The Airport Departure Control System (DCS) forms the backbone of handling operations, whether we’re talking about front-of-house in the terminals and at the gates or behind the scenes with the ground handling teams. As passenger numbers are predicted to continue rising year-on-year at an average rage of around 6%, it won’t be long before the[…]
The future of airports is being driven and shaped by technology and the latest digital solutions, designed to improve not only the passenger experience but operational productivity across the entire environment. Across the world, operators of airports of all sizes are looking to technology to strengthen the visibility of the operational landscape. With challenges being[…]
Since ACI praised India’s announcement for plans to attract further private investment in its airports earlier this year, an additional 100 airports and 1000 routes have been proposed by 2024. The proposal, discussed at private talks at the end of October, included a review of infrastructural investment needed during the next five years to bring[…]
As Europe’s airports strive to cope with rising traffic, sustainability concerns and increasing passenger demands for smoother, more secure, yet time- and cost-efficient passage through the airport processing system, more are turning to the SESAR Joint Undertaking for digital transformation support. The SESAR Joint Undertaking is the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research programme[…]
IATA’s Resolution 753 was implemented in 2018 in a bid to improve the airport baggage tracking system with an ultimate aim to reduce the number of lost and misdirected bags which costs the industry billions of Euros every year. The IATA R753 statement says: ‘IATA Resolution 753 on baggage tracking is intended to encourage airlines[…]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) introduced Resolution 753 in June 2018 to address the challenges of lost and misdirected passenger baggage, which costs the aviation industry billions of Euros every year and severely impacts the passenger experience. The initiative was developed at the request of IATA member airlines and approved in 2013 by the[…]
The Internet of Things (IoT) has enabled the emergence of technology to make automation, connectivity, data sharing and access to information not only possible but increasingly faster and with more capacity. In airports, we see the benefits of this in both infrastructure and ‘front of house’ with automated check-in and bag drop facilities, smart gates[…]
There is much more to airport expansion than simply making more space to accommodate growing passenger numbers. In a recent article by International Airport Review, the utilisation of multiple data sources and technology to harness opportunities for operational agility and passenger satisfaction has been discussed. Interestingly, it points out that technology adoption should be carefully[…]
Last year Finavia took on a new CEO, who said that passenger experience, capacity and cooperation with airport customers would be a focus on his plan to continue to build growth over its network of 21 airports across Finland. Kimmo Maki took over at the beginning of 2018, and within the first six months, growth[…]
Today’s flight passengers have high expectations from airports, regardless of where they are in the world or how small or large. Modern lifestyles have taught us that we don’t need to wait for what we want – world news in real-time, next day or same-day deliveries, fast food, internet speeds – and then we get[…]
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