All articles by Ross Davies

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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