All articles by Gary Peters

The UK’s crowded skies: change afoot?

For those at the National Air Traffic Control Service (NATS), it could be a very busy summer. Predictions are that…
Finding new sources of biofuel to power the world’s aeroplanes

How to power tomorrow’s aeroplanes? It’s a question that many, from large aircraft manufacturers to university research teams, are grappling…
Privatising Canada’s airports – part two: ‘the time is right for change’

For part one, click here Following an 18-month review of the Canada Transportation Act, Canada is considering ditching its current…
Privatising Canada’s airports – part one: ‘unnecessary and ill-timed’

For part two, click here.Last year, the Justin Trudeau-led Canadian Government hired Credit Suisse Group AG to look at the…
Working towards a cleaner sky

Ron van Manen has an intriguing way of describing Clean Sky. “I used to love the way Tesco had the…

The world’s most customer-friendly airports

Since 2007, the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards, organised by Airports Council International (ACI), have surveyed millions of passengers to…
Giving a voice to the UK’s regional airports

Sitting in Birmingham, at the Westminster Forum Projects’ ‘Regional airports in the UK: priorities for connectivity, capacity and investment’ event,…
Turbulence ahead: debating noise levels for an expanded Heathrow

In a little over two months the UK Government’s draft Airports National Policy Statement consultation will close. As that date…
Southend Airport: 2017 as a stepping stone

London Southend Airport CEO Glyn Jones has been in the aviation business for many years, and, in his words, has…
Robotic detection: a new approach for airport security?

The only thing that’s long and cumbersome about the AVATAR system is its name: Automated Virtual Agent for Truth Assessments…