Airports
Madrid Airport First Fully Remote-Operated Hub With TKE System
TK Elevator (TKE) has successfully implemented its MAX Automate system at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport in Spain. This advanced technology establishes Madrid as the world’s first major airport to remotely operate...
Otis Secures 29-Unit Modernization Contract in Sweden
Otis has secured a contract to modernize 29 escalators for A-Train AB, the operator of the Arlanda Express, which connects the Stockholm, Sweden, city center to Arlanda Airport. The project, starting...
KONE To Replace Tennessee Airport’s Escalators
McGhee Tyson Airport in Blount County, Tennessee, just south of Knoxville, awarded a US$1.1 million contract to KONE to replace its two main downward and upward escalators, outlets including the Knoxville...
Escalator Upgrade in Store For Pennsylvania Airport
Thanks to US$3 million in federal funding announced by U.S. Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania on October 22, Harrisburg International Airport in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, will be...
American Startup Aims to Revolutionize Moving Walks
Brothers John and Matine Yuksel, both members of the A17 Escalator & Moving Walk Committee and Accelerating Walk Task Force, are bringing their father’s 48-year-old idea to life with Beltways®,...
Keles Appointed to New, Multifaceted TKE Leadership Role
TK Elevator (TKE) announced in August that a new, multifaceted leadership role has been created for Ercan Keles, most recently TKE chief financial officer — a role he held for...
Small Alaskan City Welcomes Its First Escalator
Sitka, a small city in southeastern Alaska, is welcoming its first escalator with a new unit being installed on August 26 at the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, KCAW reports. The...
Texas Airport Launches Escalator Safety Campaign
The Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport has launched a new safety campaign to reduce preventable escalator accidents that can cause injuries, disrupt travel plans and take equipment out of service,...
150 TKE Victoria Escalators Enhance Accessibility at Guangzhou Baiyun Train Station
TK Elevator (TKE) announced on May 28 it provided 150 heavy-duty victoria escalators for the newly reopened Guangzhou Baiyun train station in Guangzhou, China. Positioned as one of China's cutting-edge...
Schindler Completes La Guardia Work Ahead of Schedule
With sometimes 30 mechanics on-site six days a week, Schindler completed installation of 20 elevators, 21 escalators and four moving walks at NYC's La Guardia airport in only 18 months,...
