Does your Organization have an Auditing Requirement? Does this cause disruption and concern? See how to turn audits into a positive! There might be a senior manager, who asks why your organization should be audited. The answer depends on a number of things: The type of organisation The size of your organisation Performance obligations Any […]
Effective aircraft deicing is a challenge no matter the size of the airport. The consequences of not deicing an aircraft correctly can potentially result in the loss of life, an aircraft write-off and unwanted attention from press agencies the world on over. Smaller airports often struggle to cover their costs while working with the local
Human Centered Design (HCD) is a problem-solving process focusing upon the human perspective. In other words, it’s the process of designing products, services, systems and experiences for the people. But what does that mean from an airport perspective? Recently I had the opportunity to attend the Passenger Terminal Conference 2019 in London, UK. For those
AVCON.WW would like to take this opportunity to thank all airport and airline employees, engineers and maintenance workers, flight crews and air traffic controllers, and ground operators. Without their dedication and contribution, it is impossible to keep aviation safe and secure! Looking back at Canada’s aviation history, February 23 is marked as a day to
When people read my LinkedIn profile or business cards, they see the words ‘Space Dynamics’ there. Most of them immediately think I have something to do with the outer space, but no, as much as it would definitely be something interesting to work with, the space dynamics I talk about is simply the dynamics of
by Sanjay Malik My new year resolution has been the same for the past few years, to reflect on what I achieved in the previous year and how successful or satisfied I was with my achievements. Over the years I have read several books from successful people, cultivated behaviors and adopted best practices from the
by Sanjay Malik Is it time for Airports to transform into mini Cities to cater to the changing environment of air travel? There are more and more travellers every year and correspondingly an increase in the amount spent on food and retail at any airport; then why is it that offerings remain the same at
It is common sense that the basic flow structure of an airport is straight forward: check-in, drop bags, security and find the right gate. Some airports are still easy but, once upon a time, airports were just a place people went to catch a flight. Decades have passed and a lot has changed. Airports are
by Rick McPartlin A Greek tragedy is a play in which the protagonist (think business owner), usually a person of importance and outstanding personal qualities, falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing (think believes in Myths) and circumstances (think rapidly changing business world) with which he or she cannot deal (think won’t
