Airport operator Abu Dhabi Airports has today (June 22) completed the final de-propping exercise of the last arch in the roof of the new Midfield Terminal Building (MTB) at Abu Dhabi International Airport in the UAE. The de-propping process took three days with 90 jacking points used around the building for support. The last stage […]
San Francisco International Airport in California will host a groundbreaking ceremony on June 29, 2016, to celebrate the start of construction work on its Terminal 1 (T1) renovation project. The US$2.4bn project is scheduled for completion by 2020 and includes the design and construction of T1’s north, south and central areas; a new Boarding Area […]
US officials have broken ground on the new US$4bn Terminal B building at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Vice president Joe Biden, New York governor Andrew Cuomo and several other US dignitaries attended the official ceremony as construction work got underway on the 1,300,000ft², 35-gate facility. The LaGuardia Gateway project will unify the airport’s terminals […]
After more than two years of construction work, Hamburg Airport’s Cargo Centre (HACC) is almost ready for operations. On May 26 Hamburg Airport (IATA: HAM) gave the public a behind-the-scenes view of new airfreight facility. The site can handle up to 150,000 tonnes of freight each year – more than double the volume handled in […]
Modernization of a part of Terminal A at Chopin Airport was considered Construction of the Year in the 26th edition of the competition organized by the Polish Association of Construction Engineers and Technicians. The project, carried out by a consortium of HOCHTIEF Poland and HOCHTIEF Solutions AG, has been awarded in the category of public […]
Air transport IT provider SITA has begun trialling a new fully autonomous baggage robot called Leo to assist passengers with their luggage at Geneva Airport in Switzerland. The self-propelling baggage robot has the capacity to check in, print bag tags and transport up to two suitcases with a maximum weight of 32kg (70 lb). It […]
An EgyptAir flight reported missing between Paris and Cairo has crashed, French President Francois Hollande confirmed. The Airbus A320 with 66 people on board disappeared from radar at 02:30 Cairo time (00:30 GMT), soon after leaving Greek airspace. Greece’s defence minister says Flight MS804 made “sharp turns” and plunged before dropping off the radar. A […]
Hamad International Airport in Qatar is planning to become a ‘smart airport’ by integrating the latest best-of-breed self-service technologies, providing passengers with more control and independence over their journey. The new program will implement self-service systems at every step of the passenger journey, from check-in to boarding, and will create a one token system meaning […]
Spencer, a passenger assistance robot developed by Dutch airline KLM, has completed a series of trials at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands. The initiative was conceived by KLM to help reduce costs associated with passengers missing connecting flights but may be developed in future to carry luggage and speak with passengers. To help safely […]
Airport operator Flughafen Wien has revealed the details of its latest terminal development project for Vienna International Airport in Austria. The project will focus on increasing passenger comfort, expanding the shopping and gastronomy offerings, and creating a central security area spanning three gate areas. The core of the project will modernize and expand Pier East […]
