Annual report from the UK Civil Aviation Authority shows standards increasing with no airports currently in the lowest category. 11 airports rated ‘very good’ between April 2023 to March 2024, although mixed progress across the country. As demand for accessibility services increases, regulator says more still needs to be done to make the experience of […]
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today released its air traffic report for the month of June, as well as Quarter 2 (Q2) and the first half (H1) of 2024. Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +9% in H1 compared to the same period last year, with the pace of growth in […]
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, is starting a three-month trial using HVO biofuel in its airside transport fleet at London’s Heathrow Airport in support of SATS’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) group priorities Heathrow’s goal for all airport vehicles to be zero-emission or using biofuels by 2030. Commencing on 1 […]
Swedavia’s Göteborg Landvetter Airport has been named a highly commended airport in the Eco-Innovation Award category by the industry organisation Airports Council International Europe (ACI), which ranks the leading European airports in environmental and climate work. This is the second-highest level of award and is further recognition of the diligent work regarding aviation’s green transition […]
CLD Physical Security Systems (CLD) has supplied a robust perimeter security solution to a prestigious Blue-chip client in North America within a tight 10-day timeframe, reigniting the cargo business between Air Canada and Glasgow’s Prestwick Airport for the first time in 30 years. The client was faced with an urgent security requirement, and enlisted CLD […]
Industry leaders will convene at the UK Airport Infrastructure Forum 2024 on 11 July 2024, to explore plans for airport development in the UK and discover new innovations that help progress infrastructure delivery while meeting sustainability requirements. The event, hosted by international law firm Pinsent Masons in London, will provide an opportunity for key players […]
Fourth from left: Mr Song Hoi-See and Mr Dendi Danianto inked the MoU, witnessed by Head of Chancery from the Consulate General of The Republic of Indonesia in Hong Kong, Mr Slamet Noegroho (second from right) Plaza Premium Group (PPG), the award-winning global airport hospitality services provider and InJourney Aviation Services (IAS), the leading provider […]
During its latest plenary, the EDPB adopted an Opinion on the use of facial recognition technologies by airport operators and airline companies to streamline the passenger flow at airports*. This Article 64(2) Opinion, following a request from the French Data Protection Authority, addresses a matter of general application and produces effects in more than one […]
Airport Dimensions, the global specialists in developing airport lounges and travel experiences, opens its new My Lounge in conjunction with its joint venture partner Swissport at London Luton Airport (LLA). The lounge will be operated by No1 Lounges and is part of the firm’s wider portfolio, delivering a premium airport lounge experience at an accessible […]
Rinzing Wangyal, Vice President Business Development NA, WFS, and Salvatore Ingrassia, Port Director, JFK U.S Customs and Border Protection. Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has been selected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to operate a new Centralized Examination Station (CES) at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport […]
