For the first time, a passenger bus at Zurich Airport has been fueled with solar diesel from Synhelion’s DAWN plant. The fuel is fully compatible with existing engines and infrastructure. Synhelion has thus proven that the technology is ready for deployment and the next phase of scaling. Jus...

Swissport has partnered with Aurrigo International to trial autonomous ground handling technologies at Zurich Airport. The partnership includes the deployment of Aurrigo's Auto-Sim digital platform and a live trial of its autonomous Auto-DollyTug vehicle. Swissport said the pilot marks an "imp...

dnata has renewed its ground handling license at Zurich Airport for another seven years. The license extension comes after a competitive public tender conducted by the airport operator. dnata currently serves 40 passenger and cargo airlines in Zurich with a team of more than 500 employees, who...

Swissport has been handed another seven-year ground handling license at Zurich Airport. The company will continue to provide baggage handling, aircraft pushback and de-icing services, in addition to air cargo logistics, passenger check-in and boarding and lounge hospitality, at Zurich until 2032....

dnata has won a multi-year ground handling contract with easyJet at Zurich Airport in Switzerland. The partnership will see dnata provide its full range of passenger, ramp and baggage services to the low-cost carrier. The dnata team will handle 640,000 passengers on easyJet’s 3,800 annual fl...

Smiths Detection, a provider of threat detection and security screening technologies, today announces that it is partnering with Flughafen Zürich AG (Zurich Airport) to trial the use of the industry-leading HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX Model S carry-on baggage X-ray scanners and the iLane A20 ATRS, the smart ...

The launch is the latest in progressive technology deployed by the airport in an effort to provide a seamless travel experience. As the largest airport in Switzerland, Zurich Airport (ZRH) is an important gateway in and outside the country. To offer its passengers the best possible travel expe...

Following a successful trial phase at Geneva Airport, passengers departing Zurich Airport with SWISS can now make use of the secure baggage offering, allowing for a seamless, contact-free doorstep to destination and back again service. AirPortr, the digital platform and provider of smart baggage ...

Chair Airlines has been looking for a stable and mature Departure Control System that easily runs at airports such as Zurich Airport, Chair’s home base with e-gates, mobile ramp agents and more. While searching for a DCS covering the complete scope of functionality and not just the extensive op...

Ender Diagnostics, offers a PCR test innovation at the newly opened pre-departure testing facility operated by Checkport at Zurich Airport in Switzerland. The sample is not taken by nasal swab as with conventional tests, but on a saliva basis, which is much more convenient for those being tested. Th...

Swiss regional airline Helvetic Airways formally received its second state-of-the-art new Embraer E190-E2 aircraft at Zurich Airport on the Sunday 23 December. The arrival of HB-AZB marks a further milestone in Helvetic Airways’ ongoing fleet renewal. By 2021 the Swiss-based carrier will have ...