Corporación América Airports announced that its 50.0% owned subsidiary Terminal Aeroportuaria de Guayaquil S.A. (TAGSA), which operates and maintains the Guayaquil Airport in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, has amended the concession agreement (the “Guayaquil Concession Agreement”) among TAGSA, Autoridad Aeroportuaria de Guayaquil and the Municipality of Guayaquil, including the commitment of incremental capital expenditures of US$32.2 million together with …

iinside announced that it has partnered with Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, to offer airports a more advanced approach for monitoring, analyzing, predicting and optimizing passenger flows through airports. As a result of the partnership, airport operators now have access to a powerful combination of Quanergy’s LiDAR accuracy and predictive motion analytics …

Cairns Airport has announced a $55 million transformation to future-proof its domestic terminal, accommodating increasing passenger traffic and providing travellers with a world-class airport experience. Over the next 10 years traffic through the domestic terminal is expected to grow by 40 per cent to around six million passengers a year. Chief Executive Officer Norris Carter said the project would enable …

Dublin Airport, in partnership with NCAD, is holding an open call to invite anyone to submit a piece of work which will be displayed in Dublin Airport for up to 15 months. The work, which will be displayed on a 7m x 2m billboard at one of Dublin Airport’s boarding gate piers, should have an aeronautical theme. The initiative is …

The first production A330neo aircraft visited South and North America during a worldwide route-proving flight test exercise designed to demonstrate to aviation authorities its compatibility with airports and readiness for airline operations. This jetliner – an A330-900 version in the livery of TAP Air Portugal, the jetliner’s launch operator – is equipped with a three-class Airspace by Airbus cabin that …

To realize the Green Airport strategy, Macau International Airport (MIA) has joined the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) Programme launched by Airports Council International (ACI) since 2014 and MIA has just renewed its accreditation at Level 2 “Reduction” for the fifth-consecutive year. ACA Programme is the only institutionally endorsed carbon management certification standard for airports world-wide. Under this Programme, MIA has …

Seletar Airport’s new passenger terminal has received its Temporary Occupation Permit and preparations are on track for the terminal to begin operations by the end of this year. New larger terminal with increased capacity The new terminal building has a floor area of 10,000 sqm – more than six times larger than the current terminal. Constructed and fitted out at …

Aviation Minister, Baroness Sugg, visited Bristol Airport on 6 July to view newly installed hold baggage screening equipment – one of the first in the UK to meet the latest Department for Transport standards which come into force this September. The £18.7 million project involved a complete redesign of the baggage processing system to incorporate the larger, heavier x-ray machines …

Bristol Airport’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint have been recognised with accreditation at the second of four levels in a global industry programme. Airport Carbon Accreditation is an independent, voluntary programme which certifies airports at four different levels of accreditation covering all stages of carbon management – mapping, reduction, optimisation and neutrality. It is independently administered for ACI Europe, …

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and DFS Aviation Services, the commercial subsidiary of the German air navigation service provider DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a wide range of air traffic management (ATM)-related activities. The MoU was signed by Soh Poh Theen, Deputy Director-General (Air Navigation Services) of CAAS, as well …