Leading UK ground transport and accommodation provider CMAC, has acquired Spanish based company, Aircinks Solutions. Operating for 10 years, Aircinks has built a solid foundation serving and supporting airlines across Spain, Portugal and Morocco, during flight disruption. Following the launch of CMAC operations in Greece last year, the expansion into Spain sees the Lancashire head […]
OmniServ, part of ABM Industries and the UK’s leading airline and airport assistance service provider, has secured a new multi-year contract for the provision of services for passengers with reduced mobility (PRM) at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA), following a successful re-tender bid. The contract will see OmniServ build on the existing partnership and continue […]
Airport awarded renewal of Airport Carbon Accreditation by the Airports Council International (ACI) The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) today announced a major environmental milestone with the renewal of its certification in the Airport Carbon Accreditation program by the Airports Council International (ACI), the foremost advocate for airport operators worldwide. First awarded to SFO in […]
London City Airport’s new two-minute animation offers a glimpse of the future passenger experience at the airport, London’s most central. The video fly-through, created by the visualization team at design and engineering consultancy Atkins, conveys what the passenger experience will be like at London City Airport following a £500m (US$620m) transformation, with major new facilities […]
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has launched BuildLAX Academy, a new program designed to prepare small contracting businesses for success when working on projects at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). With major construction programs now beginning or on the horizon as part of LAWA’s multi-billion-dollar capital improvement program, including the LAX Landside Access Modernization Program […]
Senior buyers from the aviation industry will converge in Los Angeles this September for the return of Aircraft Interiors Expo – the only global fall event dedicated to the cabin interiors industry – and the launch of its new buyer programme: AIX Connect. Qualified buyers from OEMs, airlines and tier 1 suppliers will be taking […]
On June 12, following a 12-week public consultation to gather feedback from community and regional stakeholders, Birmingham Airport published its final masterplan and surface access strategy. The masterplan outlines how the airport will develop its site to handle the increase in passenger numbers up to the year 2033. It includes an investment of £500m (US$632m) […]
A new capital improvement program at Miami International Airport (MIA) will involve up to US$5bn worth of airport-wide modernization projects over the next five to 15 years. Approved by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners, the modernization will pave the way for growth in passenger and cargo traffic at MIA – projected to reach […]
Qatar’s Hamad International Airport (HIA) has launched the next phase of a program involving the digital transformation of the passenger journey through facial biometric recognition across all key passenger touchpoints. The system, currently under trial, is a central element of the airport’s digital strategy and combines passengers’ flight, passport and facial biometric information in a […]
Engineered equipment leader Duravant expands global offerings with signing to acquire Motion06, Austrian manufacturer of specialized conveyor modules Duravant LLC (“Duravant”), a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, announced the signing to acquire Motion06 Gmbh (“Motion06”), a leading manufacturer of machines and components for conveyor […]
