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*Work starts on T5C building at Heathrow
Carillion has begun work construction work on the T5C satellite building at London Heathrow, working with Pascall+Watson as lead architect. The GBP400 million (USD600...
05-Dec-2008
King Abdulaziz airport prepares for new facilities
Work on laying foundations at the new passenger terminals at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah is due to commence on 29 December, ...
02-Dec-2008
Luanda to modernise international airport
Luanda's 4 de Fevereiro international airport is to be modernised at a cost of USD74 million to allow it to handle 3.6 million passengers ...
02-Dec-2008
Dutch airports pay the price of 'green tax'
Traffic figures at Dutch airports have declined since 1 July 2008, after the government began to levy a special environmental airline passenger tax on ...
01-Dec-2008
Isolux wins Teruel contract
Construction group Isolux y Corsan has been awarded a EUR38.2 million (USD48.5 million) contract to build a new airport for the provincial capital of ...
01-Dec-2008
India seeks clear development strategy
India's cautious opening up of its economy to foreign investment over the past decade means that, while threatened by the credit crunch, it is ...
28-Nov-2008
Kansai cargo apron nears completion
Work is almost completed on the cargo apron at Kansai International Airport, Japan, operator Kansai International Airport Co Ltd announced in November 2008. ...
28-Nov-2008
Anti-government protesters take over Bangkok's second airport
Anti-government protesters took over the second airport in Thailand's capital Bangkok - Don Muang - on 26 November 2008, a day after they occupied ...
27-Nov-2008
*Putting old terminals to good use
In these eco-conscious times airports worldwide are increasingly faced with the question of how to deal with old terminals that have been replaced by ...
26-Nov-2008
Protesters force Bangkok Suvarnabhumi to cease operations
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport has been forced to cease operations after anti-government protesters took over the facility. Executive vice-president for planning and finance at...
26-Nov-2008
China's Kang Ding airport opens for business
Kang Ding Airport in China has opened for business with the arrival of a China Eastern Airlines B-737-700, state-owned news agency Xinhua reported on ...
26-Nov-2008
Industry voices fears about rise in UK Air Passenger Duty
The UK government announced on 24 November 2008 that it is raising Air Passenger Duty (APD) by more than 10 per cent from 1 ...
26-Nov-2008
Sweden embraces green approach to airport management
Scandinavian countries have long advocated environmental awareness, so it may come as no surprise that in late 2006 Luftfartsverket (LFV), the Swedish civil aviation ...
25-Nov-2008
South Africa nears airport upgrade goal
Ever since South Africa was chosen to host the 2010 World Cup more than four years ago, the country's government has been using the ...
24-Nov-2008
Doha seeks to meet huge demand with new development
The past decade's growth in traffic at Doha International Airport has seen the number of passengers using the overstretched terminal rise from two million ...
24-Nov-2008
*Manchester wraps up catering and retail phase of T2 redevelopment
Architecture practice Pascall+Watson announced on 20 October that it has completed redevelopment work on the catering and retail areas of Terminal 2 (T2) at ...
24-Nov-2008
Reus opens first-phase improved facilities
Reus Airport in northeastern Spain inaugurated the first phase of a EUR37 million (USD47 million) improvement programme on 4 November. Work included a ...
24-Nov-2008
*The benefits of integration
The vast scale of modern airports means that bringing together IT systems, while desirable, is not always easy to achieve. However, the Institute for ...
20-Nov-2008
*Mobile boarding moves closer
The use of mobile phones to hold electronic boarding pass information is growing in popularity, as airlines seek to streamline passenger processing through the ...
20-Nov-2008
*IT Focus: Ramping up the connection
Software specialist Appear Networks has teamed with SITA to develop a "context-aware" mobile wireless service for airlines and airports that could yield operational savings ...
19-Nov-2008
India sets up tariff regulations body
Legislation governing competition among airports in India was passed by the country's parliament on 24 October 2008. The Airport Economic Regulatory Authority Bill will ...
18-Nov-2008
China plans extra investment in infrastructure
The head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Li Jiaxiang, revealed plans in early November 2008 for further investment in civil aviation ...
14-Nov-2008
AENA seeks bids for La Palma expansion programme
An expansion project at La Palma Airport in the Canary Islands will include the building of a replacement firefighting centre and the extension of ...
14-Nov-2008
AENA awards largest batch of Spanish retail/catering concessions
Two locally based groups have been the main beneficiaries of the biggest ever batch of retail and catering concessions to be awarded by AENA, ...
13-Nov-2008
Opening of Spain's Ciudad Real airport hit by further delay
Spain's first private airport at Ciudad Real is not expected to be operational before the beginning of December 2008, more than a month after ...
11-Nov-2008
EU approves funding for 43 aviation research projects
The European Commission announced on 9 October that 43 aviation research projects have been approved for funding worth EUR200.6 million (USD255.5 million) under the ...
11-Nov-2008
'Efforts to address climate change must continue', officials tell European aviation conference
A conference on aviation environmental issues has been told by senior European transport officials to expect further action to tackle climate change, beyond including ...
11-Nov-2008
Schiphol Group and AdP create European dual-hub model
Aéroports de Paris (AdP) and Schiphol Group announced in October that they will create a dual-hub model designed to lure new airlines. The partnership...
10-Nov-2008
Vietnam plans new airport for domestic traffic
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has released plans for the new Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi, which will handle only domestic traffic. ...
10-Nov-2008
Panama sees 23% rise in passenger traffic over eight months
The Panama Civil Aviation Authority has recorded a 23.2 per cent rise in passenger traffic for the period from 1 January-31 August 2008. A...
10-Nov-2008
Spanish ground handlers face prospect of redundancy
At least 1,000 of the 14,000 workers currently employed in ground-handling activities at Spanish airports are set to lose their jobs as a price ...
10-Nov-2008
ACSA opens central terminal at OR Tambo
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has opened the initial phase of the central terminal building at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg at a ...
07-Nov-2008
Zimbabwe begins airport modernisation programme
The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) has launched a modernisation programme for the country's eight airports. Modern fire-fighting equipment has already been acquired ...
07-Nov-2008
Dubai opens doors to T3
Dubai International Airport opened its new Terminal 3 (T3) on 14 October as part of a continuing USD7 billion expansion programme. Once all upgrades ...
07-Nov-2008
AENA appoints new president
María Encarnación Vivancos, previously undersecretary of state at the Spanish Ministry of Development, was named in late October as the new president of the ...
06-Nov-2008
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