Airports
Aviation Festival Asia Startup Pitch Competition: Meet the finalists!
The aviation industry desperately needs new solutions and perspectives to tackle its technological challenges. At Aviation Festival Asia, we're putting innovation front and centre with the Startup Pitch Competition. Before a panel of industry experts and an audience...
Driving next-generation innovation at Miami International Airport
A US$9 billion development plan is transforming Miami International Airport (MIA). And at the heart of this transformation sits Maurice Jenkins, the airport's Chief Innovation Officer, implementing the technology that will take MIA to a forecasted 77 million...
VOTE for your winners in the Aviation Festival Asia Awards 2026!
Aviation Festival Asia 2026 is fast approaching, and so are the inaugural AFA Awards. Taking place on Day 1 of the event (25th March), the Awards have been designed to highlight excellence across the APAC industry, from cutting-edge digital solutions to meaningful...
Heathrow raises SAF mandate above UK government targets
London Heathrow Airport has set the ambitious target of exceeding the UK government’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) target by 2% in 2026. This year, regulations stipulate that 3.6% of all aviation fuel used in the UK should be sustainable. However, Heathrow is going...
Women In Aviation Singapore: Addressing the industry gender gap
Aviation remains an overwhelmingly male industry: only around 5% of licensed aviation professionals globally are women. Socio-economic pressure and gender norms continue to obstruct female advancement across the industry, especially in Asia-Pacific where many...
ACI passenger survey highlights key trends for 2026 and beyond
Airports Council International (ACI) have published their annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Global Traveller Survey, highlighting key trends in tech, personalisation, and sustainability. The sixth edition of the report asked more than 4,000 passengers from 30...
How CEO Vivian Cheung is planning for the future of Hong Kong International
Hong Kong International Airport is one of the world's most dynamic airports, bringing millions of people from over 200 destinations to APAC's leading business centre. Overseeing the cargo and commercial operations across Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) is Vivian...
Pittsburgh International Airport sets date for $1.7 billion terminal opening
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has set 18th November as the date for its revamped terminal to open. With upgrades costing US$1.7 billion, the project will elevate PIT's infrastructure now that its days as a connections giant have come to an end. The original...
Adani Airports add agentic AI for omnichannel customer service
Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL) will roll out multilingual, omnichannel customer service support through a new partnership with AIONOS. AAHL operate eight airports across India, including those in Mumbai, Lucknow, and Mangaluru. This new investment will deploy...
Emirates deploys biometrics at DXB for passport-free experience
Emirates has launched a new biometrics system at Dubai International Airport (DXB), allowing passengers to pass through check-in, security, lounges, and boarding without producing any documents. The 200 cameras have been installed across Terminal 3 to the cost of...
The biggest airports in development around the world
In 2025, global air passenger numbers will approach the 10 billion mark for the first time, with ACI predicting a total of 9.8 billion passengers. This figure is set to double by 2042: good news for industry revenue, but a huge problem for airports who will have to...
Tailored, green, efficient, digital: Aligning airport experiences with future passenger values
In this keynote panel from World Aviation Festival 2025, four airports leaders shared their transformation strategies for creating an experience that aligns with modern passenger expectations. From cutting-edge sustainability to a digital-first experience, together...
Three key talking points from World Aviation Festival 2025
At World Aviation Festival 2025, I had the privilege of interviewing 30 high-level speakers from across the industry. Airport CEOs, airline directors, and tech disruptors all passed by my sofa over three jam-packed days in Lisbon. It was fascinating to tap the...
Uzbekistan begins construction of Central Asia’s largest airport
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan has officially launched the construction of a new airport in Tashkent. When completed, the airport will be Central Asia's largest. The capital's current airport, Tashkent International, handles 9 million passengers per year....
Sleepless nights and missed meetings: How UK passengers are paying the price of increased flight disruption
By Peter Slater, CEO, CMAC Group Flight disruption for UK air passengers has surged by almost 40% since 2023, according to new independent research from transport and aviation disruption management company, CMAC Group. Conducted in September 2025, the national survey...
Ken Pyatt on Miami Airport’s $9bn investment strategy
2024 was the best year in Miami International Airport (MIA)'s history. Record passenger numbers — just under 56 million — passed through the Floridian airport, a 7% increase compared to 2023. However, at the beginning of 2025 the airport suddenly found itself facing a...
Inside Navi Mumbai International, Mumbai’s new airport
Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) will be inaugurated on 8 October in a ceremony led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The PM laid the foundation stone at the airport back in 2018, bringing full-circle an extensive and frequently delayed construction...
The next-gen passenger experience: Voice-first journeys from booking to boarding
Picture this: you step into the airport and the journey starts in conversation. No fumbling with apps, no juggling boarding passes, no tapping your way through a kiosk. The environment is listening—ready to respond to your voice. “Check me in.” The check-in kiosk...
The world’s top 10 megahub airports 2025
OAG has released its 2025 Megahub airports ranking. The report compares airports by the number of scheduled connections and destinations served. Now in its 10th edition, the annual ranking highlights growth points in aviation on a global and regional scale. OAG once...
Collins Aerospace cyberattack highlights aviation’s growing cybersecurity gap
Over the weekend of 19-21 September, a cyberattack affecting electronic check-in and baggage systems upended operations at multiple European airports. Sizeable passenger hubs, including London Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin Brandenburg were all forced to delay or...
