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The top 10 largest airlines by revenue - Airport Technology
Feb 29, 2024 — So, here are the top ten largest airlines in the world, ranked by annual revenue: 10. China Southern Airlines: $12.92bn. Despite recording $12.92bn revenue in 2023, China Southern Airlines actually recorded a loss of $4.81bn. One of the three major airlines in China alongside China Eastern Airlines and Air China, the Guangzhou-headquartered airline employs 100,431 staff across its operations.
FLY AI: the role of artificial intelligence in aviation
Jul 21, 2020 — Decades later, AI and its subsets – machine learning and deep learning – are set to influence the future of many sectors, including aviation. Over the last few years, AI has found a wide array of applications in the industry – from ground handling services to airport security and air traffic management (ATM) – and there is now scope for ...
Berlin Brandenburg Airport: a construction timeline
Feb 9, 2021 — Around 30 years after its initial conception, Berlin Brandenburg International Airport finally began operations in October 2020 after a troubled project marred by delays and scandals. We create a timeline of everything that happened in between conception and delivery. After a 10-year delay Berlin Brandenburg Airport finally opened on 31 October.
Bags of innovation: automated baggage handling - Airport …
Aug 17, 2021 — Track record: automated baggage handling at Stansted Airport. Stansted Airport in the UK recently completed a £70m upgrade to its baggage handling system, replacing the existing conveyor belts and chutes with 2.4km of track, the longest system of its type in the world, and adding 180 automated carts to improve efficiency. Designed by Beumer Group, the low-energy automated system constitutes ...
New Manila International Airport, Philippines
Feb 6, 2023 — The New Manila airport is being built on a 2,565ha site in the Bulakan municipality of the Bulacan province. It is located 35km north of Metro Manila and will be accessible through existing national and provincial roads from the Manila, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon regions, as well as other northern and eastern provinces.
The world’s top ten safest airlines - Airport Technology
Jan 31, 2019 — Top 10 Safest Airlines in the Worlds Qantas. Australia’s Qantas Airways is often regarded as the safest airline in the world and was even referenced in the 1988 film Rain Man as having never had an aircraft crash.. However, this is not true as a number of its aircraft have crashed. But there have been no fatalities since 1951 before the jet airliner was introduced when three major incidents ...
The top 10 highest altitude airports in the world
Jan 30, 2024 — Some well-known high-altitude airports include La Paz El Alto International Airport in Bolivia, located at over 4,000m (13,000 feet) above sea level, and Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Ecuador, situated at approximately 2,800m (9,200 feet) above sea level. While historically the highest airports have been located in the heady ...
The 10 most expensive airport construction projects in 2022
Feb 13, 2023 — 10 Most Expensive Airport Construction Projects in 2022: A Detailed Look. In total, 71 airport construction projects broke ground over the last year, according to the GlobalData construction project database. These projects have a combined value of almost $50bn. This number is, surprisingly, roughly half of the 159 projects that cost a total of £110bn in 2021.
Bandaranaike International Airport Terminal 2, Sri Lanka
Oct 28, 2020 — Taisei signed a contract for the development of the Bandaranaike International Airport Terminal 2 project in March 2020. Credit: Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited. The multi-level terminal building will be spread across a floor area of approximately 180,000m². Credit: Cherubino.