easyJet opens first lounge
Low-cost carrier easyJet has opened its first airport lounge, the jointly branded ‘The Gateway by easyJet & No1 Lounges’, at London Gatwick
Alstef wins Almaty BHS contract
Alstef Group is to install the baggage handling system at the international terminal of Kazakhstan’s new Almaty International Airport
Elenium and Micro-X trial screening portal
Australia’s Elenium Automation has signed a contract with X-ray technology specialist Micro-X to introduce innovative security processing into airports around the world
Memphis adopts Amadeus tech
Memphis International Airport has installed several Amadeus airport management solutions as part of a wider transformation
SAF makes Gatwick debut
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been introduced at London Gatwick Airport as part of a collaboration between Q8Aviation, easyJet, Gatwick and Neste
Latest phase in Belgrade upgrade underway
Vinci Airports has kicked off a new phase in its modernisation of Serbia's Belgrade Airport, the largest airport in the country
Jettainer and Swiss extend partnership
Lufthansa Group’s Jettainer is to provide global ULD management and maintenance services for Swiss International Air Lines for a further five years
Skyport loads 4.3-ton engine onto Prague flight
Central European ground handler Skyport has loaded a CFM56-5B6/P engine onto a Ural Airlines flight from Prague to Yekaterinburg
Randox launches vaccination authentication app
Randox, the UK’s largest diagnostics company, is launching the Randox CertiFly app to process and certify results for pre-departure and day two lateral flow tests.
WFS’s CargoKiosk makes Heathrow debut
London Heathrow Airport is the latest Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) cargo station to introduce CargoKiosk technology
Luton signs training contract
London Luton Airport (LLA) has signed a new seven-year contract with Airdat for use of its cloud-based training management and competency system ‘passport’
PIT breaks ground on modernisation project
More than 300 people attended a ceremony on Thursday October 14 to mark breaking ground on Pittsburgh International Airport’s $1.39bn terminal modernisation programme
TSA firearms finds hit 20-year high
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints this year, despite lower passenger numbers
Orlando updates roadway signage
As South Terminal C at Orlando International Airport comes closer to completion, roadway signage has been introduced to direct passengers to the new facility
Munich creates a ‘climate forest’
Bavaria’s Munich Airport has launched its latest carbon-offset project, 1,900 hectares of forest in the east of the German state
Sheltair and Avfuel to offer scholarships
Sheltair Aviation and Avfuel Corporation have launched a scholarship programme, ‘Future Takes Flight’
Appetite to travel is high, new research finds
Research by travel IT specialist Amadeus has found that 77% of travellers want to travel in the next year, with Europe the top destination
IATA boss makes post-pandemic cargo call
IATA has urged the air cargo industry to work, post-COVID-19, with the same levels of cooperation as during the pandemic
Aviator and Ryanair strengthen partnership
Aviation services provider Aviator Airport Alliance has signed a new ground handling services partnership agreement with Ryanair
Sheltair Tampa complex gets nod
Sheltair Aviation will break ground on its new hangar and office complex at Tampa International Airport on October 21, 2021
Munich announces eVTOL project
Munich Airport and Urban-Air Port are to jointly develop eVTOL ground infrastructure and airport operations for electric air taxis
IATA launches lithium battery certification
IATA has created a new industry certification programme to improve the handling and transport of lithium batteries across the supply chain
utu and Emirates Skywards target tax refunds
Travel-tech start-up utu and the Emirates Skywards loyalty programme have launched a Tax Free shopping tie-up
Europe’s first Centurion Lounge opens at LHR
The first American Express Centurion Lounge in Europe has opened in Terminal 3 at London Heathrow Airport
Analogic wins TSA CT system contract
Analogic Corporation of Peabody, Massachusetts, is to supply TSA with computed tomography (CT) checkpoint security screening systems
Vilnius calls for construction tenders
Vilnius Airport has launched an international public call for tenders from contractors interested in building a new departures terminal
Danske Drop Zone opens at Belfast City
A new digital hub sponsored by Danske Bank has opened at George Best Belfast City Airport in Northern Ireland
CDC launches COVID-19 pilot at SFO
The CDC has launched a pilot programme at SFO to enable near-real-time detection of new COVID-19 variants among travellers entering the United States
dnata announces airport drone scheme
Global air services provider dnata has partnered with US tech start-up Gather AI to use drones at Dallas Fort-Worth
Sea-Tac unveils new access route
Washington State’s Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has opened a new access route at its cell phone lot, to cut queues and reconfigure parking