Airports have implemented safety measures to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, including temperature checks, cleaning robots and health apps. A recent trial used sniffer dogs to identify passengers with the virus. Dogs have up to...
Finavia has invested more than €1bn in the modernisation of Helsinki Airport. We find out...
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, queues at airports have become longer, lasting in some cases up to six hours, as border control and aviation authorities need to check travellers’ documents manually. To fix the problem, carriers and airports around the world are implementing biometric checks that will enable passengers to move through the airport without having their passports or plane tickets checked.
The UK Government announced today the transport decarbonisation plan, a blueprint for the transport sector to achieve net-zero by 2050. The plan, which was announced this morning on the government’s website and presented later to the Commons by Transport Secretary Shapps, received mixed reactions from stakeholders. We round up some of the comments made by environmental and industry groups as well as aviation and railway stakeholders.
Airport security is fundamental for the overall safe functioning of the airport environment and passenger safety. Although airports across the globe have multi-layered security protocols when it comes to passport checks and bag scanning, many are falling victim to a less visible threat: cyber-attacks.
The SAF projects have been designed to help the aviation industry achieve its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The funding, approved under the EU State aid Temporary Framework, will be given in the form of direct grants.
Vinci Airports teams and AgileAssets have jointly developed the Airport Pavement Management System (APMS).
ACI Europe has once again called for a wider review of the slot regulation, which is more than two decades old.
F-Secure, Adobe and O'Reilly speak to Giacomo Lee on how fake news regulation will need more than AI and intelligence from social media heads.
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 undermined the 5G rollout not just for Japan, but the world as a whole, as Giacomo Lee writes.
Governments have failed. So has Big Tech. So what can business do in the face of a looming climate change crisis? Giacomo Lee finds out.
British start-up UtterBerry has worked on the development of airport smart trays since July 2020 with backing from the UK Department for Transport and the Home Office. We profile the wireless AI blockchain technology and what it could do for the future of airport security.
Airport management company Aena Ventures has launched a six-month acceleration programme at Barcelona-El Prat Airport to promote innovation and technology. Five start-up companies have been brought in from across the globe to operate out of the airport’s control tower to design projects and technology to improve the airport’s infrastructure and harness customer experience. We spoke to Aena Ventures and some of the start-up companies to find out more about their initiatives and how they aim to assist the airport going forward.
On 28 June, Slovakian flying car start-up AirCar completed the world’s first trip between two airports in Slovakia, flying from Nitra Airport to Bratislava M. R. Stefanik Airport. We speak to the AirCar co-founders about the trip and what their maiden voyage means for the future of auto-aviation transportation.
How technology will change the future of work: it's not just Zoom, you know. Giacomo Lee takes a look at the coming future of high-tech hybrid employment.
Contactless technology within airport environments is a key talking point within the aviation industry. Technological advances have seen biometrics being used to provide a contactless, facial recognition solution for passengers.
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