Features


1 2 3 … 31

IATA’s Tony Tyler: Aviation and the Environment
T

The remarks of Tony Tyler at the ATAG Environment Workshop in Montreal on May 13, 2013. ATAG is a great reminder of the incredible teamwork … More ››

Posted: May 13th, 2013

Vivienne Westwood Designs Virgin’s new Uniform
Viv Westwood & Sir Richard Branson

Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is partnering with leading British designer Vivienne Westwood to redesign its iconic red uniform.  The collaboration between the two … More ››

Posted: May 2nd, 2013

IATA Disappointed with EC’s Proposed Revisions to EC261
Tony Tyler (Photo: IATA)

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reacted with disappointment to the European Commission’s March 13 proposed revisions to its passenger rights legislation (EC Regulation … More ››

Posted: March 13th, 2013

Airfield Lighting Professionals Surveyed
Bristol Airport (KEY- Stuart Sadd)

Airfield lighting specialist atg airports has launched a survey aimed at collecting opinions into the specification, adoption, usage and technical issues arising from working with … More ››

Posted: February 6th, 2013

Iberia Unveils new Long-haul Cabins and Services
(Image: Iberia)

Iberia, Spain’s national flag carrier, has unveiled the new products and services it will be rolling out in coming months.  The move includes all-new Business … More ››

Posted: January 31st, 2013

Self-Service: In The Bag
Self-service baggage drop-off is the logical extension of the process that began with passengers checking themselves in, firstly inside airports and then from other locations. (ADM)

Montreal International is expanding its passenger self-service options, explains Carroll McCormick. Since December 2011, passengers flying with WestJet out of Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport have … More ››

Posted: January 23rd, 2013

Runway to Prosperity
Old and new and thresholds and black asphalt record the story of Runway 6/24.

Carroll McCormick finds out how a runway extension will make Erie International competitive with peer airports. On November 8, 2012, two years ahead of schedule … More ››

Posted: January 23rd, 2013

Let There Be LEDs
On August 17, 2012, a NOTAM was issued by the UK’s CAA approving the use of high-intensity LED (light-emitting diode) inset lighting. It has opened the door for many UK airports to introduce these lights for both runway centreline and touchdown zone lighting. (All images via author)

Martyn Cartledge explains how Manchester Airport is leading the        way with recently approved LED lighting technology. On August 17, 2012, a NOTAM was issued … More ››

Posted: January 23rd, 2013

Calgary: Towards 2015
Calgary’s International Facilities Project will be the single biggest expansion the airport authority has undertaken. Construction began in April 2011 and is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2015, with operations due to commence in the fourth quarter. (All images – Crisplant)

Debbie Norton from the Napier Partnership looks at the baggage system chosen for Calgary’s International Facilities Project. Calgary International Airport in the province of Alberta, … More ››

Posted: January 23rd, 2013

London Airport on the Goodwin Sands?
With the possibility of a man-made island solution to its airport capacity problems already firmly cemented in the UK’s national mind-set the London-based marine engineering company Beckett Rankine has put forward a timely alternative. (Beckett Rankine)

Tom Allett spoke to Tim Beckett, Director of marine engineering company Beckett Rankine about the firm’s ambitious plans for Britain’s next-generation gateway airport. The debate … More ››

Posted: January 23rd, 2013
1 2 3 … 31