All articles by Ross Davies

1. Point of controversy: does passenger profiling at airports work?

   No sooner had Mohamed Khairullah alighted on the tarmac at New York’s JFK airport on August 2 than he found…
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   28 Nov
2. Starting from scratch: a new airport for Egypt’s new capital city

   Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is not the first Egyptian leader to select a new capital city for his country. Under the…
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   19 Nov
3. Inside Manchester Airport’s new private terminal

   By way of its 80th birthday celebrations, last year saw passenger numbers at Manchester Airport soar to a record 28…
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   16 Oct
4. Slotting in: The enduring problem of airport capacity

   Among the five resolutions passed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) at its latest annual general meeting – held…
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   10 Oct
5. Solving the carousel crisis: How technology can make luggage safer

   There can’t be too many experiences more disheartening than waiting at an airport baggage carousel after a long flight –…
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   8 Oct
6. Flying scared: can aviophobia be conquered?

   If the statistics are to be believed, aviation has never been safer. According to the last count taken by the…
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   10 Sep
7. Discussing airport security with Stephen Cooper OBE

   With a CV that includes the roles of chief security advisor to the UK Government and head of security for…
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   10 May
8. Skyway vision: an analysis of India’s airport ambitions

   Over the course of two days in mid-January this year, the sumptuous confines of Mumbai’s Grand Hyatt hotel played host…
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   30 Apr
9. Why airport retailers have never had it so good

   By the estimates of Airports Council International, worldwide passenger traffic increased once again in 2017 by 6.6%. More notable still,…
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   12 Mar
10. Polar air: a look at China’s first permanent airport in Antarctica

    In her 2017 book “China as a Polar Great Power”, professor Anne-Marie Brady – a renowned expert on China’s exploits…
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    19 Feb