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Airport Review
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Cover Story
These are exciting times for aviation biofuel developers.
18-Jan-2012
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EC renews Helios support role for SES
The European Commission (EC) in mid-January renewed its contract for Helios to support the Industry Consultation Body (ICB) for the Single European Sky (SES). ...
27-Jan-2012
Portugal cancels Edifer contract
Portuguese airport authority ANA has rescinded a contract signed with Edifer covering expansion work to be undertaken on Lisbon Portela International Airport. This work ...
27-Jan-2012
US armed forces to face reduced airport security screening
A new bill signed into US law will allow military personnel and their families to pass through domestic airports with reduced security screening, providing ...
27-Jan-2012
Fraport considers Brazilian consortium bid
A consortium put together by Fraport of Germany and Brazilian highway operator Ecorodovias is deciding which of the three airport concessions in Brazil it ...
27-Jan-2012
FAA chooses Saab Sensis for ASSC project
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Saab Sensis for the Airport Surface Surveillance Capability (ASSC) programme at nine sites in the US. ...
27-Jan-2012
*Denver assumes larger role in STRP
Denver International Airport expects to take over as programme manager for its South Terminal Redevelopment Program (STRP), a position formally held by Parsons Transportation ...
26-Jan-2012
Hong Kong unveils mixed bag of 2011 statistics
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) released its full-year traffic statistics on 25 January, revealing passenger traffic of 53.91 million in 2011. The 5.9 per...
26-Jan-2012
Dubai International reveals record growth in 2011
Dubai International Airport processed almost 51 million passengers in 2011, according to the Dubai Airports annual traffic report released on 24 January. The final...
26-Jan-2012
Changi sees double-digit increase in traffic
Singapore Changi Airport has reported a 10.7 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger traffic and aircraft movements for 2011. Annual statistics released by operator...
26-Jan-2012
Finavia reports increased traffic in 2011
Finnish airport operator Finavia has reported that more than 19 million passengers used the nation's airports in 2011, marking a 16 per cent year-on-year ...
26-Jan-2012
*Fraport reveals record passenger numbers
Major airports in Germany have reported record passenger levels for 2011, according to statistics released in January 2012. Frankfurt Airport handled 56.44 million passengers ...
25-Jan-2012
Luton unveils expansion plans
London Luton Airport Limited (LLAL) has announced plans to increase capacity by 57 per cent through improvements to its terminal, roads, taxiway, aprons and ...
25-Jan-2012
Gatwick growth rises above European average
Passenger numbers at Gatwick Airport increased by 7.3 per cent in 2011 to 33.64 million, according to annual statistics released in mid-January. The rate...
25-Jan-2012
Spain halts bids for Madrid and Barcelona concessions
Spain's new conservative government has suspended the process of selling off concessions to run the country's two largest international airports at Madrid and Barcelona. ...
25-Jan-2012
Budapest hits all-time high
Budapest Airport posted annual passenger traffic of 8.92 million for 2011. The 8.9 per cent year-on-year increase at the Hungarian hub reflected a record ...
25-Jan-2012
Vaisala to sell wind profiler business
Vaisala announced on 23 January that it is selling its wind profiler business to German company Scintec, "in order to better focus on the ...
24-Jan-2012
Indonesia affirms solution to terminal congestion
Construction of a new terminal at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali is a "top priority" for Indonesia, a government minister said during the ...
24-Jan-2012
Philippines to continue prioritising aviation infrastructure
Airport development remains high on the agenda for the Phillipines, a government official confirmed during the ASEAN Tourism Forum in Indonesia on 10-15 January. ...
24-Jan-2012
CrisBelt gains BNP certification
The CrisBelt baggage conveyor system from Beumer Group company Crisplant has met independently defined criteria for design, quality and reliability, after obtaining certification from ...
24-Jan-2012
Indonesia to establish new ATC authority
A new state-owned air traffic control (ATC) authority for Indonesia is to be established in the first quarter of 2012. Herry Bhakti Gumay, head ...
24-Jan-2012
*Narda tool pinpoints source of interference
Narda Test Solutions, a German subsidiary of L-3 Communications, has developed a new interference and detection analyser that would allow air traffic controllers or ...
23-Jan-2012
Ontario management row rumbles on
The municipal authorities in Ontario, California, have offered Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) a "comprehensive financial package" to manage Ontario Airport. LAWA said the ...
23-Jan-2012
Vargas Gómez becomes new Aena president
Spain's new conservative government has appointed José Manuel Vargas Gómez as president and director general for state-run airports and air traffic authority Aena. Vargas...
23-Jan-2012
New charter services reflect improved US-Cuba relations
Island Travel & Tours has become the charter airline to establish a service between Cuba and the US, underlining recent efforts to improve travel ...
23-Jan-2012
TAM seeks biofuel advances
TAM Airlines, the largest carrier in South America, is stepping up its viability study into the use of biokerosene in the hope of starting ...
23-Jan-2012
Lockheed Martin targets DCIS
Lockheed Martin has confirmed it is bidding for the US Data Communications Integrated Services (DCIS) contract. Diane DeSua, director of NextGen strategy at Lockheed...
19-Jan-2012
*Incident response moves beyond ARFF
The Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) Working Group held its 22nd Annual Conference and Symposium on 26-29 September 2011 in Orlando, Florida. The...
20-Jan-2012
Indian operator buys Épinal
Indian airport development company Super Airport Infrastructure has acquired 51 per cent of SEAM, the management company for Épinal-Mirecourt Airport in Lorraine, eastern France. ...
20-Jan-2012
Navi Mumbai faces cash crunch
As Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport approaches saturation with little scope for expansion to passenger terminal and cargo facilities, Maharashtra state agency City and Industrial ...
20-Jan-2012
Aerobahn extends to US Airways
Efforts by Saab Sensis to enhance its Aerobahn airport surface management system continue to yield sales for the company, with US Airways the latest ...
20-Jan-2012
Maldives prepares new terminal for 2014
Construction is under way on a new terminal at Malé International Airport in the Maldives. The terminal is being built by GMR Malé International ...
20-Jan-2012
Global airport revenues grow 7 per cent
Total airport revenue worldwide in the 2010-2011 financial year reached USD101.8 billion, a 7 per cent increase on 2009-2010, according to a survey by ...
20-Jan-2012
Japan unveils privatisation plans
The Japanese central government has announced plans to sell off 27 airports that it manages, as well as 67 operated by regional authorities. The...
19-Jan-2012
ADB finishes Afghanistan upgrades
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in December 2011 completed its delayed USD35.3 million Regional Airports Rehabilitation Project involving four airports in northern Afghanistan. ...
19-Jan-2012
Nepal turns to SITA to reduce check-in queues
Increasing inbound traffic has led the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal to sign a seven-year agreement with IT provider SITA. The aim is to ...
19-Jan-2012
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