Analysis Archives - Airport Technology

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

Having shuttered airports across the world, coronavirus is the biggest crisis ever to hit the sector, but hubs have had to contend with black swan events before, including terrorist attacks...
Covid-19: how governments are stepping in to rescue airports and airlines

As the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, airlines and airports have been asking governments for financial support to prevent the aviation sector from collapsing. Here is a look at some of...
Q&A: will Covid-19 immunity ‘passports’ give aviation a boost?

Pangea’s new Covid-19 immunity passport could help the aviation sector recover from the pandemic. We spoke to the company to find out how the project came about and why it...
The evolution of airport wayfinding

From static panels to interactive digital kiosks, airports have invested billions to provide passengers with the most up-to-date signage and wayfinding technologies. Here is a look at how this field...
Airport winter operations: will heated runways ever take off?

As the Northern Hemisphere heads towards the summer months, the challenges of winter air travel quietly fall away. However, winter weather can often be anything but quiet. We talked to...
Airport e-gates: could the pandemic save them from the scrap heap?

Over the last few years, airport e-gates have faced public backlash due to frequent technical malfunctions and claims of low accuracy rates. But with Vision-Box now branding e-gates as a...
Q&A: a look at Europe’s first renewable aviation fuel plant with Climeworks

Climeworks, alongside other partners, will build Europe’s first plant for the industrial production of hydrogen-based renewable aviation fuel, obtained through a power-to-liquid process. We spoke to Climeworks head of marketing...
Q&A: Proavia on finding sustainability solutions for French airports

Proavia, the French trade association for airports and ATC technology, recently created the ‘French Technologies for Sustainable Airports’ directory to identify skills gaps at French airports and provide solutions from...
Carmageddon: the impact of ridesharing apps on airport congestion

The explosion in popularity of ridesharing apps such as Uber and Lyft in recent years has led to increased gridlock at some of the world’s biggest airports. Fortunately, there are...
Covid-19 and infrastructure: Missing the personal touch

Travel restrictions are affecting infrastructure investment, even though many due diligence processes can be carried out remotely. Viola Caon examines the impact of Covid-19 on the market.