The ACCC is proposing to grant re-authorisation to an alliance between Qantas Airways Limited and Emirates for a further five years. The global alliance covers Qantas’ and Emirates’ air passenger and cargo transport operations. The ACCC first authorised the alliance in 2013 for five years. “The ACCC considers that the alliance is likely to continue to result in a range …
Positioned at the intersection of tech, design, business, and innovation, NYC-based startup Jabbrrbox is revolutionizing the modern travel experience, one public space at a time. Eight of the brand’s connected workspaces have just been installed in New York’s LaGuardia Central Terminal B, a major hub that sees over 15 million travelers annually. The work booths deliver acoustically-sound, private spaces with …
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is partnering with Woolpert to integrate unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technologies into airport and airfield operations. SAV is the first commercial service airport to formally integrate drone technologies into its regular operational programs for inspection, maintenance, monitoring and facility management, including supporting its Part 139 inspection protocols. SAV is integrating UAS, which will be a …
With the joint effort from respective departments of Macau International Airport (MIA), and the guidance and coordination from the related entities of the S.A.R Government, the north extension of MIA will officially operate on 12th February, 2018. Macau International Airport Company Limited (CAM) has hosted a briefing session of airport terminal optimization in MIA on 10th February, 2018, and introduce …
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s U.K.-based air traffic management (ATM) subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has been awarded a contract by NAVIAIR, the Danish air navigation service provider, to replace the existing ground-to-air communication equipment for Denmark’s airports and en-route operations. The replacement will introduce the new Park Air T6 radio from the Sapphire range, with 8.33 kHz voice channel spacing and VoIP …
SITA is providing wireless connectivity on the ground to Air Mauritius’ new fleet of Airbus A350 aircraft, keeping the new-generation aircraft connected to the vital back-end systems no matter where they fly. In October 2017, Air Mauritius introduced the first two new-generation Airbus A350 aircraft with a further four expected to join the fleet over the next few years. The …
A major redevelopment and construction project is designed to completely transform New York’s LaGuardia Airport into a world-class transportation hub that will more easily serve the tens of millions of travelers that pass through the airport each year. The Siemens Building Technologies Division is working with Skanska Walsh Joint Venture, the design-build contractor for the redevelopment of Central Terminal B, …
Changi Airport Group (CAG) and Xiamen Airlines have signed a second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to grow network connectivity and passenger traffic between Singapore and China. The MOU was inked today by Mr Lim Ching Kiat, Changi Airport Group’s Managing Director for Air Hub Development, and Mr Zheng Congming, Director, Passenger Marketing & Sales Committee, Xiamen Airlines. Also present at …
Following a very successful year for Kos airport, marked by a 20.7% increase in passenger traffic and an overall number of 2.3 million passengers, Fraport Greece is now implementing major upgrades to the airport. The development works will begin with the restoration of degraded asphalt lawyers on the runway and the apron. These works require a partial suspension of operations …
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has engaged HOK to design a regional transit centre and passenger processing facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The first phase of the new facility could be in place by the mid-2020s. The GTAA, which forecasts that Toronto Pearson will grow to handle as many as 85 million passengers annually by 2037 (up from …
