Day one of International Airport Summit 2026 in Rome, with Aeroporti di Roma as Airport Partner, focused on finding capacity within existing infrastructure, from CT security and AI baggage planning to energy resilience.
Airports face a persistent vulnerability: insider risk. In a geopolitically complex world, the challenge lies not only in external threats but in detecting, managing, and mitigating risks posed by trusted individuals within the perimeter, explains Ajesh Verma, Head of Security and Safety at Noida International Airport.
Santiago Andrade, Director of Information and Technology and David Guerra C., Information Security and Cybersecurity Co-ordinator Corporación Quiport S.A. argue that as airport systems become more interconnected, cyber resilience must become a core operational capability rather than a technology function.
International Airport Review explores the shift to autonomous security operations that improve safety, passenger experience, efficiency and resilience. Plus, the exciting innovations happening in the space.
Lufthansa and Fraport have opened a redesigned gate in Terminal 1 to trial digital information, mobile boarding staff and lounge-style waiting areas, with findings set to inform other gates.
Salvador Bahia Airport has renewed its partnership with AFROPUNK Brasil, using arrivals activations and its virtual assistant to welcome festival attendees to the city.
Sydney Airport and Plaza Premium Group will introduce the first independent, non-airline-operated lounge in the airport’s domestic precinct, as part of a wider $20 million investment programme in Australia.
Airports are being asked to move more aircraft through the same stands and runways. Huawei used its Shanghai event in September to show how AI-driven milestone detection, forecasting and a single operational picture are changing the way operations centres work.
Self-service handed the agent’s job to the passenger. Elenium’s Robert Michaels on what automation does differently.