London Heathrow Airport is planning a full-scale roll out of new biometric services from Summer 2019. Credit: Heathrow Airport. Over the last two decades, airports worldwide have significantly ramped ...

Denver International Airport features the largest solar power farm at a commercial airport in the US. Credit: Denver International Airport. The aviation sector is facing increasing pressure to clean ...

Airport lounge access company Priority Pass revealed the results of its annual Lounge of the Year Awards. Originally devised as a perk for frequent fliers or First and Business class passengers of a ...

Lukla Airport’s high altitude runway has gained notoriety as one of the most dangerous in the world; but is it one of the highest? High-altitude airports can offer a key transport link to remote ...

As the aviation industry recovers from the travel bans that limited traffic during the Covid-19 pandemic, with some airlines proving more able to handle the recovery than others, the world’s ten ...

In February this year, the iconic split-flat boards at Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 took their last flip after 21 years of service. Their touching removal, which elicited nostalgia from fans ...

The runway is a crucial part of any airport, but space isn't always available - especially in remote or precarious locations. We take a look at the world's shortest runways at airports it is possible ...

A new report is calling for the UK Government to ban short-haul flights, if the UK is to hit its carbon reduction targets. Called ‘Trains over Planes: why the government should encourage domestic ...

There have been many US aviation accidents in the news in 2025, but statistics show it’s not been a worse year than any other. Credit: LEANDRO LOZADA/AFP via Getty Images There have been several ...

How did duty-free shopping at airports reach this height, and what does its future hold? Credit: Derek Harper (via Geograph). Duty-free shopping was the brainchild of Irish businessman Brendan O’Regan ...

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) aims to construct 216 new airports by 2035 to meet the growing demands for air travel. China had a total of 234 civil airports at the end of October, ...

The UK’s Air Passenger Duty (APD) is the highest passenger tax levied anywhere in the world. Originally introduced in 1994 as a means to pay for the environmental costs of air travel, it has risen by ...