, NHK reported, citing transport ministry officials. A photo […]

WFS Invests in New Cargo Terminal at Milan-Malpensa Airport

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its ability to support growing cargo volumes at Milan-Malpensa Airport by investing in a new cargo terminal capable of handling over 47,000 tonnes a year. Malpensa is WFS’ first cargo handling facility in Italy, where the company previously only operated offices to provide documentation and cargo operations supervision services […]

New Electronic Passport Gates Opened at Birmingham Airport

Five new ePassport gates at Birmingham Airport were officially opened on the 29th August 2018. The new gates, which were opened by Emma Moore, Border Force’s Chief Operating Officer and Bob Graham, Birmingham Airport’s Operations Director, will boost the number in operation at the airport from 10 to 15. ePassport gates provide an automated route […]

Akron-Canton Airport Breaks Ground on $34 Million Gate Modernisation and Expansion

On August 28th, the Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) broke ground on a $34 million gate modernisation project, the final element of its 10-year, $110 million capital improvement campaign, coined CAK 2018. “As we see Northeast Ohio advancing from an economic and tourism standpoint, we need to be ready,” said Rick McQueen, President and CEO of Akron-Canton […]

Airport Stands Equipment Market Revenue Will Reach $1.6 Billion By 2025, Says Esticast Research and Consulting

As per the report “Airport Stands Equipment Market By Equipment (Passenger Boarding Bridge (Steel walled, Glass walled), Preconditioned Air Unit (Fixed Preconditioned Air Unit, Movable Preconditioned Air Unit), Stands Entry Guidance System (Visual Docking Guidance System, Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System), Electrical Ground Power Unit (Fixed Electrical Ground Power Unit, Movable Electrical Ground Power Unit)), […]

Flintco selected for B Concourse modernization program at Memphis airport

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) board of commissioners has selected engineering firm Flintco as the primary contractor for the B Concourse modernization project at Memphis International Airport, Tennessee. The US$123m multi-phase plan will involve the modernization of the spine and east leg of Memphis Airport’s B Concourse as well as consolidation of all airline, […]