Brazil is renowned for its ‘telenovelas’ – television soap operas hosted by channels such as TV Globo. Such are the twists and turns in the country’s airport privatisation programme, they could easily form the plot for a telenovela of their own. Take for example the forthcoming...
The smart use of technologies such as artificial intelligence is expected to revolutionise the management of baggage over the next decade, promising to make mishandled bags an increasingly rare event for passengers globally. This is according to SITA's Intelligent Tracking: A Baggage Management Revolution paper, that...
Have a go on a virtual reality ground damage simulator at new-look GHI Ground Damage Stakeholders’ Conference, Rome, 15-16 May 2018. Do you want to discover how new technology can help protect your people and prevent aircraft ground damage? Yes? Then we urge you to...
The impact connectivity has had on our lifestyles is nowhere more prominent than in ultramodern airport cities, where having the world on your doorstep is the ultimate convenience and top selling point. Traditionally, airports have been built much like add-ons to busy cities. The need to...
While China looks to build two new airports, the UK still struggles to agree on where to lay down a single runway. Elsewhere, Dutch airports are set to go green, while airlines contemplate drone-free skies. 2018 is shaping up to be another colourful year for...
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF FACTORS THAT COULD AFFECT AIRPORT OPERATIONS AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN INCIDENT: INCORPORATION OF AIRCRAFT WITH LARGER FUSELAGES, THE PLACEMENT OF CRANES OR A NEW BUILDING IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF AN AIRPORT, A RUNWAY WITH AN EXCESSIVE SLOPE, A POOR DRAINAGE...
During inter airport Europe 2017, held in Munich, Germany this past October, TLD and EasyMile unveiled its driverless baggage tractor - TractEasy. Representatives from both companies were on hand to exhibit the autonomous vehicle, which incorporates software that allows the robotized tractor to operate on the ramp. The...
A conversation with Max Hirsh, a professor at the University of Hong Kong and a leading expert on airports and urban infrastructure. Max Hirsh, the author of the recent book Airport Urbanism, became a global traveler at a very young age. Living in Germany, Switzerland, and...
At DFW International Airport, taking care of the 180,000 or so passengers who pass through each day starts in a windowless room tucked away in Terminal D. There, a team of about 12 people tracks the flow of travelers throughout the airport’s five terminals while monitoring...