A significant deal, which will take air passenger services in the Kingdom of Bahrain to a new level, has been publicly announced at Dubai Airshow; with a commitment also made by MENA Aerospace Enterprises WLL to play a significant role at next year’s Bahrain International Airshow. Hala Bahrain MENA Aerospace has signed an agreement with […]
A UK-wide survey by queue management specialist Tensator, has found that in spite of recent hikes in security measures at airports, almost two-thirds (65%) of holidaymakers would rather save their cash than pay £5 (US$6.55) to get through passport control faster. The study follows controversial government plans that could see air passengers having to stump […]
Hotel operator Hilton has unveiled five new hotels located at Nashville, Los Angeles (LAX), Toronto Pearson and Boston Logan airports in North America. Hilton Nashville Airport Recently completed as part of a multimillion-dollar renovation, the Hilton Nashville Airport (above) features 382 fully-refreshed guest rooms as well as public spaces inspired by Nashville’s vibrant music scene. […]
Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 (T4) has opened its doors for the first time and welcomed passengers of Cathay Pacific and Korean Air. Passengers on the first flight to arrive at the new terminal were welcomed with orchids and goodie bags, and by Changi Airport Group CEO Lee Seow Hiang. Tan Lye Teck, Changi Airport […]
London City Airport has chosen to continue its relationship with NATS as its air traffic service provider for the next 10 years through a multi-million pound strategic partnership signed this week. NATS has been the airport’s air traffic services provider since it first opened in 1987, but with the airport on the cusp of a […]
Airports Council International’s (ACI) Chair Declan Collier, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), London City Airports, turned over the Chair position of the ACI World Governing Board to Bongani Maseko, CEO and Executive Director, Airports Company South Africa Limited. Martin Eurnekian, CEO, Corporación América was also appointed as Vice-Chair. The official election took place yesterday during the 27th […]
In order to accompany the growth of its freight clients, Liege Airport is devoting over 20 million euros for new warehouses and handling facilities. Since June, Air China Cargo, the largest Chinese cargo company, has been running a weekly flight between Shanghai and Liege and it will increase its rotations in 2018. Moreover, in early […]
London City Airport is celebrating its 30th anniversary today (October 26), and to mark the occasion architecture firm Pascall + Watson has released seven new illustrations of what the airport will look like after the planned £400m (US$530m) City Airport Development Programme (CADP), which is due for completion in 2021. The privately-funded investment includes plans […]
Gatwick Airport won an award at the London Construction Awards event in recognition of its programme of work to develop its North Terminal, which completed last year. Award recognises Gatwick’s clever development of existing infrastructure Winner of ‘Process Innovation of the Year’ at the London Construction Awards Project increases operational efficiency and improves passenger experience […]
Nadia Abdul Aziz, President, National Association of Freight and Logistics (NAFL), has become the first Emirati female from the United Arab Emirates to be nominated as Vice-President on the Global Extended Board of the International Association of Freight Forwarders (FIATA), which represents more than 44,000 forwarding and logistics firms in 150 countries. She was elected […]
