Tara Craig

Changi launches metaverse experience

CAG and Accenture have unveiled a metaverse experience called ChangiVerse, enabling audiences to connect with the airport in the digital space

Dubai wins customer services awards

Dubai Airports’ integrated contact centre has won a Gold Stevie Award and an International Business Excellence Award (IBXA)

Video tool created to help passengers plan ahead

Cranfield University and RCA are launching a 360° video experience to help passengers with additional requirements prepare for their visits to airports

TSA spends $1.3bn on scanners

The TSA has awarded three orders worth a combined $1.3bn for computed tomography (CT) scanners, for deployment from summer 2023

Cargo iQ updates Encore platform

Air cargo quality standards group Cargo iQ has updated its offset management platform Encore to give ground handling agents greater visibility

Skyservice opens Vancouver FBO

Toronto-based Skyservice Business Aviation has opened a Fixed-Based Operations (FBO) facility at Vancouver International Airport (YVR)

Menzies takes controlling stake in Groundforce

Menzies Aviation has signed a subscription agreement with TAP Air Portugal and Groundforce to acquire a controlling stake of 50.1% in the latter

Lansing cargo ramp expansion underway

Lansing’s Capital Region International Airport (LAN) in Michigan has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its cargo ramp expansion project

Iberia wins funding for equipment

Iberia Airport Services (IBAS) has received €14.2m from the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving for the renewal of its ground equipment

Smiths screening tech installed at Fiumicino

Smiths Detection’s HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX advanced carry-on baggage screening technology has been installed at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport

Lagardère opens HKIA’s first autonomous shop

Lagardère Travel Retail has unveiled its autonomous convenience store, Travelwell, at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)

Avinor installs WAM antennas

Airports operator Avinor has installed 200 WAM (wide area multilateration) antennas on mountain tops and at airports across Norway