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On cloud 10: Toronto Pearson‚Äôs airport rebrand and American Express sponsorship

Sergio Pulla discusses Toronto Pearson’s rebrand and its pioneering sponsorship package with American Express.

Published in Other

Talking heads: The Airport Leadership and Change Management Forum in London

Organisers Dr Richard Plenty and Terri Morrissey report on some of the highlights of October’s Airport Leadership and Change Management Forum in London.

Published in Marketing & Communication

In the money

ACI’s 2011 Airport Economics Survey reveals that non-aeronautical income accounts for 46.5% of global airport revenues.

Published in Economics

Changing faces

Joe Bates discovers more about the leadership challenges facing airports as the industry moves forward, business models evolve and the current generation of bosses begin to retire.

Published in Marketing & Communication

Food for thought

HMSHost’s Joe Waller reflects on the importance of embracing innovation, listening to customers and moving with the times for today’s airport F&B operator.

Published in Retail / F&B

Abu Dhabi Duty Free’s Daniel Cappell talks to Oliver Clark about the role of social media, 30,000 hours of staff training and the importance of the upcoming Midfield Terminal Complex for retail sales.

Published in Retail / F&B

Every little helps

Pop-up retail, virtual stores and vending machines are just some of the ways airports are making maximum use of the available commercial space in their terminals, writes Joe Bates.

Published in Retail / F&B

Ready for lift off

Dan McCue discovers that making Houston’s airports more operationally efficient, customer friendly and fit for space travel are all in a day’s work for director of aviation, Mario Diaz.

Published in Other

Boosting retail revenues

DKMA’s James Ingram provides a one-year report on ACI’s ASQ Retail initiative and outlines four things you should know about how passengers shop at airports.

Published in Retail / F&B

Avoiding the turbulance: The benefits to airports of accurate weather forecasting

The UK Met Office’s aviation business manager, David Gibbs, considers the operational and financial benefits to airports of accurate weather forecasting.

Published in Environment