Contents In this issue Cover story 35 Regional focus
8 Adapt to survive The UK’s largest airport has lost £3.4bn in revenue since the beginning of the pandemic and passenger numbers are still down by 60% compared with pre- Covid-19 figures – yet, Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye remains optimistic for the future of his airport and the industry. Elly Earls finds out why Heathrow Airport is focusing on recruitment and reducing carbon emissions, and why now is the time for the UK air travel industry to pull together and adapt for the future.
Design & construction 11 Frictionless travel
Designed with the future of seamless travel in mind, Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport is scheduled to begin operation in 2026. Andrew Barnett speaks to Tom McCormack, the project’s chief technology officer, about the work under way to create a digitalised and sustainable 21st-century airport.
Terminal operations 14 See the light
The use of UVC light as a disinfectant has been taken up by a number of
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28 Going green made easier JBT
Air traffic management 29 Remote control
Air traffic control towers have long been synonymous with the airports they serve. But with the rise of new technologies, are their days numbered? Andrea Valentino talks to Andy Taylor, chief solutions officer at air navigation service provider NATS, and Conor Mullan, managing director of air traffic consultancy Think Research, to understand the benefits of digital towers, and how the future might belong to a partnership between old and new forms of air traffic control.
6 News & numbers
The headlines and vital stats impacting the industry.
airport operators, looking for a way to best protect their staff and passengers from possible sources of infection. Nicholas Kenny speaks with Sami Kiiskinen, vice-president of airport development at Finavia, to learn more.
17 Touch-free tagging eezeetags
Airside operations 18 The sky's the limit
Drones are a potential game changer for airport operations. Nicholas Kenny hears from Paul Diestelkamp, head of business development and solutions at Air Navigation Solutions, and Myron Keehn, vice-president of air service and business development at Edmonton International Airport, about the challenges airports face in integrating this technology, and how can they build an effective operating framework for the future.
22 The strategic design tool for everyday challenges Transoft
25 Smarter power from one source ITW GSE
26 Electric GSE cuts costs and emissions HiServ
Winter operations 32 Just warming up
Many airports have had to face freezing winter storms and all the challenges they bring. Solutions from de-icing chemicals to snow ploughs have been around for decades. But each comes with its own set of problems, something also true of many heated pavement systems. Yet, with the development of an elegant new approach, might these problems be consigned to the past? Andrea Valentino learns more from Dr Matthew Brynick at the FAA William J Hughes Technical Center, and Halil Ceylan, a professor at Iowa State University.
Routes 35 Across the pond
The return of transatlantic routes has helped boost the recovery of air travel in the second half of 2021. However, much remains to be done to fully unlock these routes and bring about the return to pre-Covid numbers. Abi Millar speaks to Thomas Reynaert, managing director at Airlines for Europe (A4E), and other industry experts, to find out more about what the return of transatlantic flights means to the industry and passengers.
38 Return to the skies Zagreb International Airport
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