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Airport Review
*Europe responds to flight predictions
The number of flights in Europe is set to increase from 2013 onwards, according to the latest edition of Eurocontrol's Medium Term Forecast of ...
16-May-2012
Russian government proposes Moscow merger
A working group set up by the Russian Ministry of Transport has suggested merging Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports to tackle the capacity problems ...
15-May-2012
*Dubai begins Concourse 3 rehearsals
An operational readiness and testing (ORAT) programme is in full swing at Dubai International Airport in preparation for the opening of Concourse 3 in ...
15-May-2012
Malaysia proposes NAC
The Malaysian government is planning to establish an intermediary body for the aviation sector. Speaking on 14 May during the Modern Railways Conference in ...
15-May-2012
Clamour increases for second Sydney airport
A second airport serving Sydney in Australia is essential, according to a recent report from the New South Wales (NSW) and federal governments. A...
11-May-2012
Report calls for extra capacity at major Indian cities
Analysis of air traffic demand in India has concluded that major cities in the country will need additional airport capacity by 2020 amid a ...
11-May-2012
East Timor plans upgrades
East Timor will use its oil and gas revenues to finance airport modernisation, the country's departing president, Jose Ramos-Horta, said during a trip to ...
10-May-2012
ICAO backs simpler aviation rules
A major international meeting on making air transport more sustainable has heard calls for a harmonisation of civil aviation administrative and regulatory processes, encouraging ...
10-May-2012
Landmark Indian heliport development makes progress
A new INR750 million (USD14 million) heliport near the Indian capital New Delhi is set for completion by early 2014. Egis India Consulting Engineers, ...
09-May-2012
HAL presses ahead with Ozar conversion
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is planning to convert its HAL Ozar Airport facility into a commercial airport, managing director PV Deshmukh has said. Currently...
09-May-2012
US federal funding remains a bone of contention
US airports and airlines remain at cross purposes on funding for infrastructure improvements. Airports are seeking increased funding from the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) ...
08-May-2012
*FAA looks ahead amid ETS anger
While much of the discussion at the 37th Annual Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Forecast Conference in March 2012 was devoted to the current ...
04-May-2012
London City welcomes new CEO
Declan Collier has begun his new role as chief executive officer (CEO) of London City Airport. Collier's former role as CEO of Dublin Airport ...
03-May-2012
Tallinn plans terminal expansion
Tallinn Airport is planning to build a small five-gate terminal for low-cost airlines as it prepares to deal with rising demand. The largest airport ...
25-Apr-2012
*Spain pins hopes on Corvera to buck PPP trend
Backers of a new regional airport in Spain hope that it will buck an ignominious recent trend for public-private partnerships (PPPs). But is the ...
25-Apr-2012
Thai minister sounds cautious note on Bangkok runway expansion
Thailand is unlikely to see any significant expansion of its airports and even a third runway at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi is problematic, a government minister ...
24-Apr-2012
EC ground-handling reforms make progress
The EU Council of Ministers has backed reforms to ground-handling regulations that were proposed by the European Commission (EC). New measures would insist that...
24-Apr-2012
Airline duty of passenger care extends to natural disasters, says ECJ
A European Court of Justice (ECJ) judge has advised that EU airlines must take care of passengers hit by delays, even when the cause ...
24-Apr-2012
*PANYNJ plans a path through the metroplex maze
As the US Federal Aviation Administration seeks to adapt the National Airspace System (NAS) to deal with the future air travel environment, one of ...
24-Apr-2012
Update: Airlines must support EU regionals, say MEPs
The Transport Committee of the European Parliament has proposed non-binding legislation that would compel airlines to aid EU regional airports. One measure would ban...
23-Apr-2012
India raises the stakes on ETS
Formal opposition to including aviation within the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is intensifying, after an Indian government minister raised the stakes by describing ...
20-Apr-2012
Lviv warms up for Euro 2012
Lviv Danylo Halytski International Airport formally opened its new international terminal on 12 April, as Ukraine prepares to host the Euro 2012 football tournament. ...
20-Apr-2012
EC, Sri Lanka seal open skies deal
A restrictive air services agreement has been negotiated between the European Commission (EC) and Sri Lanka that incorporates existing bilateral deals with individual EU ...
20-Apr-2012
Airlines must support EU regionals, say MEPs
The Transport Committee of the European Parliament has approved potential legislation that would compel airlines to aid EU regional airports. One measure would ban...
20-Apr-2012
Ulyanovsk poised to serve NATO
Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport in Russia could be used as a logistics hub serving NATO operations in Afghanistan, Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin told state media ...
19-Apr-2012
Narita reiterates LCC terminal scheme
Tokyo Narita International Airport in early April confirmed plans to build a new terminal for low-cost airlines. State-owned Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA) expects ...
18-Apr-2012
Federal agencies to fund Niagara runway upgrade
The runway at Niagara Falls International Airport is to be upgraded in a USD23 million project. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is providing ...
17-Apr-2012
Newark Terminal B upgrade nears completion
The USD350 million project to modernise Terminal B at Newark Liberty International Airport is nearing completion, the Port Authority of New York and New ...
17-Apr-2012
Delta breaks ground at LaGuardia
Construction work is under way on a USD160 million expansion project for Delta Air Lines at New York LaGuardia Airport, following a ground-breaking ceremony ...
17-Apr-2012
Kuwait seeks foreign partners for planned LCC terminal
The Kuwait Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is soliciting expressions of interest (EOIs) from foreign companies for the building and operating of a ...
17-Apr-2012
*Dubai plans keep pace with demand
Government-owned operator and manager Dubai Airports must juggle surging airline growth from Dubai-based Emirates and flydubai with the development of the new Al Maktoum ...
11-Apr-2012
Gatwick simulates pier expansion
Gatwick Airport has selected aviation consultancy EC Harris for an airfield simulation study. Using the Simmod PRO! dynamic simulation software from United States-based ATAC, ...
10-Apr-2012
Monarch renews IBAS ground-handling agreement
Monarch Airlines has renewed its ground-handling contract with Iberia Airport Services (IBAS). IBAS stated on 28 March that the new five-year deal will see ...
05-Apr-2012
Airlines face spike in Spanish fees
Spanish airports operated by Aena Aeropuertos are set to raise airline charges by an average of 18.9 per cent under government budget proposals presented ...
05-Apr-2012
*UPDATE: Getting Libya back on course
Little more than 12 months after the outbreak of the civil war in Libya, which ousted Colonel Moammar Ghadaffi from power but paralysed the ...
04-Apr-2012
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