Fraport is enhancing sustainability by overhauling its ground power supply at FRA. It is equipping more aircraft parking positions with ground power connections, with mobile GPUs to be exclusively electric.

Content plans: Join us in Dublin for APEX FTE EMEA, APEX FTE Ancillary & Retailing – co-located to deliver the region’s most comprehensive gathering of air transport leaders.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us at the 20th anniversary FTE Global, the “CES of Aviation” taking place in the new location of Dallas, Texas, on 8-10 September 2026, co-located with IFSA Global EXPO. Headline Partners include Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Southwest Airlines, and Dallas Love Field Airport.
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Find out more >>Content plans: Join us for APEX FTE EXPO Asia, 18-19 November 2026 – Uniting the world in Singapore for the largest end-to-end passenger experience and innovation expo
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Fraport is enhancing sustainability by overhauling its ground power supply at FRA. It is equipping more aircraft parking positions with ground power connections, with mobile GPUs to be exclusively electric.

IAG and PIT – via its xBridge innovation programme – have deployed Synaptic Aviation’s computer vision. This uses AI models for computer vision to monitor ramp operations via cameras stationed at a gate.

Delta’s premium lounge experience will bring what is described as a heightened level of service and hospitality to customers at JFK, LAX and BOS in 2024, with a “highly personalised level of service”.

MUC’s LabCampus is to welcome Exotec – a pioneer in scalable robotics systems – which is establishing its new HQ at the innovation hub. It strengthens LabCampus’ position in AI, mobility, and tech expertise.

IAG and DFW are the latest Corporate Partners to join the FTE Hub. In this article, they share their objectives, as they look to engage with a diverse network of startups and industry innovators.

iGA Istanbul Airport has declared 2024 the “Year of Investments”. The airport has announced an investment target of €656.5 million for 2024, including key focuses on passenger satisfaction and sustainability.

SITA – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and a Strategic Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – has published its 2023 Air Transport IT Insights report.

Materna IPS – a Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – has installed self-bag drop systems in the state-of-the-art new departure hall at St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport.

Shannon Airport has streamlined the experience of passengers travelling to the US with the introduction of an innovative app, which is designed to reduce inspection time at the US pre-clearance facility.

International Airlines Group (IAG) invited FTE for a briefing on its innovation activities. We learned how IAG will be collaborating with its partners on trials covering robotics & automation, AI & ML, and more.

Bob Kwik, Global Head of Airports and Ground Transportation, Amazon Web Services, shares his perspective with FTE on the hot topic of generative AI and how airports can use it to help their customers.

Changi Airport Group – a Headline Partner of FTE APEX Asia Expo, Singapore, 19-20 November 2024 – and Aurrigo are collaborating to test the latest version of the electric autonomous vehicle, Auto-DollyTug.

Swedavia, Airbus, Avinor, SAS and Vattenfall have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to develop infrastructure for hydrogen-powered aviation at airports in Sweden and Norway.

Liverpool John Lennon Airport and SSP have announced an extension of their partnership until at least 2036. A £9 million investment will completely transform the food and beverage offer at the airport.

Tallinn Airport has joined the Baltic Sea Region HyAirport project, which aims to amass knowledge and create conditions for the adoption of hydrogen in aviation, as it prepares for alternative fuels.

As part of its commitment to reflecting the vibrancy of Toronto through unique art activations, Nieuport Aviation has unveiled the ‘Project T-Dot’ exhibit in the passenger terminal at Toronto City Airport.
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