After a three-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a renewed focus on airport expansion and development in the Arabian Gulf region. The GCC is home to some of the busiest airports in the world, and its strategic location at the crossroads between the East and West makes it an ideal hub for international travel.

One of the biggest challenges in constructing airports is completing projects on time and within budget – a task that becomes more difficult when trying to minimise disruptions to schedules and the overall customer experience. However, new technology is now revolutionising work in this sector.

Many interpret the definition of a digital twin as a 3D model of a physical asset, for example, a terminal building, runway, bridge, or tunnel. However, without a connection between the digital version and its physical counterpart or process in the real world, it is a static update of an asset or activity at a given point in time.

In today’s increasingly interconnected world, airports have become vital gateways that welcome international travellers from far and wide. Serving as the first point of contact, airports significantly shape an individual's initial perception of a country, and so hold immense symbolic and practical significance.

Leading temporary and semi-permanent buildings specialist Losberger De Boer says it has developed a new comprehensive hangar solution for the storage and light maintenance of A380s that will protect the aircraft from environmental factors and help prevent wing cracks.