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- Delta Proceeds with New York's LaGuardia US$4 Billion Project without Goldman[Jul. 21, 2017]
Transportation officials on Thursday approved a revised US$4 billion plan from Delta Air Lines to renovate its terminal at New York's LaGuardia Airport after Goldman, Sachs & Co, a financial partner in the project, exited the deal.
- JetBlue Seeks Partners to Construct Terminal at New York's JFK[Jul. 21, 2017]
JetBlue Airways Corp. is looking for investors and developers to help build a new Terminal 6 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, with possible expansion to include a second facility.
- HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum: 41,589 Air Traffic Movements in Dubai and the Northern Emirates[Jul. 20, 2017]
HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the president of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans), announced the latest air traffic movement figures for the month of June, which reveal a total volume of 41,589 movements in Dubai & Northern Emirates' airspace.
- SAS Lounge in New York Larger and in a New Design[Jul. 17, 2017]
SAS - Scandinavian Airlines continues to invest in its SAS Lounges and have now opened the newly renovated lounge at Newark Liberty International Airport (terminal B). The 100 sqm larger lounge creates an exclusive space for SAS travelers to relax or work in front of their flight. - Houston Airports Launches Turn-by-turn Airport Wayfinding Technology[Jul. 17, 2017]
Passengers flying to or from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) can now navigate through the airports using a new wayfinding technology.
- London Heathrow Runway Process Delayed yet Again[Jul. 14, 2017]
A further delay in providing a third runway at London Heathrow Airport has been discovered, because of a quirk of UK parliamentary procedure.
- Robot Helps Passengers Navigate Seattle-Tacoma Airport in 6 Languages[Jul. 16, 2017]
A robot named Tracey is greeting passengers at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, providing tips to get them smoothly through security checkpoints.
- CBP to Implement Biometric Facial Recognition at Chicago O'Hare[Jul. 13, 2017]
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is expanding its federally mandated rollout of facial recognition biometric exit technology to Chicago O' Hare International Airport (ORD), the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) division said July 11.
- Lufthansa Trials 'SmartDepart' Gates in Munich[Jul. 10, 2017]
Lufthansa will introduce "SmartDepart" gates to expedite passengers flying from Munich to Düsseldorf, Berlin/Tegel, Frankfurt and Hamburg airports, from Oct. 31. - 5 Amazing Airports to be in When Your Flight Gets Disrupted[Jun. 29, 2017]
It is certainly no join to hear that your flight just got delayed or cancelled. In EU only, every tenth traveller has experienced flight disruptions that amount to EUR3 billion debt that airlines owe to the passengers. However, according to SKYCOP, the day might be just a tad brighter if you were left stranded at one of the 5 most impressive airports across the globe.