Our new recruit Airport Planner Jaime Castiblanques, pictured far left below, recently attended PTExpo 2024 for the first time. We asked him for his impressions of the world renowned airport terminal conference.
Reflections on PTExpo 2024
Topic: Airport Efficiency
AiQ update
After another action-packed 12 months for aviation, as well as for AiQ and our clients, we thought it might be useful to detail some of the projects we are involved with to provide some scope on the range of work we can undertake.
We continue to work for a variety of airports including Heathrow, Schiphol, Bristol, Newcastle, Newquay and Farnborough. Our work at Heathrow is across a wide range of programmes, in fact we are involved with 4 of the 6 current H7 programmes:
Aviation – a year in review
As the financial year draws to a close, we reflect on another eventful 12 months and also take a look forward to what’s in store for the aviation industry.
Passenger demand and capacity expertise
With record-breaking passenger numbers predicted to be moving through airports this year, the efficiency of their journey is a key consideration for AiQ’s work with airports throughout the world.
As global experts in constrained and saturated airports, we approach the capacity and the operation with not only a scientific approach to big data, but also with a strong emphasis on the passenger journey and experience.
There are lots of different things that need to be considered when you’re looking at passengers at an airport.
Changes in check-in behaviour
We have recently conducted surveys of passengers arriving at check-in at a number of UK airports and there is a discernible trend for passengers arriving much earlier. Why is this?
We are putting it down to Flight Anxiety post-COVID and also related to Brexit.
Aviation Industry Recovery White Paper
Now that the aviation industry is thankfully well on the road to recovery following the massive disruption of the pandemic we are glad to be in the position of taking a look forward at future challenges rather than back, and anticipating what lies ahead this summer.
So what does this long awaited recovery mean for your operation and what are the challenges you may face this summer?
Download the latest AiQ Aviation Industry Recovery White Paper now.
Aviation Industry Recovery – Part 3 of 3
In part 1 in this series the focus was on the forecasts that various industry bodies have made of a complete and sustainable recovery from the disruption of the pandemic and a growth in air passenger demand in 2023.
In part 2 and in this part 3, the final part of our series, we cover some of the industry challenges your operation may face this summer and what this long awaited recovery means for your operation.
Aviation Industry Recovery – part 2 of 3
In part 1 in this series on the aviation industry’s recovery from the disruption of the pandemic we focused on the forecasts that various industry bodies have made of a complete and sustainable recovery and a growth in air passenger demand in 2023.
Thankfully it’s looking like there’s plenty of reasons to be optimistic as the aviation industry moves through the year, not least that it’s expected to finally reach a profit in 2023 for the first time since the pandemic.
In part 2 of our series we cover what this long awaited recovery means for your operation and some of the challenges you may face this summer.
Aviation Industry Recovery – part 1 of 3
Now that the aviation industry is thankfully well on the road to recovery following the massive disruption of the pandemic we are glad to be in the position of taking a look forward at future challenges rather than back, and anticipating what lies ahead this summer.
It has been encouraging to see various industry bodies making forecasts of a complete and sustainable recovery and a growth in air passenger demand in 2023.
A year in review
As the financial year draws to a close, we reflect on a busy 12 months and also take a look forward to what the future holds for the aviation industry.
Airport Check-in Automation White Paper
Our latest White Paper takes a deep dive into some of the exciting automation technology being adopted at airport check-in and the ways in which airports and airlines can make use of smarter new technology solutions.
Are you ready to discover the direction check-in automation is moving in?
Download the AiQ Airport Check-in Automation White Paper now.
Automation glossary
If you need a refresher of automation acronyms, here’s our glossary of terms which might be helpful.
The terms can be divided into standards and approaches.