Top 10 Transfers Using Public Transport
Using distance, duration, price and transport mode, a new report from GoEuro has chosen its top 10 most convenient public transport transfers between European airports and their respective city centres…
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Investment in baggage systems is important, but staff are vital too
A year into his post as Gatwick Airport’s Chief Operating Officer, Chris Woodroofe shines a light on the airport’s recent investment in state-of-the-art baggage systems. Despite the increasing automation, he highlights the equally important role that airport staff play in the eternal quest to improve efficiency and performance.
Improving crisis management processes at Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport is actively working to restructure its crisis management set-up to ensure correct and up-to-date procedures are in place should an unexpected event occur. The airport’s Safety and Crisis Manager, Thomas Lau Christensen, explains further.
Apron management services: An opportunity for European airports?
Gaël Poget, Head of Aeronautical Affairs – General Management at Geneva Airport, explores recent developments in apron services and management and explains how some airports could adopt a similar solution to the one that is working well for Geneva Airport.
From your seat pocket to your trouser pocket – what’s next for travel media?
With digital media growing at pace, is there fight in the inflight magazine yet? Simon Leslie of Ink fills us in.
Turbulence ahead: An overview of the enduring and evolving threat to civil aviation
Andy Blackwell former Head of Security with Virgin Atlantic and now a Registered Independent Security Consultant specialising in Transport Security, provides insights into the enduring and evolving threats to civil aviation based on analysis of events during the first six months of 2017.
The use of drones for airport asset management
Ferrovial Airports prepares its airports for the future by studying the incorporation of drones into its asset inspection regime at Southampton Airport.
Transforming ATC operations in Singapore
Ho Wei Sean, Head of the Centre of Excellence for the Air Traffic Management Programme Office at the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, explores the concept of a Smart Digital Tower for Changi Airport that provides the opportunity to transform and better serve traffic demand for Changi’s busy operations.
First flight at Eilat Ramon Airport as the opening of Israel’s new airport draws closer
The airport is the first civilian airport to be built since the country was founded in 1948 and will eventually serve the Red Sea resort of Eilat and Israel's southern region when it opens to the general public in early 2018.
Has the British aviation industry lost its edge?
In the race of aviation tech there are more and more runners each year. Britain is falling behind according to aerospace expert Iain Gray, and it is of the utmost importance that it makes great strides to keep pace.
Managing Jetstar’s mixed ground handling environment
Jetstar Airways is the Qantas Group’s low-cost carrier. Launched in 2003, it has significantly grown its aircraft fleet and now carries 20 million customers to 38 domestic and international destinations across the Asia Pacific region. The ground handling environment is mixed with Jetstar self-handling in seven airports and using third-party…
Remote tower live trials at medium/large international airports
Physical control towers have been associated with Air Traffic Control (ATC) since the need to observe and direct aircraft first arose. These towers are the most visible part of the ATC system but a new generation of technology is changing the way these services are provided at airports, writes Neil…
Making sound standards for ground operations
With millions of aircraft movements taking place every year, ground handling is a highly demanding, complex and multidisciplinary operational environment where people from different backgrounds are called upon to seamlessly coordinate the delivery of their final product. George Saounatsos, ICAO Consultant to General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), highlights the…
Extraterritorial measures – airlines left to pick up the pieces
The extraordinary events surrounding the public threat from personal electronic devices (PEDs) continue to raise a number of interesting questions. Matthew Vaughan, Director of Aviation Security at IATA, explores further.
Putting the AI in airport: Aurora’s Deep Learning powers facial recognition and more
With Heathrow embracing facial-recognition technology and other airports following suit, we hear from field-leader Aurora about where we are with the march of the software, how we got there and where we are going.
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