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Airports are evolving into high-tech travel ecosystems, integrating smarter infrastructure, touchless technology, and advanced operations to enhance efficiency and the passenger experience. PhocusWire brings you the latest airport news and aviation updates, tracking how global hubs are responding to the demands of modern travel and future growth.

Airport operations, infrastructure developments, and global hubs

Our coverage highlights airport modernization efforts, sustainability strategies, and digital transformation initiatives taking place at key aviation hubs around the world. From biometric screening and baggage automation to terminal redesigns and mobility partnerships, we explore the innovations redefining airport functionality and service delivery.

Opinion / Technology

How to use communications to rebuild confidence, get passengers back on planes

By Nick Key - 15Below | May 25, 2020

Passengers must be willing and able to navigate new regulations and legislation, plus understand and accept new cabin configurations, onboard safety procedures and immigration controls. Read More

Opinion / Online

Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 2

By Mario Gavira | May 21, 2020

In this scenario the emotional and social impact the coronavirus crisis has on humanity is too deep for people to get back to the old normal, especially in terms of their travel behavior. Read More

News / Distribution

InPhocus, episode 11 - An opportunity for NDC post-coronavirus

By PhocusWire | May 21, 2020

Norm Rose, a Phocuswright analyst and veteran travel technology consultant, thinks the reset phase that airlines currently find themselves in will accelerate NDC as a standard (and more) in aviation. Read More

Opinion / Online

Possible futures for a post-pandemic travel industry, part 1

By Mario Gavira | May 19, 2020

Nobody has a playbook, but there are four possible scenarios for how the travel industry will emerge once this pivotal crisis is over. Read More

Opinion

Immunity passport debate shows we need a trusted guardian for digital identities

By Andersen Cheng - Nomidio | May 18, 2020

The global response to COVID-19 has sparked intense debate about the balance between protection and privacy. Should privacy be sacrificed in order to slow transmission of the virus? Read More

News / Startups

VIDEO: New Reality With... Amir Amidi and Lio Chen of Plug And Play

By PhocusWire | May 15, 2020

The next guests on the New Reality With... series are Amir Amidi and Lio Chen, managing partner and senior vice president respectively for Plug and Play, the U.S.-based platform for... Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: The unspoken reality is that demand may collapse

By PhocusWire | May 15, 2020

What the industry should be bracing itself for is to be hugely disappointed that demand isn't there because, simply, consumers are too fearful to travel or have lost their discretionary spend. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Travelers may need to prepare for a contactless, surveillance-led experience

By Simon Nowroz - Disruptive X Emergent | May 15, 2020

While we can’t conclude exactly what the future may hold, we can establish an overall trajectory and an overarching narrative that we refer to as a theme. Travel's future is a very different one. Read More

News / Technology

How airports are considering ways to reduce human contact

By Dawit Habtemariam - BTN | May 13, 2020

Airports are considering how to prepare for a post-COVID-19 air travel environment in order to protect and reassure a public wary of flying. Read More

News / Distribution

Amadeus revenue drops by a quarter, agency air bookings slump 50%

By Kevin May | May 12, 2020

Distribution revenue almost halved at Amadeus in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic slammed traveler plans around the world. Read More

News / Distribution

Sabre notes "massive challenge to the industry" as revenues slump by a third

By Kevin May | May 8, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has hit Sabre across all of its metrics, with revenue down from $1.05 billion in Q1 2019 to $659 million in the same period in 2020. Read More

News / Distribution

Are the tech giants coming for airlines?

By Linda Fox | May 4, 2020

Data giants such as credit card companies have stayed away from airlines; post-coronavirus travel might change that. Read More

News / Distribution

How aviation should plan for a different sector to emerge post-coronavirus

By Linda Fox | April 30, 2020

No one can safely predict how long it will take for the industry to bounce back, but aviation experts are hoping for a return to 80% of pre-COVID-19 levels in two to three years. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Coronavirus is reshaping the airport experience of the future, part 2

By Omar Abou Faraj - Dubz | April 30, 2020

The envisioned airport of the future would leverage intelligent operational and passenger technologies, along with innovation in AI, bio-metrics and mobility. Read More

Opinion / Technology

Coronavirus is reshaping the airport experience of the future, part 1

By Omar Abou Faraj - Dubz | April 28, 2020

Airport technology and new customer interfaces can play a huge role in making the industry more resilient during a pandemic crisis, not to mention bringing in massive and sustainable operational and... Read More

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