Tom Batchelor

Vertiport lighting: risks and opportunities

Tom Batchelor reports on the challenges and opportunities vertiport developers face when designing lighting for urban locations

Airport vehicles: the latest moves

Tom Batchelor looks at developments in on-airport vehicles, from luxury cars transferring passengers to business terminals to new autonomous buses

Robots: Airports benefit from automation

Robots are at the heart of today’s airports. Tom Batchelor reports on the latest innovations and the ever-growing range of applications

Outsight recognised for spatial AI software

Outsight’s spatial AI software platform, Shift, gains 2024 Airport Excellence Award

Amadeus unveils ‘virtual operations centre’

Amadeus develops a new approach to managing airport operations using a virtual centre powered by Microsoft

Smiths Detection launches new X-ray scanner

Smiths Detection launches a “ground-breaking” new X-ray scanner powered by diffraction technology

Avolta extends Athens retail contract

Avolta is to consolidate its retail presence at Athens International Airport with a 10 year contract extension

ACI reveals world’s busiest airports for 2023

Airports Council International World has unveiled its ranking of the top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2023

MAG selects Veovo flow management technology

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) plans to tackle queue times with new flow management technology from Veovo

Bristol Airport completes hydrogen trial

Bristol Airport has completed an airside hydrogen refuelling trial involving baggage tractors servicing easyJet aircraft

Asheville Regional Airport appoints new COO

North Carolina’s Asheville Regional Airport has named its new chief operations officer

Paris 2024: airports prepare for the Olympics

As the sporting world descends on Paris for the Olympic Games this summer, baggage handling systems at the city’s airports will be put to the test