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Vinci Airports to buy 50.01% stake in London Gatwick Airport for £2.9bn
Vinci Airports, a Vinci Concessions subsidiary, has agreed to buy 50.01% stake in London Gatwick Airport from Global Infrastructure Partners in a transaction valued at approximately £2.9 billion
Gateway to greatness
In October, the new Istanbul Airport – the largest single-roof airport in the world – opened its doors. Jenny Southan speaks to the project’s architects about the inspirations and challenges faced when designing an airport of this scale.
Fly in the face of danger
AviAlliance has succeeded in transforming failing public airports around the world into viable outfits for over 20 years. Holger Linkweiler and Gerhard Schroeder, the company’s managing directors, talk to Greg Noone about the inherent advantages of public-private partnerships for airport operations.
Share the sky
The number of drones flying in UK airspace, commercial and recreational, is growing rapidly, so there is an urgent need to integrate this low-altitude traffic with the existing air traffic management infrastructure. This may be simple in theory, but there are technical and regulatory challenges ahead. Mark Watson of NATS, who is also involved with the Global Unmanned Traffic Management Association, explains how these challenges are being tackled.
Reimagine the airport
With global passenger numbers set to double by 2037, airports are facing new capacity constraints. It will be critical to ease congestion and eliminate bottlenecks, ensuring that movement through terminals is as seamless and stress-free as possible. Hasse Jørgensen, a manager at IATA, explains to Abi Millar how new technologies will improve passenger flow.
A hub of the future
Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport is fast becoming one of the world’s major transport hubs – and with that comes capacity issues that go way beyond bricks and mortar expansion. Chief operating officer Javed Malik talks to Christian Doherty on how the airport is putting innovation at the heart of its expansion.
High fliers
The aviation market is booming, and many airlines, such as those owned by the Lufthansa Group, are having to grow rapidly in order to keep up with demand. Carmine Frisk speaks to Alex Tolweth, director of sales for eastern Germany at Lufthansa, about advances and opportunities in the aviation industry.
Keep safety measures on track
As the volume of air traffic around the world continues to grow faster than the infrastructure it uses, the pressure is on to maintain high levels of safety. As runway excursions account for a large percentage of incidents, we speak to ICAO representatives about how the Global Runway Safety Action Plan mitigates the risk.
Best in the west
Bristol Airport has recently achieved the second stage of the Airport Carbon Accreditation scheme, an award given to businesses that map, reduce and optimise their carbon neutrality. Neil Thompson talks with James Shearman, the airport’s head of sustainability, about being recognised for reducing emissions, how his organisation has achieved it and the stages ahead.
Is airport public Wi-Fi cybersecure?
Earlier this year, cybersecurity experts Coronet published a report ranking the US airports where passengers are most likely to be hacked if they sign in via a public Wi-Fi network. But just how risky is it to connect to public Wi-Fi in an airport? Elliot Gardner finds out more from Coronet co-founder and CISO Dror Liwer, and cyber-resilience expert David Alexander.