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The topic of rising airfare trends was one of the focal points of discussions among airport leaders during the Board Meeting of the Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), hosted by Cambodia Airports, in Phnom Penh.
Sharjah Airport has welcomed more than 3.8 million passengers in the first quarter of 2023, recording a 28.01 per cent increase over the same period in 2022, and is expected to achieve even higher growth rates by the year’s end due to its notable services for passengers. The aircraft movement for the same term also increased by 9.02 per cent, with 23,261 flights by the end of March, compared to 21,336 flights during the same period last year.
Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) is on track to open in late 2026 with plans to grow in stages to become Sydney’s major airport and one of the biggest gateways to Australia. It's against this backdrop that the new airport has chosen Amadeus as its strategic airport systems technology partner to co-create the digital passenger experience of the future.
Mangaluru International Airport has scaled up its automated car parking system with the introduction of FASTag solution from April 18. The airport is introducing this upgraded solution to its parking system for passengers, greeters who come to see their families off, and those coming to the airport for meetings and park their vehicles in the designated parking lot. FASTag is an electronic toll collection system in India.
MATAR, the Qatar Company for Airports Operation and Management’s Airport Operations Control Centre, Scheduling & Planning and Airfield Operations implemented the Performance Cockpit platform ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022.The smart digital solution was built to offer operational intelligence for airport operations and air traffic control.
Committed to developing cutting- edge solutions, GMR Group recently launched the Robotics Centre of Excellence (CoE) as part of the expansion of GMR Innovex. Chief Guest Mr Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary of the Industries & Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) Departments of the Telangana Government, Mrs. Rama Devi Lanka, Director, Emerging Technologies, Govt of Telangana, Mr. SGK Kishore -Executive Director - South Airports and Chief Innovation Officer, GMR Group, Mr. Hari Panicker - CEO-Business Integration-Airports(Business Chairman Office) GMR Group, Mr. Pradeep Panicker CEO, GHIAL and Mr. GRK Babu - CFO, GMR Group graced the occasion.
A contract for the supply and installation of a completely new baggage handling system (BHS) for Sofia Airport, Bulgaria’s main international airport, was signed earlier this week by Sofia Airport CEO Jesus Caballero and global baggage handling leader Alstef Group CEO Nicolas Breton. The contract, worth more than €10 million, includes supply, installation, and maintenance of a stateof-the-art passenger baggage management solution.
GMR Aero Technic (GAT), the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) division of GMR Air Cargo and Aerospace Engineering Ltd. (GACAEL), has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Boeing Global Services (BGS) contract to convert 737-800 passenger aircraft into a 737-800BCF configuration. GMR Aero Technic is the first Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) partner to be located in India. The partnership will support conversions of both domestic and foreign aircraft.
Delhi International Airport Limited, a GMR Airport Infrastructure Limited-led consortium that operates and manages Delhi’s IGI Airport, today announced that all entry and boarding gates of Terminal 2 and 3 of the Airport will become DigiYatra-enabled by the end of March 2023.
HKIA Consultancy Limited (HKIA Consultancy) and U-Tapao International Aviation Company Limited (UTA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding collaboration on the U-Tapao International Airport and Eastern Airport City Development Project near Bangkok. Under the MoU’s framework, HKIA Consultancy will advise UTA on matters related to airport planning, operations, smart technology and commercial development.
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