An airline merger and a $6.5 billion capital improvement programme promise to breathe new life into Philadelphia International Airport, writes Nicole Nelson.

Oliver Clark talks to GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited chairman, Sanjay Reddy, about his company’s plans to modernise its airports in India and further afield.

Joe Bates gets up close and personal with sports psychologist and leadership expert, Dr Gregory Dale.

Nigel Rees discusses the merits of utilising Building Information Management (BIM) and 3D crowd simulation software to design new terminals and ensure airports make maximum use of existing facilities.

Airport World reviews SITA’s Flying Into The Future report on IT innovation in the air transport industry.

Lidia Maczynska reports on Warsaw Chopin’s ambitious plans to develop Poland’s first airport city.

Dr John Kasarda reports on the impressive recovery of Belo Horizonte’s Tancredo Neves Airport, and how it went from a traffic nadir to a thriving international gateway.

Low-cost carriers have only scratched the surface of their potential within Asia, argues Gordon Bevan of ASM.

Marc Ellams, head of passenger communications at Heathrow, talks to Steven Thompson about the gateway’s approach to social media.

Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid, managing director of Malaysia Airports, talks to Joe Bates about Kuala Lumpur’s airport city plans and his company’s 16 years as a global airport investor.