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![Starting from scratch: a new airport for Egypt’s new capital city]()
Starting from scratch: a new airport for Egypt’s new capital city
For its new capital city, set for completion next year, Egypt recently opened a new airport for a month-long trial run. It is hoped Capital International will relieve pressure on...
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![In pictures: what could airports look like in 2075?]()
In pictures: what could airports look like in 2075?
Fentress Architects recently announced the winners of its 2019 Fentress Global Challenge, where it asked aspiring architects to envision the airport of the future in the year 2075. From drive-through...
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![Q&A: cracking down on slavery at airports with Slave-Free Alliance]()
Q&A: cracking down on slavery at airports with Slave-Free Alliance
MAG, the owner of Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, recently joined the Slave-Free Alliance. MAG chief customer officer explains what this new membership entails and how it will...
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![Liberating liquids: CT tech drives airport security investment]()
Liberating liquids: CT tech drives airport security investment
CT scanners have been used at airports to screen checked baggage for years, but new improvements are seeing these advanced systems introduced to airport security checkpoints. How is the sector’s...
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![Putting Egypt on the map: the latest issue of AIR is out now]()
Putting Egypt on the map: the latest issue of AIR is out now
In this issue: behind Egypt's new Capital International airport, the current state of airport charges in Europe, and what aviation hubs could look like in 2075.
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![High flyers: legal cannabis creates grey area for US airports]()
High flyers: legal cannabis creates grey area for US airports
As US states continue to legalise cannabis for medical and recreational use, an awkward tangle of conflicting state and federal laws is proving confusing for airport passengers. What have been...
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![Timeline: 60 years of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport]()
Timeline: 60 years of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport
Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport celebrated its 60th anniversary on the 11 August this year. Originally built as a military airbase, SVO witnessed its first commercial flight in 1959 and has...
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![October’s top news stories]()
October’s top news stories
Qatar’s Hamad International Airport revealed phase B expansion plan and Cox Architecture and ZHA were chosen to design Sydney’s new airport terminal. Airport-technology.com wraps up the top news stories from...
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![IT essentials for airports: where are the weak spots?]()
IT essentials for airports: where are the weak spots?
As technology continues its rapid foray into almost every element of daily life, its impact for the better is irrefutable. However, it has its downsides as this year has proved....
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![Saving Machu Picchu: will a new airport create problems in Peru?]()
Saving Machu Picchu: will a new airport create problems in Peru?
Work is underway in Peru’s Sacred Valley to build a new airport that will help accommodate growing tourism rates. However, conservationists have warned the hub could bring more damage than...
