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.
Aena airports in Spain report record August
Aena airports in Spain broke passenger records in August with 29.8 million people using the network, 9.5% more than in the same month of 2022.
Industry opinion: Brad Buswell, Leidos
Brad Buswell of Leidos shares his thoughts on security checkpoints and where technology is headed in the future
Airport buses: sustainable trail blazers
The landscape of sustainable aviation continues to evolve at pace, with airport ground transportation emerging as a focal point for innovation
Gate technology: better together
According to ITW GSE, interlinking individual ground support units can unleash up to 50% surplus power at airport gates
Angola’s game-changing airport
Ricardo Viegas D’Abreu, Minister for Transport, Angola, is responsible for the African country’s new international airport. Tara Craig asked him about the project.