Tom Batchelor

Çelebi India offers ground handling services at Chennai International Airport

Çelebi India has begun providing ground-handling services at Chennai International Airport.

Menzies Aviation appoints new executive vice president of Air Menzies International

Menzies Aviation has announced the appointment of Carlos Font as the new executive vice president of Air Menzies International (AMI).

ACI rebrands in pivot to Middle East

ACI Asia-Pacific has been rebranded as ACI Asia-Pacific and Middle East (ACI APAC & MID) following the launch of its new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Joby chooses Dayton International Airport for eVTOL aircraft production facility

Joby Aviation has chosen Dayton International Airport as the site of its new production facility for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Building work starts on Netherlands’ biggest car rental location at Schiphol

Construction work on a new car rental location at Amsterdam’s Schiphol has begun. The Car Rental Service Centre will be the largest car rental company facility in the Netherlands, with space for around 2,500 vehicles.

DHL opens new distribution centre near CVG

DHL eCommerce has opened a 307,000 sq ft distribution centre near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).

United Airlines opens its largest lounge in the world

United Airlines has opened its largest lounge anywhere in the world at Denver International Airport.

French Competition Authority authorises Aéroport de Paris and SSP joint venture

The French Competition Authority has given the green light to the creation of a new joint venture that will oversee the management and operations of food and beverage outlets at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly Airports.

Northern Jet marks opening of customer terminal at Orlando Executive Airport

Private aviation provider Northern Jet has opened its newest customer terminal at Orlando Executive Airport.

JetBlue to hand over gates and ground facilities as part of Spirit merger

JetBlue has agreed to transfer to Allegiant all of the holdings of Spirit Airlines at Boston Logan International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport as part of its merger agreement with the ultra-low-cost carrier.

Smiths Detection to integrate AI tech into X-ray scanners

Smiths Detection plans to work with Neural Guard, a provider of artificial intelligence-based automatic detection algorithms, to integrate its threat recognition software into its scanning equipment.

London Gatwick Airport appoints new chair

London Gatwick has appointed a new chair who will work with VINCI Airports, Global Infrastructure Partners and the executive team on the airport’s future. Baroness Margaret Ford of Cunningham will take over the role from outgoing chair Sir David Higgins.