Orlando International Airport brings check in experience to life
The Greater Orlando Aviation Administration (GOAA) today unveiled a new standard in airport displays that will span the length of five football fields to create a fun and interactive check-in experience for the 42 million passengers who travel to and from Orlando International Airport every year. SITA, the air transport technology provider, has partnered with […]
El aeropuerto de Niza logra la neutralidad climática
Niza, Costa Azul, el tercer aeropuerto más transitado de Francia, ha alcanzado el estado de neutralidad climática, emisiones nulas de CO2, según el programa independiente para la gestión de carbono, Airport Carbon Accreditation. Newsroom.unfccc.int El aeropuerto ha estado participando en dicho programa desde 2011. Durante este periodo, creó una alianza con otras 37 empresas asociadas […]
IATA Cargo XML Standard Accepted by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced today that IATA"™s Cargo-XML messaging standard will be utilized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency (US-CBP) to collect advance cross-border data on US export shipments. The new data format will make electronic communication between the US-CBP"™s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) system, airlines and other air cargo […]
El Mejor Restaurante de Aeropuerto
El restaurante I love Paris del Charles de Gaulle de París ha sido elegido como el Mejor Restaurante de Aeropuerto del mundo en los Airport Food & Beverage Awards. Situado en el ‘hall’ L de la Terminal 2E del aeropuerto, el restaurante permite a los viajeros disfrutar de la cocina de Guy Martin, uno de […]
Tibet Airlines receives its first A330
Lhasa based Tibet Airlines has received its first widebody aircraft, an A330-200 with increased 242 tonne maximum take-off-weight (MTOW), following a handover in Toulouse, France. The increased MTOW, the first A330-200 in China, allows airlines to operate from the most demanding high altitude airports where take off performance, additional range and improved operating costs are […]
Statement on Atatürk Airport Terrorist Attack
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed outrage at last night"™s attack at Atatürk Airport Istanbul, Turkey. «Once again, innocent travelers have been attacked in a cowardly and murderous act. Our thoughts are with the victims, and their families and friends,» said Tony Tyler, IATA"™s Director General and CEO. «Air transport brings people together and […]
SITA"™s self-boarding innovation delivered at Melbourne airport
Melbourne Airport continues to improve passenger services with a recent trial that has included self-service boarding with global travel technology provider SITA. The airport is focusing on using technology in new ways to improve processes to make the journey smoother for its passengers and the airlines that serve them. Melbourne Airport"™s passenger improvements are underpinned […]
Rio de Janeiro airport expands
With the Olympics less than three months away, Rio"™s Tom Jobim International Airport unveiled an expansion. The airport"™s new $560 million South Pier has 26 jetways, including three that are big enough to handle Airbus A380s, the world"™s largest passenger plane. "All airport facilities have also been refreshed to offer passengers a more diverse range […]
SITA’S baggage robot lends passengers a hand at Gineva Airport
Passengers arriving at Geneva Airport in the past few days have received help with their bag drop from Leo, an innovative baggage robot developed by air transport IT provider SITA, which is being trialed outside the airport"™s Terminal 1. Leo is a fully autonomous, self-propelling baggage robot that has the capacity to check in, print […]
Perú: El aeropuerto Jorge Chávez presenta su nueva oferta
El Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez refuerza su atractivo con el ingreso, en las próximas semanas, de dos nuevas tiendas comerciales a su área pública, informó Lima Airport Partners (LAP), operador del terminal aéreo. Otras tiendas ya presentes han anunciado también que ampliarán su oferta. El aeropuerto Jorge Chávez tiene actualmente 17 tiendas que ofrecen desde […]
