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Airports Authority India bans single-use plastic items at its airports
In a bid to minimise its environmental impact across its airports, AAI has banned single-use plastics such as straws and cutlery in its airports.
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Hamad International Airport launches 2019 safety week
Hamad International Airport (HIA) has launched its 2019 safety week, which will focus on industry best practise, and bringing this to HIA.
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The aviation industry drives economic growth in Jordan
With an expected four per cent increase in Jordan's aviation growth each year, the government of Jordan must prioritise safety according to IATA.
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Drone sightings ground more flights, this time at Heathrow
There seems to be no relief from drone disruption as now Heathrow, the UK's busiest airport, has fallen victim to drones as flights are left grounded for nearly an hour.
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Government to give police new powers to tackle illegal use of drones
The proposed laws will give police officers the power to seize drones if they breach any of the new legislation.
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Mitigating and preventing the effects of a security breach with a simple bowtie
Following the Airport IT & Security conference at the end of 2018, Emma Verschoor from CGE Risk Management Solutions, discusses how CGE's bowtie diagram highlights threats in an airport to mitigate and prevent the effects security breaches can have.
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New payment method for air tickets possible with open banking
IATA has launched a new payment system through which an instant direct payment can be made to airlines for flights, making the process safer and faster.
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Airports rename their runways due to changes in Earth’s magnetic field
Airports worldwide have to change the numbers of their runways as magnetic north moves about 60 kilometres a year.
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Gatwick and Heathrow will invest millions in anti-drone equipment
Gatwick and Heathrow will spend millions of pounds defending their airfields from drone disruption, following the events at Gatwick just before Christmas.
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2018 – the year aviation and financial sectors flew into IT trouble
The airport industry is no stranger to the threat of cyber attacks, but 2018 saw some key aviation and financial services companies in the spotlight after IT glitches. Lev Lesokhin from software consultancy CAST reveals how companies can learn from the past and avoid making the headlines for the wrong…
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Gatwick Airport partially re-opens amid drone woes
Gatwick Airport's runway partly re-opens after more than 33 hours of being closed, which left more than 350,000 passengers stranded.
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Contingency measures for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit will halt air connectivity growth
Ahead of the 29 March 2019, ACI Europe has warned that a no-deal Brexit scenario would halt growth of the aviation industry.
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Future of UK aviation discussed in Government green paper
The UK Government has released a green paper which details the future plans for the aviation industry, but does it do enough to support such a vital industry?
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ACI says airlines need to come to terms with the ‘user-pay’ principles
IATA is calling for airports to be operated as public services and ACI calls for end to airports double-speak dialogue on capacity.
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New screening technology has been unveiled in the U.S.
Denver International Airport and the Transportation Security Administration have unveiled first of its kind screening technology in the U.S.
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