Global Airport Cities 2006 01

Global Airport Cities
Issue 1 2006 - Launch Issue

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Contents

Dawn of a new era
Alex Kirby, managing director of Insight Media and publisher of Global Airport Cities magazine.

A tale of Airport Cities
Airport Authority Hong Kong CEO, Dr David Pang, shares his views on the airport city phenomenon.

The new business model
Dr John Kasarda explains why the development of an ‘airport city’ or ‘aerotropolis’ is the way forward for the world’s major gateways.

Sky high ambition
Joe Bates reports on the transformation of Hong Kong International Airport into one of the world’s leading airport cities.

Bigger, better, smarter
Dubai’s planned new airport city at Jebel Ali is expected to set the standards that others will follow, writes Henry Canaday.

Height of fashion
Incheon International Airport is set to open its own Fashion Island as part of its airport city development programme, writes Joe Bates.

Evolution not revolution
Mark Chivers explores the philosophy of the Schiphol Group, one of the originators of the airport city concept and still blazing a trail today.

Growing places
Henry Canaday reports on Denver’s airport city
development plans.

A runway for business
Mark Chivers explores the airport city development plans of Germany’s third largest gateway.

Making waves
Doha’s dream of creating one of the world’s top gateways and a leading airport city is about to become reality, writes Jane Austin.

Building for the future
Robin Stone reports on Moscow Domodedovo’s plans to complete its transformation into Eastern Europe’s leading airport city.

Formula for success
Ritesh Gupta reports on ambitious plans to make
Kuala Lumpur International Airport a ‘destination in its own right’.

Texas star
Becoming an airport city is high on the agenda of the world’s sixth busiest gateway, writes Brian Murnahan.

Bavarian brilliance
Offering passengers everything from a microbrewery to the kitchen sink, Erica Gingerich describes how Munich has grown from a city airport to an airport city.

Thinking big
Chris Kjelgaard reports on the airport city development plans of the world’s busiest gateway.