The Newcastle Airport Terminal Expansion begins this month, with completion scheduled for mid to late 2024. The $110 million project includes significant upgrades, “providing a world-class passenger experience for the region”.
Content plans: PoC update, AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Discussion centring on check-in – what is the future for a seamless experience? The next in-person members meeting, taking place alongside FTE Global, will examine what future bag drops will look like, as well as tagging, capacity and flow enhancements.
Find out more >>Content plans: Retailing innovation in Los Angeles and exploring the utilisation of the Metaverse and other new technologies in travel retail.
Find out more >>Content plans: Under the theme of "Transforming Air Transport”, air transport leaders from across the globe will gather in LA to learn, collaborate, and be inspired to elevate their organisation’s passenger experience, business performance, innovation, and sustainability strategies.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: Discussion on outbound baggage loading and movement – what will this look like in five years? November’s in-person members meeting will explore areas including loading, movement, scanning, load cells, and more.
Find out more >>Content plans: AI, IOT & Robotics case studies & knowledge sharing
Find out more >>Content plans: The final virtual members meeting of 2024 will focus on the “year in review”, while also providing an update on current Proof of Concepts and looking ahead to plans for 2025.
Find out more >>The Newcastle Airport Terminal Expansion begins this month, with completion scheduled for mid to late 2024. The $110 million project includes significant upgrades, “providing a world-class passenger experience for the region”.
TUI has started offering a home pick-up baggage service in collaboration with Bagpoint. The service is available for all flights booked via TUI that depart from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and for which online check-in is possible.
A new autonomous convenience store, Travelwell, has opened at Hong Kong International Airport, operated by Lagardère Travel Retail. The store deploys Artificial Intelligence and computer vision technology to streamline the shopping process.
The inaugural Aviation & Robotics Summit took place in Pittsburgh, the “robotics capital of the world”, on 18-20 April 2023.
Delta Sky Club has opened a new nature-inspired lounge on the upper level of the recently-expanded G Concourse at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, “delivering a full suite of amenities and signature hospitality”.
Airport Dimensions has opened a new airside AMBAAR Club lounge at Porto Alegre International Airport in Brazil as part of its ongoing collaboration with AMBAAR Lounge, providing a “sophisticated and welcoming atmosphere” for travellers.
Virgin Atlantic and charity Guide Dogs are partnering to create a more inclusive air travel experience for those with sight loss. The initiative will offer cabin crew bespoke training to support those flying with a visual impairment.
VINCI Airports is to launch a 14-hectare solar power plant at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport. Construction work will begin this autumn for a commissioning in the summer of 2024. It will produce 24 GWh of green electricity annually.
Pittsburgh International Airport and International Airlines Group have launched an innovation partnership that will explore exciting new solutions with the robotics and tech community.
Alaska Airlines is investing $2.5 billion in improvements to enhance the airport experience within its hubs and focus cities, with new technology and what it describes as “a reimagined, more seamless travel experience”.
Aeroporti di Roma – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub – has opened a new boarding area in Fiumicino Airport’s Terminal 1, “combining technological innovation and attention to the environment”.
A new Plaza Premium Lounge has opened at Adelaide Airport as one of the final pieces of the AU$200 million terminal expansion project that has significantly upgraded international arrivals and departures facilities.
Plaza Premium Group has opened a second lounge at Rome Fiumicino Airport. Located in the Terminal 1 Schengen area, the 400sqm lounge is designed to offer “a luxurious and refined experience to modern travellers”.
Hamburg Airport has introduced a new service, Slot & Fly, enabling travellers to reserve a 15-minute timeslot to access the security checkpoint. The service will streamline the security process for passengers.
MATAR, the Qatar Company for Airports Operation and Management, has implemented a smart digital solution at Hamad Airport, using AI-driven technology “to enhance automation, predictability, awareness and performance”.
The TSA and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport are installing new CT scanners at TSA checkpoints, making the security experience “more efficient and less stressful” for passengers.
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