Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 8 October
The problem of airports as memorials
On Friday evening, at an appropriately lavish ceremony in the Czech capital, Prague airport was officially renamed Vaclav Havel Airport.
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Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Saturday 7 August
Return of the airport queue-jumpers
It’s Act Two for the American aviation industry’s beleaguered “registered-traveller” programme.
Business / Defence
Safe option
New York’s JFK terminal 3 is bulking up on security equipment to fight terrorism – and catch people who forgot to throw away their water bottle. And it’s not the only airport doing so – providers of this technology are…
Affairs / Aviation
Wing and a prayer
If your airport fails to meet US standards, then don’t expect flight connections to JFK or LAX. That’s what left Liberia facing isolation. The solution? Get the Americans in to train your staff and run your airport. We see…
Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Wednesday 14 November
Salvation in a JFK departure lounge
I have a confession to make: until last Thursday I was scared of flying. It’s not something you like to admit somewhere like Monocle. We talk aviation a lot. We fly a lot.
Affairs / Defence
The flight watch
When it comes to protecting the world's travel hubs, police are increasingly relying on some unlikely weapons; Matthew the plane-spotter and Graham the farmer. Monocle reports from Gatwick on the very local response to te…
Edits / Aviation
Fight or flight
The future of Berlin’s Tempelhof airport is up in the air. Due for closure next year, campaigners are mounting one final bid to rescue this hugely symbolic airport that played starring roles in the Second World War and the…
Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Friday 18 November
Airplane baby zones – for and against
If you were in a cinema and the person next to you screamed all the way through the film would you complain? But then imagine doing all that queuing with a convoy of buggies, about 18 bags and a hypersensitive infant?
Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Wednesday 2 May
UK airports make you feel unwelcome
Last week I flew back to London from Bilbao on a plane that was nearly blown off the runway while landing. It was a scary experience to say the least.
Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Wednesday 1 June
Life after death for Berlin’s old airports
A year from today, the long-awaited Berlin Brandenburg International airport (BBI) will open next to the site of Berlin-Schönefeld, finally ending a long and drawn out game of airport musical chairs. The new airport will…
End Point / Transport
Observation
While countries focus on developing airport-cities, they should turn to train stations instead. A change in mindset could transform the way we commute and live – says Tyler Brûlé
Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Thursday 8 December
Standards for South America’s airlines are rising
South America has become a great place to fly. This is a bit of a change.
Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Monday 8 March
Welcome to the Stansted of Japan
It is currently only known for its juicy watermelons, energy companies and martial arts heritage.
Business / Aviation
Monocolumn
Tuesday 4 October
Terminal optimism at Berlin flight-route summit
In early June next year, Berlin’s long-awaited international airport, the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt, opens a shiny new facility with a starting capacity of 27 million passengers (expandable to 45 million).
Design / Graphic Design
This is the way
Schiphol, JFK and now Frankfurt airports have all turned to one Dutch designer to create the perfect signage systems. Paul Mijksenaar tells Monocle about his crusade to take the art of wayfinding in a new direction.
Business / Transport
Sending out an SAS
Founded in 1925, Copenhagen Airport – or CPH – is one of the best designed and most efficient in Europe. The airport is the largest in Scandinavia and the hub for carrier SAS. Here, we look at all the companies needed to…
Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Wednesday 15 June
Quality of life series – Hong Kong airport’s third runway
Hong Kong airport is reaching saturation point. On the doorstep of the world’s second largest economy and faced with increasing competition from rivals in both mainland China and nearby Singapore, Hong Kong is planning to…
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 8 April
Shredding the red tape
Our recently settled Hong Kong bureau chief is amazed to discover that tasks such as setting up utilities and buying a new phone can be simple, stress-free experiences.
Affairs / Politics
Africa/Middle East briefing
Zimbabwe will see a violent election, Africa will begin to reject the IMF's prescriptions and all eyes will be on the new leader of the African Union.
Culture / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Friday 15 March
It's up to you, New York
As our New York bureau chief packs her bags ready for an equivalent posting in the Far East she has some parting words of criticism – constructive, of course.