Listen to this discussion which took place at the International Airport Summit 2023 in London.Airports around the world are implementing virtual queuing, autonomous technology, AI, robotics, machine learning, and other innovative technologies in their airport operations, security, and logistics. With new and emerging technologies there are always c…

Join us in this episode recorded at Routes Europe in Aarhus, Denmark, where International Airport Review Editorial Assistant Chunekshi Wimalasuriya, sat down with Leon McQuaid, Director of Aviation Development at Newcastle Airport. Leon shares invaluable insights into the strategies that have propelled Newcastle Airport to the forefront of aviation…

Join us at the Routes Asia Conference in Langkawi, Malaysia, as we sit down with Gordon Bevan, the General Manager of Aeronautical Development at Christchurch International Airport.In this exclusive interview, Gordon shares the airport's remarkable recovery post-pandemic, discusses the ongoing challenges and opportunities, and reveals strategic ins…

For this exclusive International Airport Review podcast, Editor Holly Miles caught up with Johnnie Müller, Senior Vice President of Security Services and Crisis Response at Copenhagen Airport.Johnnie discussed the security incident which saw the security checkpoint at Copenhagen temporarily closed on April 9, 2024, due to a “suspicious object” and …

Join us for an exhilarating journey into the heart of air traffic management as we sit down with Simon Hocquard, the Director General of CANSO, to discuss the dynamic themes that shaped the Airspace World 2024 conference which took place in Geneva.In this episode, we delve into the transformative power of artificial intelligence, the critical impor…

In this exclusive interview which took place at Routes Asia 2024, Ramzi Arafat, CEO of Aqaba Airports Company and Director of King Hussein International Airport, discusses the airport's operations and future plans. Since taking on his role in 2021, Ramzi has overseen both the company's strategic management and the operational aspects of the airport…

Alex Lowe, Director of E-commerce, Cargo and Aviation Real Estate at Edmonton International Airport, spoke to International Airport Review's Editor Holly Miles, about the airport’s ambitious cargo, real estate and air delivery-by-drone plans.Von International Airport Review Podcast

"The World Economic Forum estimates that it is going to take 132 years to reach gender parity across the working industries, it may take even longer in the aviation industry"*This panel discussion on 'Addressing workforce diversity and inclusion took place at the International Airport Summit in November 2023*If the aviation sector is to continue to…

Steve Tukavkin, Vice President of IT & Digital at JFKIAT speaks to International Airport Review's Editor, Holly Miles, about the innovative technologies the operator has been implementing to improve the airport experience for passengers and staff.Von International Airport Review Podcast

In this podcast episode, we spoke with Vicky Bhogal-Hunt, Head of Air Traffic Services at Edinburgh Airport, Air Navigation Solutions Ltd.In this exclusive interview Vicky discussed her career journey to date, the recruitment, training and retainment of air traffic control officers, how ANSL is working to modernise the air space at Edinburgh Airpor…

In this podcast episode, Editorial Assistant Chunekshi Wimalasuriya sits down with Maarten van der Scheer, the CEO of Flamingo Airport, to explore the remarkable growth and success of Bonaire's gateway to the world.Martin shares insights into how Flamingo Airport surpassed pre-pandemic passenger numbers, the unique travel experience offered on this…

At Routes Americas 2024, International Airport Review's Editorial Assistant, Chunekshi Wimalasuriya caught up with Director of Air Service Development at Edmonton International Airport, Adrian Warchola. Warchola updates us on the state of Edmonton International Airport, telling us the airport is dealing with the 'happy problem' of high passenger de…

For this exclusive interview which took place at the Airports Innovate event in Oman, International Airport Review's Editor Holly Miles spoke with Sheikh Aimen Al Hosni, CEO of Oman Airports. Together they discussed the conference, how they lead on innovation including the recent hackathon that they recently held.Aimen went on to discuss how import…

For this exclusive podast episode, Mr. Peh Ke-Wei, Vice President of Market Development of Changi Airport Group, spoke with International Airport Review Editor, Holly Miles.Together they discussed the newly refurbished Terminal 2 which has brought capacity to 90 million passengers per annum and includes even more automation and innovation, the exci…

Luis Felipe de Oliveira, Director General of ACI World, sat down with International Airport Review Editor, Holly Miles, during the Airports Innovate conference in Oman to discuss why innovation will be crucial to airports going forward if we want to double the size of the industry in the next 20 years.…

Join us in the finale of our sustainability-led discussion with San Francisco International Airport's (SFO) Sustainability Director Erin Cooke, and the airport's Net Zero Lead, Courtney Carroux.It's no secret that San Francisco International Airport places sustainability at its heart. Whether that be by making their buildings energy-efficient, prom…

Join us in this exclusive podcast where we sit down with San Francisco International Airport's (SFO) Sustainability Director Erin Cooke, and the airport's Net Zero Lead, Courtney Carroux.It's no secret that San Francisco International Airport places sustainability at its heart. Whether that be by making their buildings energy-efficient, promoting e…

Join us for this exclusive podcast with Cole Wolfson, Director of xBridge at Pittsburgh International Airport.Pittsbugh is the robotics capital of the world, and Cole discusses the potential of robotics in the airport space, how they are deploying it through xBridge and acting as an intermediary between the airport industry and robotics technology …

International Airport Review had the opportunity to attend #AIR2023, hosted in Lake Bled, Slovenia. Here, we caught up with Stanisław Wojtera, CEO of Polish Airports and President of the V4+ Association. Stanisław catches up on the progress of Polish airports, particularly CPK Airport - the new airport in Warsaw which will help manage the city's hi…

This exclusive International Airport Review podcast sees Bill Wyatt, the Director of Airports for Salt Lake City Cooperation, speak with us about the Salt Lake City Airports' divergent sustainability measures. From electrification and waste management to preserving wildlife of its nearby wetland area, Bill explains all facets of the airports green …

We caught up with Heathrow's Retail Director, Fraser Brown, at Passenger Terminal EXPO to hear what he had to say about the journey of Heathrow Airport's retail. Listen to discover how retail navigated through events like COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis and what its aims are for the future!Von International Airport Review Podcast

In this exclusive interview with Satyaki Raghunath, Chief Strategy & Development Officer, Bangalore International Airport, he discussed the airport, and taking the PPP greenfield airport concept from dream to reality, and the future vision for the next 15 years to a potential of serving 100 million passengers per year.Listen to the exclusive interv…

In this exclusive interview at ACI's WAGA conference in Barcelona, we caught up with International Airport Review Advisory Board member, Maurice Jenkins, who is also Chief Innovation Officer of Miami International Airport. Maurice was the winner of the Best Airport Innovation Leader award for the Amadeus Technology Innovation Award which was awarde…

International Airport Review went to ACI Worlds' WAGA conference in June 2023, held in Barcelona. This conversation was between ACI Africa's Liaison Officer for Federal Airports Authority for Nigeria (FAAN), Waheedah Lawal Suleiman and Editorial Assistant Chunekshi Wimalasuriya and was recorded, on-site at WAGA, Barcelona.Waheedah discusses the eco…

Join us for this exclusive interview with International Airport Review Editor, Holly Miles and Anthony Bernheim, Healthy & Resilient Buildings Programme Manager at San Francisco International Airport.This conversation took place at Passenger Terminal Expo 2023 in Amsterdam and was a very interesting discussion around healthy buildings and why they …

For this podcast episode we recorded on location in the beautiful city of Chiang Mai in Thailand at the Routes Asia Conference. International Airport Review Editor, Holly Miles, sat down with Aaron McGarvey, Head of Network Strategy and Development at Finnair.Together they discussed Finnair's challenges, how route development has evolved over the p…

At the recent ROUTES Asia conference in CHiang Mai, Thailand. International Airport Review Editor Holly Miles sat down with Mohamed Sallauddin Mohamed Shah, General Manager Aviation Marketing & Development Division for Malaysia Airports.Together they discussed what Malaysia Airports is and the airports they operate, the route development ambitions …

For this exclusive interview, International Airport Review Editor Holly Miles caught up with Kadri Samsunlu, CEO of iGA Istanbul Airport. Kadri spoke about how he is striving to create a world class passenger experience by putting employees at the heart of this and creating a high quality working environment so that they can deliver the best experi…

"The most important part of my role is to be intentional. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is a marathon, it is not a sprint. So it is normal to witness slow impactful changes."In this podcast episode, Molara Awosedo, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) at Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), operator of Toronto Pearson Internation…

International Airport Review Editor Holly Miles sat down with Raúl Revuelta Musalem, CEO of Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, also known as GAP. Together they discussed GAP Airports, their recovery, topics around route development, an exciting new sterile processing facility that has opened at Tijuana which allows arriving international air passeng…

At Future Travel Experience Global in Las Vegas International Airport Review Editor, Holly Miles, caught up with Goutam Kundu, Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Strategy Officer, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) to talk about their in-house MWAA Labs innovation team, the veriScan biometric system, digital t…

In this podcast, International Airport Review Editor Holly Miles, spoke with five airport experts about the challenges airports are currently facing in the post-pandemic era of travel with workforce shortages, long queues and baggage pile ups. They also discussed the opportunities for airports in areas such as digitalisation, accessibility, advance…

In this podcast episode which marks the relaunch of the International Airport Review podcast series, Holly Miles, interviews David Wilson, Chief Operations Officer of Oman Airports and together they talk about the impact COVID-19 has had on their airports, the ORAT programme that David was responsible for and how Oman Airports are moving forward in…

As her last month as ACI World’s Director General begins, Angela Gittens spoke to Tara Nolan to reflect on her time spent within aviation.With her retirement date quickly approaching, Angela and Tara explore what she has learnt from the “industry that helps each other out”, the achievements she is most proud of, and what she envisions will continue…

As many expansion and infrastructure projects have been postponed due to COVID-19, this podcast is influential in helping airports restart their projects in the most productive manner.Robert is Head of Project Services and previously project managed the northern concourse expansion (the International Terminal) at Brisbane Airport. During this proje…

Tara Nolan spoke to Simon Hocquard, Director General of CANSO, to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting the air traffic management sector of aviation and what the aviation industry will require to recover once this unprecedented period is over.“Contingency planning, business planning and national planning” is under way to help stabilise the sector, but…

As technologies continue to evolve, the aviation industry must ensure all sectors within it adapt – including security. Regulatory bodies are working to ensure this occurs – work that is imperative for the safety of both passengers and staff.Within this podcast episode, International Airport Review’s editor, Tara Nolan, spoke to Nina Smith, Head of…

For this episode of IAR’s podcast series, we chose to speak to one of the most inspiring leaders in aviation.Discussing industry influencers, detailing how airports will have to adapt, reviewing progress made in 2019, and looking ahead to 2020, this conversation with Karen Dee, Chief Executive of Airport Operators Association is both informative an…

Air traffic management is highly influential to aviation, and therefore our Editor, Tara Nolan, dedicated this podcast to exploring aspects of ATC/ATM. Talking with Iacopo Prissinotti, Director Network Management at EUROCONTROL, this podcast details the ambition of “creating maximum efficiency” for passengers travelling within the European sky, “ev…

A passenger’s experience within an airport is of the utmost importance, for any airport regardless of size or location. For the third episode in International Airport Review’s podcast series, our editor Tara Nolan spoke to Brian Cobb, Vice President of Customer Experience and Chief Innovation Officer at Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International …

For International Airport Review’s second podcast in its new series, Tara Nolan spoke to Roberto Castiglioni, investigating the aviation industry’s attitude towards passengers with reduced mobility (PRMs). Exploring differing perspectives in regard to PRM requirements, Roberto and Tara discuss where the industry is at today in regard to accessibili…

For International Airport Review’s first-ever podcast, our Editor, Tara Nolan, spoke to Olivier Jankovec, Director General of ACI EUROPE, exploring his career path, his day-to-day responsibilities and his vision for the future of aviation.Von International Airport Review Podcast