All articles by Ross Davies

1. Black swan events: how airports can draw hope from previous disasters

   With passengers following non-essential travel orders brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, photos of deserted airports across the world have…
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   2 Jul
2. Carmageddon: the impact of ridesharing apps on airport congestion

   According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the number of global air travellers will exceed eight billion by 2037….
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   16 Jun
3. Real-time runway monitoring: ICAO’s new global reporting standard

   As of November, all airport operators will be required to monitor their runways more closely using a new standardised methodology….
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   19 May
4. Black Sea blacklists: the impact of US sanctions on aviation in Russia and Cuba

   Earlier this year, the US Treasury Department revealed it had imposed economic sanctions on close to 2,800 rogue individuals, entities…
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   12 May
5. Could smaller airports benefit from electric aviation?

   Ever since the British engineer Frank Whittle invented the jet engine in 1937, commercial aircraft have been largely powered by…
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   2 Mar
6. Innovative infrastructure: how technology is changing airport construction

   New global airport construction projects are springing up like never before. According to a recent report from Business Wire, the…
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   11 Feb
7. Do North American airports have a problem with customer satisfaction?

   According to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, in 2017, a record 741 million Americans boarded domestic flights. The ongoing…
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   28 Jan
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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