France’s Lyon-Saint-Exupery airport is set to trial a fully contactless system covering passengers from the point they register to boarding an aircraft. It will see a combination of biometric facial recognition technology and automatic gates, coupled with a passenger app (called Mona), harnessed to facilitate a fully contactless passenger journey. The system is to be […]
With sustainability playing a key role in the Thames Estuary’s ‘Green Blue’ plan, businesses that put good, green growth at the heart of their operations, policies and values are being asked to nominate themselves for the exclusive ‘Estuary Visionary’ accreditation. The Thames Estuary Growth Board aims to rally those who already practice sustainable growth and […]
Simulations show that physical distancing reduces checkpoint capacity by up to 75% Airports Council International (ACI World) has today released findings of simulations on the impact of applying physical distancing at airport security checkpoints which show capacity could be reduced by up to 75%. These are represented in the Security Checkpoint Modelling videos. Working with […]
Aviation bodies set out common framework for pre-departure testing to re-establish freedom of movement in Europe and reunite families by the holiday season With less than 90 days to go before the year-end holiday season, European aviation bodies have intensified their call to replace quarantine measures with passenger testing. This will provide far greater assurance […]
Emirates has announced the introduction of self-check-in and bag drop kiosks at Terminal 3, Dubai International Airport. It notes that the service is now available to customers traveling to all destinations except the USA, Canada, China, India and Hong Kong due to additional requirements from these destinations. The 16 self-service bag-drop machines and 8 self-service […]
The Green Gateway, a zero-emission, highly sustainable multimodal hub, has been named the winner of the 2020 Fentress Global Challenge (FGC), an annual global student design competition run by Fentress Architects. According to the company, over 100 entries were submitted, from students in more than 15 countries, with this year’s competition challenging participants to envision […]
The operator of Václav Havel Airport Prague claims to have created one of the most modern and technically advanced cybersecurity workplaces in the Czech Republic. It says the airport’s new Cyber Security Operational Centre (CSOC) is designed to strengthen the protection of its strategic infrastructure against cyberattacks, and to prevent the misuse of airport information […]
Airports Council International (ACI) World has renewed its call for the widespread deployment of Covid-19 testing of international passengers before travel, as an alternative to restrictive national quarantine measures. With a predicted US$104.5bn reduction in revenue in 2020, and the airport industry representing 60% of aviation jobs, the economic toll of quarantine measures is high. […]
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has been appointed to Manchester Airports Group’s (MAG) Engineering, Project Management and Design Services framework (EPMDS), to provide airport advisory services. MAG comprises three airports – Manchester, East Midlands and London Stansted – and is the largest UK-owned airport operator, with 60 million passengers passing through its sites […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery, as evidenced by a dismal end to the summer travel season in the Northern Hemisphere. IATA now expects full-year 2020 traffic to be down 66% compared to 2019. The previous estimate was for a 63% decline. August passenger […]
