Heathrow’s most popular food exports served at Cargo conference Multimodal in a limited edition café Scottish shortbread and smoked salmon, Welsh jam, Cornish tea and Northern Ireland drinks featured on the menu New Heathrow cargo data reveals surprising destinations British food staples fly to Heathrow is treating delegates at this year’s Multimodal cargo conference with […]
Heathrow Airport is launching a pitch process to encourage potential commercial development partners to share their innovative ideas on how to deliver expansion. As Heathrow prepares for the next phase of expansion, interested UK businesses, entrepreneurs and leaders are being invited to register an expression of interest. This will kick start a three part […]
Airport operator Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) has officially inaugurated the new northern extension of the International Terminal and apron at Brisbane Airport in Australia. Following two years of construction across two levels, the A$135m (US$100m) expansion provides an additional 11,000m² (120,000ft²) of space at the International Terminal, including new arriving and departing passenger zones, two […]
Dublin Airport has opened its new €40m (US$49m) aviation fuel farm, which strives to bring significant efficiencies to its aircraft refueling operation. The new fuel farm has six times the capacity of the original facility, with three new aviation fuel tanks capable of storing 15 million liters of fuel in total – the equivalent of […]
Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport in Texas has unveiled a series of renovations planned for the nine-gate Terminal E Satellite facility, including six additional gates and more concessions space. Khaled Naja, executive vice president of infrastructure and development at DFW Airport, said, “As DFW continues to attract more air service and more customers, we […]
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has installed the final two automated screening lanes in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in California, bringing the total number of new security lanes up to 14. Carried out in partnership with the US TSA, the automated lanes allow up to five guests […]
The first auction for memorabilia from Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 1 is to take place on April 21, 2018. The auction provides airport enthusiasts with the chance to bid on more than 200 items, ranging from signage to furniture. Terminal 1 opened in 1968 and was formally dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II in April 1969. It […]
Groupe ADP has launched a trial of two fully electric, driverless shuttles at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, the first of its kind at a French airport. Transport operator Keolis has teamed up with Navya, the French autonomous shuttle designer, to carry out the pilot project until July 2018. The goal is to test how the […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the governments of Latin America and the Caribbean to focus on infrastructure, costs and the region’s regulatory framework. By concentrating on these areas, the economic and social benefits of aviation can be maximized while accommodating the region’s expanding demand for air connectivity. Aviation already plays an important […]
The first runway at Istanbul New Airport is ready for takeoff and landing. For the first time, runway number one, which is 3,750 meters long and 60 meters wide, has been lit up. INA is installing the world’s biggest and most sophisticated Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL), featuring 34,183 LED fixtures. Intelligent lighting makes the visual […]
