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Shannon Airport welcomes the opportunity to extend U.S. preclearance
The third busiest airport in Ireland, and the first in Europe to have biometric screening, is planning to extend their U.S. preclearance services to executive jet customers.
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Regulation & Legislation
There are a multitude of regulations and legislation that impact the aviation industry. These can be focused on safety, workforce needs, the legal requirements of connecting countries, and more.
As new risks begin to threaten airports, new regulations come into play to protect the aerodrome environment and its inhabitants.
With multiple aviation authorities working within the industry, regs and legs are being continuously reviewed. Within this section of International Airport Review we hope to keep you up to date on the most recent amendments and rules.
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Drone sightings ground more flights, this time at Heathrow
There seems to be no relief from drone disruption as now Heathrow, the UK's busiest airport, has fallen victim to drones as flights are left grounded for nearly an hour.
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Government to give police new powers to tackle illegal use of drones
The proposed laws will give police officers the power to seize drones if they breach any of the new legislation.
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Mitigating and preventing the effects of a security breach with a simple bowtie
Following the Airport IT & Security conference at the end of 2018, Emma Verschoor from CGE Risk Management Solutions, discusses how CGE's bowtie diagram highlights threats in an airport to mitigate and prevent the effects security breaches can have.
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Pharmaceutical corridor between Hong Kong and Brussels opens
The pharma corridor between Hong Kong and Brussels Airport assures handling quality for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals.
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New payment method for air tickets possible with open banking
IATA has launched a new payment system through which an instant direct payment can be made to airlines for flights, making the process safer and faster.
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Airports rename their runways due to changes in Earth’s magnetic field
Airports worldwide have to change the numbers of their runways as magnetic north moves about 60 kilometres a year.
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Gatwick and Heathrow will invest millions in anti-drone equipment
Gatwick and Heathrow will spend millions of pounds defending their airfields from drone disruption, following the events at Gatwick just before Christmas.
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Israel’s second international airport set to open at the end of January
With operations due to begin in March 2019, the new airport is set to boost the Israeli economy with an increase in tourism expected.
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EASA preliminary safety overview of air transport operations in 2018
2018 saw an increase in incidents and accidents within the air transport industry, but how do we stop this becoming the norm?
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Solid passenger traffic growth and moderate air cargo demand in 2018
Preliminary figures released by ICAO, show that a total of 4.3 billion passengers were carried by air transport in 2018, this indicates growth of 6.1 per cent over 2017.
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ARFF and recovery: Focusing on the best fire protection
Fire Protection Consultant, Mike Willson, questions whether we are using our best fire protection at airports and major hazard facilities. And if not, why not?
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2018 – the year aviation and financial sectors flew into IT trouble
The airport industry is no stranger to the threat of cyber attacks, but 2018 saw some key aviation and financial services companies in the spotlight after IT glitches. Lev Lesokhin from software consultancy CAST reveals how companies can learn from the past and avoid making the headlines for the wrong…
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Gatwick Airport partially re-opens amid drone woes
Gatwick Airport's runway partly re-opens after more than 33 hours of being closed, which left more than 350,000 passengers stranded.
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Contingency measures for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit will halt air connectivity growth
Ahead of the 29 March 2019, ACI Europe has warned that a no-deal Brexit scenario would halt growth of the aviation industry.
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