What’s inside this issue?
Cover story: On land or sea
Seaplane operations have seen dramatic growth in recent years. Kathryn B. Creedy discovers why investing in water aerodromes is a great alternative to building land-based airports.
Major features
- Airfield operations – With inclement weather events a major cause of air traffic delays, is it time to rethink your weather monitoring systems?
- ACI on record – Luis Felipe de Oliveira, ACI World’s new Director General, explains why his focus is on coordination, collaboration and restoring passenger confidence.
- Passenger self-service solutions – We find out how the Digi Yatra initiative is driving the rollout of self-service and biometric-based technology across India’s airports.
- Security systems and screening – With COVID-19 continuing to weigh heavily on the minds of travellers, Chloë Greenbank explores the latest innovations in ‘Smart Security’ and their role in the fight against infection.
- Air traffic management – Remote digital towers are on the rise. We look at whether this technology is an optimal ATM solution for small and business aviation airports.
- Destination spotlight – Following one of the toughest travel bans in the Americas, we ask if Argentina is ready to build back stronger than ever?