Web wonders
Barry Mansfield reports on the latest in airport web design. How can sites be improved to boost customer communication, the airport experience and operator revenues?
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As chief executive of the International Bunker Industry Association for the past six months, Peter Hall has had a busy time. He's now on a mission to help the industry meet its fuels emissions targets.
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Edinburgh City Council's transport convenor Lesley Hinds talks about her hopes for the Scottish capital's tram network, its ongoing development and how she plans to overcome the raft of bad press.
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China is the new focus for Rolls-Royce. After 2011's Shanghai exhibition, CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös is convinced that an upsurge in millionaires has created a fertile marketplace for the company's new models.
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Former PayPal CEO Elon Musk talks to Barry Mansfield about his plan to bring EVs to the mass market, starting with a family vehicle codenamed BlueStar. Then there is the small matter of conquering space.
Continue ReadingGlobal positioning
The US is upgrading its over-burdened air traffic control system from radar to GPS. Barry Mansfield discusses the ambitious project with former US Secretary of Transportation, James Burnley.
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Philippe Bruyere is director of the International Air Transport Association's Simplifying the Business (StB) programme. He explains how StB has transformed the industry since its launch in 2004.
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The post-9/11 era has seen a shift in responsibility away from the airlines to governments. Barry Mansfield talks to Craig Bradbrook of Airports Council International (ACI) about keeping air travel safe.
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Paul Griffiths, the new CEO of Dubai Airports, talks about the expansion of Dubai International. He also discusses the UAE's plans to build 'the biggest airport in the world' at Jebel Ali.
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It is now the home base for the Middle East’s first low-cost carrier, Air Arabia. Dr Ghanem Al-Hajri, director general at SHJ, talks about the four-fold expansion project at Sharjah's main airport.
Continue ReadingEastern star
Howard Eng, airport management director of the Airport Authority of Hong Kong, talks about his work to accommodate the airport's sharp rise in passenger numbers, starting with Master Plan 2000.
Continue ReadingGreece the wheels
Michael Rumpf tells Barry Mansfield about the improvements made to Athens Airport's baggage management system - which can now process 10,500 bags an hour and eight million annually.
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