Airports

ApronVision aims to improve apron ops

TK Elevator has launched ApronVision,
which the company says will make apron operations
more efficient

Luton signs foreign exchange services deal

ChangeGroup is to supply currency exchange services at London Luton Airport

"Driverless" baggage tractor trial at Chubu

Soliton Systems is trialling a remote controlled “driverless” baggage tractor at Chubu airport with the co-operation of JAL and Chubu Sky Support

Avinor signs deal with dormakaba for eGates

A deal has been signed between dormakaba and Avinor Group or the sale and maintenance of 450 Argus Air eGates

Plaza Premium Lounge opens at Frankfurt

Plaza Premium Group has opened a new lounge at Frankfurt Airport, its first in Germany

IATA helping improve ground ops

IATA's Ground Operations Manual Portal and Safety Audit for Ground Operations are driving greater standardisation of ground handling processes

Digitalisation to curb lost baggage, says SITA

The global mishandled baggage rate has spiked by 24% to 4.35 bags per thousand passengers in 2021 according to SITA’s Baggage IT Insights 2022

Argentina's busiest airports choose Veovo

Airport operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 will use Veovo's Passenger Predictability solution to optimise operations and improve passenger flows

Fraport to partner with Zwipe

Airport operator Fraport has chosen the biometric access control solution Zwipe Access as one of two partners in its Biometrics@Controllane project

Domestic traffic leading recovery says ACI

ACI World has released its 2021 World Airport Traffic Report, along with data showing the lasting impact of COVID-19 on air transport demand

Randox launches vaccination authentication app

Randox, the UK’s largest diagnostics company, is launching the Randox CertiFly app to process and certify results for pre-departure and day two lateral flow tests.

Appetite to travel is high, new research finds

Research by travel IT specialist Amadeus has found that 77% of travellers want to travel in the next year, with Europe the top destination