Tags: airports

Göteborg Landvetter Airport highly commended in Eco-Innovation Award

Swedavia’s Göteborg Landvetter Airport has been named a highly commended airport in the Eco-Innovation Award category by the industry organisation Airports Council International Europe (ACI), which ranks the leading European airports in environmental and climate work. This is the second-highest level of award and is further recognition of the diligent work regarding aviation’s green transition […]

CLD Physical Security Systems responds to international client’s security requirement in record-breaking time frame

CLD Physical Security Systems (CLD) has supplied a robust perimeter security solution to a prestigious Blue-chip client in North America within a tight 10-day timeframe, reigniting the cargo business between Air Canada and Glasgow’s Prestwick Airport for the first time in 30 years.  The client was faced with an urgent security requirement, and enlisted CLD […]

Industry leaders gather at UK Airport Infrastructure Forum with sustainability and innovation high on the agenda

Industry leaders will convene at the UK Airport Infrastructure Forum 2024 on 11 July 2024, to explore plans for airport development in the UK and discover new innovations that help progress infrastructure delivery while meeting sustainability requirements. The event, hosted by international law firm Pinsent Masons in London, will provide an opportunity for key players […]

Plaza Premium Group and InJourney Aviation Services Forge Strategic Technology Cooperation to Enhance Airport Hospitality Services in Indonesia

Fourth from left: Mr Song Hoi-See and Mr Dendi Danianto inked the MoU, witnessed by Head of Chancery from the Consulate General of The Republic of Indonesia in Hong Kong, Mr Slamet Noegroho (second from right) Plaza Premium Group (PPG), the award-winning global airport hospitality services provider and InJourney Aviation Services (IAS), the leading provider […]

Facial recognition at airports: individuals should have maximum control over biometric data

During its latest plenary, the EDPB adopted an Opinion on the use of facial recognition technologies by airport operators and airline companies to streamline the passenger flow at airports*. This Article 64(2) Opinion, following a request from the French Data Protection Authority, addresses a matter of general application and produces effects in more than one […]

New My Lounge opens at London Luton Airport, bolstering passenger options for elevated lounging

Airport Dimensions, the global specialists in developing airport lounges and travel experiences, opens its new My Lounge in conjunction with its joint venture partner Swissport at London Luton Airport (LLA). The lounge will be operated by No1 Lounges and is part of the firm’s wider portfolio, delivering a premium airport lounge experience at an accessible […]

U.S. Custom and Border Protection Select WFS to Operate the First Centralized Examination Station for Air Cargo at New York JFK

Rinzing Wangyal, Vice President Business Development NA, WFS, and Salvatore Ingrassia, Port Director, JFK U.S Customs and Border Protection. Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has been selected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to operate a new Centralized Examination Station (CES) at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport […]

SSP to enter into the Indonesian market with a new Joint Venture

SSP Group, a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has agreed to create a new joint venture with Indonesian food and beverage business PT Taurus Gemilang (TG). SSP will own 60% of the new company, with TG owning the remaining 40%. The move marks SSP’s entry into Indonesia for the […]

Aviator steadily closing the gender gap in ground services

Women are under-represented in many areas of aviation, and ground services are no exception. Aviator Airport Alliance, a leading full-range provider of aviation services across 15 airports in the Nordics, is working to steadily close the gender gap. At the company’s station in Gothenburg, Sweden, women already comprise nearly a quarter of staff in the […]

New passenger terminal at Al Maktoum will make it the largest airport in the world

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, reviewed the strategic plan of the Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects and approved designs for the new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, which will be the largest in the world when fully operational. Set […]