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American Airlines Expands Premium Dining Experience Across Airport Lounges

American Airlines is enhancing its premium airport lounge offering with a new wine and chocolate pairing for Flagship® Dining guests, while expanding access to its sit-down dining experience at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Miami International Airport (MIA). The new offering features KHK Wines and K+M Extravirgin Chocolate, with the pairing curated by […]

VINCI Airports Introduces Pre-Airport Baggage Collection Service

  Edinburgh and Budapest airports – which joined the VINCI Airports network in 2024 and are respectively located in Hungary and Scotland – offer a new service designed to make passengers’ journey smoother.  Edinburgh airport introduces home luggage collection service operated by the company Airportr for easyJet and Lufthansa flights  Lufthansa and easyJet passengers travelling […]

Vaisala confirms EUR 25 million airport weather modernization project in Indonesia

Vaisala expects to include the EUR 25 million award for airport weather systems and equipment to modernize 14 Indonesian airports in its orders received for the third quarter of 2026, as the customer has secured the necessary financing. The project, awarded in 2024, is Vaisala’s largest aviation weather project to date and will strengthen aviation safety and […]

Queenstown Airport Launches Major Airfield Upgrade and Terminal Expansion Programme

Queenstown Airport has begun delivering the largest capital works programme in its history, with a NZ$65 million package of airfield improvements now under way and plans progressing for a major terminal extension and upgrade. The airfield programme includes construction of a new Code C heavy taxiway and a complete overlay of the airport’s main runway. […]

Plaza Premium Group Unveils Season Two of its Homegrown Chef Series Flavours in Transit: From Our Roots to Your Plate

  Plaza Premium Group (PPG), the global leader in integrated 360-degree airport hospitality experiences and passenger service solutions, announces the second iteration of its Chef Series campaign. Flavours in Transit: From Our Roots to Your Plate is a first of its kind in the airport hospitality industry, celebrating the signature dishes of its in-house chefs […]

Government of Canada announces modernisation of the Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport

Strong and reliable transportation infrastructure is essential to keeping Northern, Arctic, and Indigenous communities connected. That’s why the first investment through the Arctic Infrastructure Fund (AIF) will be for the Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport, which serves as a lifeline for the local economy, ensures access to essential goods and services, and strengthens Canada’s presence in […]

Doncaster Sheffield Airport makes significant radar investment 

Doncaster Sheffield Airport has invested in a multi-million-pound state-of-art radar system to underpin the airport’s future operational excellence.   The airport has appointed Raytheon UK, a leading air traffic management and digital transformation specialist, to provide and install the radar system at the site. The radar system will be delivered in 2027 and help to provide the […]

Vietjet next to land at Western Sydney International Airport

Image: Aebion / Wikimedia Commons – CC0 1.0   Direct flights from Western Sydney to South East Asia are on the way, with Vietjet signing on to fly from the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI).  Taking off in January 2027, Vietjet will operate twice weekly to Ho Chi Minh City, increasing to three […]

IATA, CANSO and ACI Launch Joint Runway Safety Initiative

IATA, CANSO and ACI Launch Joint Runway Safety Initiative 28 July 2026 (Geneva, Switzerland; Montréal, Canada) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) and Airports Council International (ACI) have launched a joint initiative to reduce the risk of runway incursions. A runway incursion is defined as an aircraft, vehicle […]

New Lisbon airport: VINCI Airports reaffirms its commitment to the development of the Portuguese economy

A key milestone has been reached for New Lisbon Airport: the engineering, cost and construction report has been submitted to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing on schedule. Submission of the Environmental Impact Assessment before the end of July. Continuation of an investment program dedicated to the modernisation of airport infrastructure in the Portuguese network. […]