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Chinese ambition remains undimmed

In recent years the Chinese airport sector has experienced an enormous upswing, reflecting the country's emergence as a global economic superpower.

19-Aug-2010


*Greece selects Comsoft to modernise RMCDE
The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA) has selected Comsoft to upgrade its Radar Message Conversion and Distribution Equipment (RMCDE), as the Greek air navigation ...
02-Sep-2010

AirBaltic launches tender for Riga terminal design
Latvian airline airBaltic is holding an international contest to attract design ideas for the new terminal at Riga International Airport. A terminal is envisaged...
02-Sep-2010

Franco-Turkish group wins 20-year deal to run Pristina
The Kosovan government announced in mid-August that a Franco-Turkish consortium has been selected to run Pristina International Airport in a 20-year concession. Under the...
02-Sep-2010

Zagreb wins support for construction concession model
The operators of Frankfurt, Vienna and Zurich airports have expressed interest in a construction concession for the new passenger terminal at Zagreb Airport in ...
02-Sep-2010

Rockhampton to receive new tower
A new air traffic control tower is being built at Rockhampton Airport in Australia. The AUD6 million (USD5.4 million) tower will be 21 m ...
02-Sep-2010

Ethiopia tests AMHS
The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) is conducting site acceptance tests of an ATS Message Handling System (AMHS) at Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Bole, ...
01-Sep-2010

Oxford orders Precision Applications recording system
Oxford Airport in the UK is to receive a voice and radar recording system from Precision Applications. The system fully complies with the latest ...
01-Sep-2010

Cyrrus assists in Kent airspace change proposal
Air traffic management consultancy Cyrrus has been selected by Infratil Airports Europe to help manage an airspace change proposal for Kent International Airport in ...
01-Sep-2010

TSA funds latest Love Field baggage-handling system
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has allocated USD19.5 million from its Fiscal Year 2010 budget to fund a new inline baggage-handling system (BHS) ...
01-Sep-2010

Pteris Global reports improved 1H figures
Singapore-based baggage-handling equipment specialist Pteris Global posted increased revenue and profits for the first half of 2010, the company announced in August. At SGD51.8...
01-Sep-2010

FLIR set for ICx Technologies acquisition
FLIR Systems is poised to acquire ICx Technologies for about USD274 million. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010 ...
31-Aug-2010

Poland and Lithuania kick off Baltic FAB study
Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) and its Lithuanian counterpart, Oro navigacija, initiated a feasibility study into developing a Functional Airspace Block (FAB) for ...
31-Aug-2010

Comsoft starts NATS datalink upgrade
Comsoft has begun work on modernising the open datalink interface (OLDI) operated by UK air navigation service provider NATS. NATS will receive the Comsoft ...
31-Aug-2010

Cairo whittles T2 bidders down to 15
A total of 15 bidders have passed the pre-qualification stage of the USD400 million renovation contract for Terminal 2 (T2) at Cairo International Airport. ...
31-Aug-2010

Maputo terminal set for November opening
State-owned Mozambican operator ADM announced in mid-August that Maputo International Airport will inaugurate its new passenger terminal in November 2010. Anhui Foreign Economics Construction...
31-Aug-2010

*Privately designed RNP procedure spreads its wings
An American Airlines B-737-800 on 26 August became the first passenger aircraft in the US to make use of public performance-based navigation (PBN) procedures ...
27-Aug-2010

*Wanzl reveals automated boarding pass control system
Wanzl Metallwarenfabrik of Germany has introduced the eGate - an automated system to replace manned boarding pass control desks at airports. Passengers making the...
27-Aug-2010

Malta implements solar power system
Malta International Airport announced on 12 August that it is installing photovoltaic array of 435 polycrystalline panels. The EUR200,000 (USD254,178) project is being part-financed ...
27-Aug-2010

Swissport-Losch wins Lufthansa ground-handling services deal for Munich
Lufthansa has selected Swissport-Losch for ground support operations at Munich Airport. The six-year deal covers about 25 per cent of the Lufthansa fleet and ...
27-Aug-2010

Enrique Jiménez International tender attracts global attention
The tender to design and build Panama's Enrique Jiménez International Airport in Colón province has attracted interest from 36 national and international companies. Panamanian...
27-Aug-2010

CT baggage-screening system poised for operational tests
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is set to begin a formal 45-day operational test and evaluation (OT&E) of the CTX 9800 DSi ...
27-Aug-2010

Edmonton project will be completed 'under budget'
The expansion of Canada's Edmonton International Airport will be completed well under budget, a senior airport official has predicted. Paul Garbiar, vice-president of infrastructure...
26-Aug-2010

MAp prepares to sell ASUR stake amid positive 1H results
Macquarie Airports (MAp) in mid-August announced that it is selling its 16 per cent stake in Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste de ...
26-Aug-2010

Halifax Stanfield plans next decade of improvements
Canada's Halifax Stanfield International Airport has published its capital investment plan for 2011-20. The Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) stated in early August that ...
26-Aug-2010

Power Systems International launches series of frequency converters
UK-based Power Systems International has developed a range of 400 Hz solid-state ground power frequency converters. The EF 40 series is designed for installation ...
26-Aug-2010

Russian bank invests in Vladivostok revamp
Russian state-owned national development bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) is investing RUR914.3 million (USD29.5 million) in the upgrade of Vladivostok International Airport. The airport is being...
26-Aug-2010

*Liverpool simulates future security needs
Liverpool John Lennon Airport has ordered the MFlow Forecast simulation tool developed by Lanner Group and Human Recognition Systems (HRS). The airport originally appointed...
25-Aug-2010

Intelcan wins deal for Jamaican control towers
Intelcan is to design, build and supply equipment for two new air traffic control towers in Jamaica. Intelcan will work on towers at Norman ...
25-Aug-2010

WS Atkins set to acquire PBSJ Corporation
UK-based WS Atkins announced in early August that it plans to acquire US engineering and construction firm PBSJ Corporation for USD280 million. The deal...
25-Aug-2010

Frankfurt achieves record July passenger numbers
Frankfurt Airport posted record passenger traffic for July, operator Fraport announced in mid-August. The monthly total of 5.28 million passengers - a 7.7 per ...
25-Aug-2010

Balfour Beatty secures new Heathrow T2 building contract
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a GBP460 million (USD560.9 million) construction contract for the second phase of the T2B Terminal 2 satellite building project ...
25-Aug-2010

*JFK to expand and enhance Terminal 4
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, JFK International Air Terminal (JFKIAT) and Delta Airlines have announced a USD1.2 billion project to ...
24-Aug-2010

Universities study methods to cut terminal carbon emissions
Regional UK airports are working with academia to assess ways of reducing the carbon footprint of terminal buildings. The Institute of Energy and Sustainable ...
24-Aug-2010

*Dublin nears completion of Terminal 2
Terminal 2 (T2) at Dublin Airport is on track to open in November 2010, according to lead architect and master planner Pascall+Watson. Structural construction ...
24-Aug-2010

BAA reports July rise in UK traffic
The six UK airports operated by BAA handled 10.9 million passengers in July 2010, a 0.3 per cent increase on the same period in ...
24-Aug-2010


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