Editor's Choice Archive

Routes and ACI World announce exclusive partnership to support the industry in rebuilding air connectivity
26 November 2020 Montreal, 26 November 2020 – An exclusive partnership designed to...

Leading Accessible Airport Operations Conference held on December 9-10
18 November 2020 PARIS, FRANCE - The 5th annual Airport PRM (passengers with reduced...

EIZO Releases Two 4K Encoding & Streaming Solutions Featuring the Industry's Highest Lossless Compression Ratio for ATC
04 November 2020 Altamonte Springs, Florida, USA, October 29, 2020 – EIZO today announced...

Digital data and a Single Source of Truth Concept
05 October 2020 The use of digital aeronautical data at the aerodrome operations is not...

Materna IPS introduces touchless kiosk control for a safe travel experience
21 September 2020 Airports and airlines focus on eliminating close contact between...

Eindhoven Airport and Point FWD continue CIT partnership after successful trial
16 September 2020 For the past 14 weeks Eindhoven Airport and Point FWD have joined efforts...

Materna secures competitive advantages in the aviation business with spin-off
01 September 2020 As of September 2020 Materna IPS GmbH operates internationally as...

Routes launches new hybrid event for 2020: Routes Reconnected
06 August 2020 A new event is being launched by Routes which will provide an...

Routes Asia and World Routes postponed until 2021
17 July 2020 After careful consideration, and in close consultation with their...

Digital innovation supports aviation partnerships and post COVID-19 industry recovery
08 July 2020 Routes’ digital platform Route Exchange is helping to play an important...

Webinar: C19 Impact Analysis On Terminal Capacity
24 June 2020

Point FWD releases knowledge article: ‘Transitioning towards CT screening’
06 May 2020 Schiphol-based consultancy company Point FWD, in cooperation with...

World Routes and IATA Slot Conference to focus on recovery
01 May 2020 As some governments look to ease restrictions imposed by the...

Sheremetyevo Airport reports sharp rise in profit and revenue for 2019, steady progress in reconstruction projects
30 April 2020 Revenue increased by 41.6% compared with the same period last year...

World Routes 2020 postponed until November
24 April 2020 It is with regret we inform you that, after careful consideration...

ERA enhances its WAM system for air traffic control in the East Midlands Airport area
21 April 2020 ERA’s Wide Area Multilateration (WAM) system around East...

JSC Karaganda Int. Airport outlines COVID-19 strategy
14 April 2020 In the current emergency related to the announcement by the World...

New small electric van and truck make s£nse
14 April 2020 A compact, convenient and, most importantly, cost-effective small...

Global risk management firm, Anvil Group, acquires airline safety advisory service, FlightSafe
07 April 2020 Recognised as the world's most comprehensive resource for airline...

Point FWD on 'Transitioning to CT screening'
07 April 2020 A knowledge article by aviation security consultancy Point FWD in...

Financial results 2019: FREQUENTIS continues to grow
06 April 2020 The company is in good shape to cope with the effects of COVID-19.

From remote tower to drone control centre – UAM opens up new ways of transport
06 April 2020 By now, we’re all familiar with the playful variant of drone...

G&D North America is expanding its team with two more KVM experts
06 April 2020 GDNA is expanding. Joining the North American squad is Jaime Lopez and...

Severstal launches flights from Sheremetyevo to Ukhta
27 March 2020 Starting March 29, 2020, Severstal Airlines and Sheremetyevo...

World ATM Congress honours Maverick Awards 2020 winners
25 March 2020 ATCA (the Air Traffic Control Association) and CANSO (the Civil...

World ATM Congress 2020 cancelled
06 March 2020 The World ATM Congress 2020 has been cancelled.

First Airbus a380 embarks on its final journey
19 February 2020 The first ever A380 to enter scheduled service, and also the first ever to...

Micro Nav awarded new installation at AirNav Indonesia
31 January 2020 AirNav Indonesia selected Micro Nav to provide a new approach and...

Blue skies above, green grass below
24 January 2020 Between rushed check-in and gruff security staff, taking a flight is...

The finer details
24 January 2020 Even in vast and architecturally striking spaces such as airports,...

Worker drones
24 January 2020 Stories of disruption caused by illicit drone activity have...

Food for thought
24 January 2020 Airport food and beverage (F&B) is a monumental business and there is...

Eye on efficiency
24 January 2020 The implementation of satellite communication promises to have a...

Here to help
24 January 2020 The most recent report by the UK Civil Aviation Authority shows that,...

An international affair
24 January 2020 Industry experts from around the world gathered to exchange knowledge on...

Electric starter
24 January 2020 Electric vehicles are emerging for a wide variety of airport...

Drop everything
23 January 2020 Self-bag-drop machines are taking airports by storm, making check-in...

Off to a flying start
23 January 2020 The 15th European Route Development Forum will see airline CEOs and...

People first, technology second
20 December 2019 HungaroControl release white paper.

Pulkovo Airport increases passenger traffic by 8.2% for the 11 months of 2019
13 December 2019 In January-November 2019, Pulkovo St. Petersburg Airport welcomed...

Lufthansa Consulting wins “Excellent” prize with Air Service Development project for Auckland International Airpor
11 December 2019 Awarded again “Best of Consulting” by WirtschaftsWoche, Lufthansa...

Terminal design competition won by Zaha Hadid Architects and Cox Architecture
06 November 2019 Zaha Hadid Architects and the Sydney-based Cox Architecture have been...

Drone detection technology to be trialled at Ottawa Airport
08 October 2019 The Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority has teamed...

Newark International has longest security wait times
06 September 2019 A study by website Upgrade Points has ranked the 25 busiest airports by...

Commitment to airport safety reaffirmed
06 August 2019 Airports Council International (ACI) World and Flight Safety Foundation...

Edinburgh Airport continues to improve accessible facilities
25 July 2019 A Changing Places room has opened at Edinburgh airport, providing...

Infrastructure grants for US airports
19 July 2019 The United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is...

Air freight declines in 2019
18 July 2019 The ACI has reported a reduction in the global airfreight market, which...

Dubai Airports to ban single-use plastics
17 July 2019 Responding to growing awareness of the environmental toll of...

Heathrow unveils preferred expansion plans
16 July 2019 Heathrow’s preferred plans for its expansion, including the creation of...

ACI takes stance on drones
24 April 2019 At the recent World General Assembly of the Airports Council...

Studio ORD selected to lead $8.5bn O’Hare Airport expansion project
18 April 2019 The City of Chicago has selected Studio ORD to lead the design of the...

Changi named world’s best airport for seventh year running
02 April 2019 Singapore’s Changi Airport came out on top in the Skytrax World...

Terminal design for Pittburgh International Airport unveiled
01 March 2019 The design for Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal has...

Chicago O’Hare United States’ busiest airport
22 February 2019 Federal Aviation Authority figures have shown that in 2018 Chicago...

Call for designs for Western Sydney Airport terminal
29 January 2019 An open call has gone out for experienced designers to pitch for the...

Dubai is world’s busiest international airport again
28 January 2019 For the fifth year in a row, Dubai International saw the world’s...

Public weigh in on O’Hare Expansion designs
25 January 2019 Five design proposals from global architecture firms for the expansion...

US Government shutdown continues to lead to unscheduled absences
24 January 2019 The partial government shutdown in the United States continues to result...

Passenger Increase at London City Airport
17 January 2019 Official figures have shown that 4.8 million passengers travelled...

US Government shutdown continues to cause ‘sick-out’
15 January 2019 The partial government shutdown in the United States continues to result...

Proposed Drones Bill for UK
15 January 2019 In the wake of flight chaos caused by drone activity at Gatwick...

Vinci Airports to buy 50.01% stake in London Gatwick Airport for £2.9bn
03 January 2019 Vinci Airports, a Vinci Concessions subsidiary, has agreed to buy...

SRV to begin work on Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Terminal 2 expansion
14 December 2018 Finavia, formerly the Finnish Civil Aviation Administration, has made...

MAG gets approval for London Stansted Airport expansion
27 November 2018 Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has secured approval from the...

Saudi Arabia to develop Marib Airport in Yemen
19 November 2018 Saudi Arabia has announced a new airport development project in Yemen,...

Roadbridge, FCC JV wins Dublin Airport runway contract
02 November 2018 A joint venture of Irish firm Roadbridge and Spanish infrastructure...

Ground broken on new Terminal One at Newark Liberty Airport in US
18 October 2018 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has broken ground on...

Construction begins on $3.8bn Western Sydney airport
11 October 2018 Ground has been broken on Australia’s Western Sydney airport, which...

Mott MacDonald to optimise south apron at Macau airport
30 August 2018 UK-based construction consultancy Mott MacDonald has been appointed...

Fraport receives building permit for Pier G at Frankfurt Airport
23 August 2018 Fraport, which owns and operates Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Germany,...

Philadelphia Airport renews multimillion-dollar contract with Hill
07 August 2018 Construction risk manager Hill International has announced that the City...

Bechtel to manage construction of Western Sydney Airport
05 July 2018 Bechtel, a company involved in project management, engineering,...

India approves expansion of three airport terminals
11 May 2018 The Indian Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by...

Brussels Airport wins Routes Europe 2018 Marketing Awards
24 April 2018 Brussels Airport has been crowned the overall winner of the Routes...

Mott MacDonald, Ramboll to design London Stansted Airport expansion
09 April 2018 A partnership of Mott MacDonald and Ramboll, together with...

Plans unveiled for sustainable ‘smart city’ at Oslo Airport
15 March 2018 Haptic Architects and Nordic Office of Architecture have unveiled plans for...

New concourse planned at Honolulu airport in Hawaii
19 February 2018 Hawaii Governor David Ige has announced plans for a new $1.1 billion...

Turner, Flatiron JV to manage $700 million Denver airport expansion
17 January 2018 A joint venture of Turner Construction Company and Flatiron...

Turner, Flatiron JV to manage $700 million Denver airport expansion
16 January 2018 A joint venture of Turner Construction Company and Flatiron...

Leighton Asia, Chun Wo Construction to deliver Hong Kong Airport works
12 December 2017 The Airport Authority Hong Kong has selected Leighton Asia, along with...

ADFD sanctions $50 million loan for Maldives airport
30 October 2017 Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has sanctioned $50 million...

Mott MacDonald team to design $10 billion JFK airport expansion
02 October 2017 A team of Mott MacDonald and Grimshaw Architects has been selected by...

Laing O’Rourke to revamp Manchester Airport terminal
07 August 2017 Construction specialist Laing O’Rourke will refurbish Terminal 2...

Brisbane Airport runway project enters next phase
21 February 2017 Construction firm McConnell Dowell has been awarded a $120 million...

Construction begins on $163 million international airport in Honduras
21 February 2017 Construction has started on the new International Airport of Palmerola...

Maryland airport concourse to be expanded
21 February 2017 The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved a $60M contract for...

Grimshaw to design Heathrow Airport’s £16 billion expansion project
26 July 2016 UK-based architectural firm Grimshaw Architects has been selected by...

Hawaii awards $875M airport station contract
26 July 2016 A joint venture (JV) of Shimmick Construction, Traylor Bros., and...

AAI approves extension of additional taxiway at Mangaluru International Airport
16 June 2016 The Board of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has approved the...

Abu Dhabi to charge airport passengers exit fee
16 June 2016 Passengers departing from or travelling through airports in Abu Dhabi from...

Belfast airport pledges support for Gatwick expansion
16 June 2016 Belfast international airport has declared its support for expansion...

Manchester Airport’s £1 billion transformation project gets go-ahead
11 March 2016 Manchester City Council has given the green light to a £1...

ADELTE signs second major contract in Pakistan
08 October 2015 The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has contracted ADELTE for...

Shell Aviation expands European network with Brest, France
21 July 2015 Shell Aviation has started operations at Brest Bretagne Airport (BES)...

Shell Aviation expands fuelling network in Germany
07 May 2015 Shell Aviation has announced the expansion of its refuelling network...

Shell Aviation voted 'best brand' by Aerokurier readers
16 April 2015 Shell has been voted the ‘Best Aviation Fuels and Lubricant Brand’ by...

Ryanair eyes transatlantic market
18 March 2015 Irish budget airline Ryanair plans to offer flights between Europe and the...

Cockpit cams divide opinion
30 January 2015 The National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB)’s recent call for...

NATS and ARPAS UK team up on safe drone use
28 January 2015 The UK’s main air navigation service provider and the trade association...

Airports' key role in European economy revealed
22 January 2015 Airports account for roughly 4.1% of European GDP, an independent...

NATS: one million tons of CO2 saved every year
21 January 2015 Changes to British air traffic control are saving one million tons of...

US politicians consider privatising FAA's ATC system
19 November 2014 Members of the US House of Representatives Transportation Committee...

Fuzhou Airlines launches operations in China
31 October 2014 Fuzhou Airlines has launched operations with a commercial flight...

Luton expansion confirmed for 2015
14 August 2014 Luton Airport’s £100 million upgrade will start next year. Final...

MH370 seabed survey nears completion
12 August 2014 Over 43,000km2 of high-priority ocean floor has been mapped in...

Cambodian airport tech makes all sorts of scents
06 August 2014 Phnom Penh International Airport has harnessed the power of smell for...

ICAO forms taskforce to tackle conflict zones threat to safety
01 August 2014 The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) met in Montreal...

IATA chief calls for international unity on MH17
01 August 2014 The director general and CEO of the International Air Transport...

EC-funded airport eco system gets Italian trial
01 August 2014 A software and sensor system for airports that claims to reduce...

Bids open for New Kansai International Airport
31 July 2014 Bidding will open in October for the operating rights to the New...

Passenger numbers sky high at Jordan’s QAIA
30 July 2014 Year to date passenger traffic in the first half of the year at Queen...

Boeing reports 7% boost in passenger jet deliveries
04 July 2014 Boeing Co. says its deliveries of passenger jets rose more than 7% in...

Airport Industry Review magazine available on the iPad
10 June 2014 Staying up to speed with the latest global airport industry news is...

Delta orders 15 Airbus A321 aircraft
03 June 2014 US carrier Delta Air Lines has ordered 15 Airbus medium-haul A321...

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol becomes carbon neutral
30 April 2014 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Europe’s fourth busiest airport, has...

Boeing boosted by $13 billion ANA order
27 March 2014 Japanese carrier ANA has ordered 70 aircraft with a list price of...

Thales secures FAA order for instrument landing systems
19 March 2014 Electronic systems specialist Thales will supply the US Federal...

Colombia’s Aerocivil selects Airbus ProSky to implement ATFM system
10 March 2014 Airbus ProSky’s Metron Aviation division has been awarded a contract...

AEROTHAI selects Saab ADS-B for expanded trial in Thailand
05 March 2014 Aeronautical Radio of Thailand (AEROTHAI), the air navigation...

US firm to design windowless supersonic business jet
19 February 2014 A US firm building a supersonic jet says it intends to replace cabin...

Boeing Wind Updates service to optimise in-flight operations for Qatar Airways
17 February 2014 Boeing and Qatar Airways have announced a five-year agreement to...

Opening of the First Logistics Centre at Airport Magdeburg/Cochstedt international
16 January 2014 The opening of Airport Magdeburg/Cochstedt international’s first Cargo...

Manchester Airports Group uses spatial analysis to help manage 25-year growth plan
23 October 2013 GIS technology improves decision-making about assets

Make airports greener
26 September 2013 Initiated by Groningen Airport Eelde, the Green Sustainable Airports...

Routes Europe 2014 set for touchdown in Marseille
04 September 2013 Situated in the world-famous Provence region in south-east France, the...

ACE heads to Malaysia for 2014
04 September 2013 Next year’s 12th annual Airport Cities World Conference & Exhibition...

New UK Approval Paves Way for Operational Testing of CT at the Checkpoint
23 July 2013 Analogic’s COBRA Checkpoint CT System Receives ACBX Approval from...

Routes Europe Hands over to Marseille for 2014
28 May 2013 After a successful Routes Europe event in Budapest, which with...

Routes Europe Awards 2013 Winners Announced
28 May 2013 Munich crowned overall winner at second regional heat of 2013

World ATM Congress calls for swifter progress on the Single European Sky
20 February 2013 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for action...

ATC Global Excellence Awards finalists announced
20 February 2013 The organisers of ATC Global 2013 have unveiled the finalists for...

Northrop Grumman signs airport real-time collaboration passenger-flow contract with East Midlands Airport
20 February 2013 Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Europe-based airport systems group has...

IATA applauds ICAO-CAEP agreement on a more stringent noise standard for aircraft and progress on aircraft CO2 standard
20 February 2013 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the agreement...

Boeing 787 Dreamliners grounded by regulators
14 February 2013 With the grounding of a number of Boeing’s new flagship 787...

World ATM Congress becomes central location for air traffic professionals
14 February 2013 Active participants from more than 100 countries attended World ATM...

FTEJerez presents its ATC training courses
13 February 2013 Flight Training Europe (FTEJerez), an internationally renowned pilot and...

Emirates extends presence in Eastern Europe
06 February 2013 Emirates touched down in Warsaw on 6 February 2013, marking the...