The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has unveiled a new biometric screening system that uses facial-recognition technology to streamline passenger verification and boarding on outbound international flights. The new system, called VeriScan, was designed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s office of technology in response to a congressional mandate for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) […]
Results from Heathrow’s latest Fly Quiet and Green quarterly league table – ranking Heathrow’s busiest 50 airlines based on their performance from April to June – proves airlines are working hard to modernise their fleet and advance their position in the table. Heathrow has estimated more than one 1 in 5 aircraft landing at the airport […]
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) board of commissioners has selected engineering firm Flintco as the primary contractor for the B Concourse modernization project at Memphis International Airport, Tennessee. The US$123m multi-phase plan will involve the modernization of the spine and east leg of Memphis Airport’s B Concourse as well as consolidation of all airline, […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an €81m (US$93m) loan agreement with Copenhagen Airport, Denmark, to help finance a state-of-the-art passenger and hand baggage security screening concept. In addition, the airport’s capacity will be increased by the addition of wide-body aircraft stands and a range of other associated airside infrastructure. Alexander Stubb, vice-president, EIB, […]
Manchester Airport is marking one year of construction on the biggest investment project in its history by releasing stunning images showing the work completed so far. The North’s global gateway is spending £1bn on transforming the airport, that will see Terminal 2 become 150% bigger than it currently is and become the focal point of […]
Passengers are facing chaos at Gatwick today as staff were forced to write out flight information on whiteboards after a technical glitch. Frustrated passengers were pictured gathering around boards filled with handwritten messages to find out their flight information. Flustered airport workers also yelled out gate numbers to try and make sure passengers made their flights on […]
City of Frankfurt issues permit for Pier G as the second construction phase of Terminal 3 – Long permit procedure delays construction schedule – Construction of Pier G now slated to begin in spring 2019 Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), has received the required permit for the construction of Pier […]
Nine New Parking Shuttles Are Up and Running at OAK Oakland International Airport proudly presents the arrival of 9 new parking shuttle buses. The vibrant blue buses have just completed the testing period and are already in use. OAK now provides convenient and environmentally sustainable service between airline terminals and parking facilities. Powered by compressed […]
Gatwick has announced it is the first airport in the world to launch an innovative car-pooling service that offers staff preferential parking spaces and tracks their associated reduction in vehicle miles and emissions in real time. The service, in partnership with journey sharing platform Faxi, collects data from each shared journey – via a smartphone […]
Heathrow announces that it is the first UK airport to use Textio to highlight unconscious bias in the airport’s job listings. The move ensures that the airport uses the most inclusive language to publicise its job opportunities, with the aim of encouraging more historically underrepresented people to apply for roles. The investment in the new technology […]
