Some UK airports are to be given more time to install security technology that could spell an end to tiny toiletries, with serious financial penalties planned for those which fail to meet the new deadlines, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced today. First announced in 2018, the new scann...

Airports across 37 US states will benefit from more than $245mn in funding from the US government to modernise infrastructure, improve runway safety and create jobs. Yesterday evening (GMT), it was announced that the government will award the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the funding, whi...

In June last year, airBaltic announced it would begin to adopt new artificial intelligence technology in the hopes of providing a "seamless" customer experience and improving efficiency.  Indeed, as a new technology, key players across the industry are looking to explore AI to enhance their oper...

The UK's East Midlands Airport (EMA) has announced a new investment programme to "improve all aspects of the passenger experience". £120mn has been earmarked for the infrastructure project set to take place over the next five years. The airport's four million annual passengers are set to feel...

Electrofuels producer Infinium has received $75m in funding to convert waste carbon dioxide and renewable power into SAF and other low-carbon fuels. It comes in the form of a project equity investment from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, and will be used to "realise" Infinium's Project Roadrunner whi...

Photo caption: Milan Bergamo’s ongoing infrastructure development incorporates the new terminal expansion (left) and the creation of two new Non-Schengen gates (right) On 11 June, Milan Bergamo Airport handled 54,571 passengers in just one day, a record for the Italian gateway and a significan...

Lithuanian Airports have launched a land lease auction as Kaunas Airport aims to further develop infrastructure for aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO). The airport operator aims to attract foreign and Lithuanian investors via the launched auction. Kaunas Airport is already the large...

London Stansted Airport has outlined its plans to invest £35 million over the next eight years to help ensure that Uttlesford remains one of the best places in the UK to live, work and do business. On 24 January Uttlesford District Council’s Planning Committee will meet to consider the detail...

Gatwick Airport has published a new five-year Capital Investment Programme (CIP) which highlights more investment in automation and technology as an enabler of sustainable growth. New initiatives include robotic parking and automated boarding technology, which will speed up boarding and give pa...

Turkish ground handler Havas has doubled its footprint in Istanbul after making the move from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to the new $7.4 billion Istanbul Airport. The company had approximately 28,000 square metres in Ataturk Airport, but now operates over 40,000 square metres of indoor and outdoor ...

Mortenson has used innovative construction technologies to build three major new ground facilities totaling 180,000 square feet for United Airlines at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport in less than a year. The company said it fast-tracked the project because United Airlines needed to vac...