Recently added articles from Airports International:
UK regulator orders BAA airport sale.(Headline News)
May 01, 2009 ... The UK's Competition Commission (CC) has confirmed the break-up of airports operator BAA by ordering the company to sell three of its seven facilities; London Gatwick, London Stansted and either Edinburgh or Glasgow. The CC's announcement is part of a final report on its ...
EU slot rules to be relaxed.(Headline News)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... The European Commission announced on March 10 that it is relaxing the 'use-or-lose' rules on airline slots for the summer 2009 season due to the current global recession. Up until now airlines must use these slots at least 80% of the time or risk losing them. However, many full service ...
AI Ain gets full aerodrome certification.(Headline News)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... AI Ain International Airport has been awarded full aerodrome certification from the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) following the successful Operation Volcano aircraft crash simulation exercise, which took part in March. An airport safety oversight audit has also been ...
Airlines 'lose one million bags'.(Headline News)
May 01, 2009 ... The Air Transport Users Council (AUC) has said the world's airlines mishandled 42 million bags in 2007 and irretrievably lost more than a million of them. The AUC reports that the problem was the industry's worst baggage performance statistics in recent years. The ...
Britain's airports 'must focus on passengers'.(Headline News)
May 01, 2009 ... It looks as though Britain's airports will have to concentrate on consumers and the environmental impacts of their operations, under proposed reforms to their regulatory system, as the UK's Secretary of State for Transport, Geoff Hoon, has suggested giving the Civil Aviation Authority ...
Airline earnings dip as demand falls.(Headline News)
May 01, 2009 ... Several major international airlines have reported losses or a big drop in profits for 2008 as the global recession hits demand for air travel. Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus recorded a net loss of $136m, compared with a $133m profit in 2007. Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific suffered ...
BA to miss 2008/9 financial goals.(Headline News)
May 01, 2009 ... British Airways says it will miss its full-year financial targets, due to a significant reduction in the demand for premium class travel. The airline expects to suffer an operating loss of 150m [pounds sterling] (US$223m) for 2008/9 up to 25m [pounds sterling] (US$37m) more than ...
Brisbane delays projects.(Headline News)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The recent softening of passenger numbers and a flat outlook for the coming year have led Brisbane Airport Corporation to adopt a revised delivery schedule for two of its four major infrastructure projects. In a company press release BAC CEO and ...
Bahrain: towards 2030: Tom Allett reports from Bahrain, an airport with regional ambitions.(Middle East: Bahrain)
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Located in the Persian Gulf, near the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain is an archipelago of 40 islands with Manama as its capital city. Oil has long since replaced pearls as the nation's main economic pillar and today its business ...
Flying the Falcon: in the latest in our series about the world's top airlines, Tom Allett reports on how Gulf Air's Premium Class offerings are about to get even better.(Middle East: Gulf Air)
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Even during an economic downturn, when it comes to winning the favours of Premium Class travellers no airline can afford to rest on its laurels for too long. Despite the current global recession and reports from numerous airlines about reduced passenger ...
All quiet in Dubai: Airports International looks at how Emirates Airline has taken extreme measures to minimize the acoustic impact of engine ground runs.(Middle East Special: Dubai)
May 01, 2009 ... Background The Emirates Engineering Centre is one of the largest civil aviation maintenance facilities in the world and consists of eight air-conditioned hangars designed to accommodate aircraft of any size, including the A380. High power ground run-ups of aircraft engines are a ...
Putting passengers first: Jim Bujold, VP Honeywell Building Solutions explains how intelligent technologies help airport operators put passengers first.(Passenger: Technology)
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Change is afoot. In March 2009, the British Government made clear its intention to bring about regulatory reform that will improve the flying public's lot--that will force UK airport operators to put the passenger first. Transport secretary ...
Biometric IDs: the right solution? The use of biometric ID checks remains a divisive subject for many people, says John Elliott from Consult Hyperion, an independent consultancy. But does this technology help to make our airports more secure?(Security: Biometric IDs)
May 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With airport security now a regular part of our travelling lives, a lot of attention is being paid to how we can make the processes and procedures in this area more effective and efficient. A large part of this challenge centres on the ability to ...
EDS: new certification: America's TSA has certified the eXaminer SX explosives detection system from L-3 for operational service.(Security: EDS)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On March 4, 2009, L-3 Security & Detection Systems announced the certification of its eXaminer SX explosives detection system (EDS) by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Built on the existing eXaminer 3DX computer tomography (CT) ...
A runway success: Newcastle International's head of operations Chris Davis believes that good communication and planning were the principal reasons for the success of the airport's recent resurfacing project. Richard Maslen spoke to the experienced airport executive.(Paving: Runway Success)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A 6 million [pounds sterling] (US$8.7m) scheme to resurface the runway at Newcastle International Airport in the UK's North East was completed on February 28, 2009, five weeks ahead of schedule. The work by contractors Tarmac involved replacing the top ...
The weakest link? Manfred Weiss from Siemens AG Industry Automation division underlines the importance of guaranteeing an airport's power supply.(Project Update: Siemens)
May 01, 2009 ... Airports belong to the type of buildings that demand maximum reliability in terms of their electric power supply. An airport operator would regard total power failure as one of their worst nightmares. However, despite these facilities' incredible complexity, the task presented to their ...
Siemens awarded SFO baggage contract.
May 01, 2009 ... The Siemens Mobility Division has been awarded a $1 million contract from the Turner Construction Company, to design, supply and install n new baggage handling system as part of San Francisco International Airport's (SFO) Terminal2 renovation project. Additionally, the deal includes ...
BAWC appoints Danish general sales agent.
May 01, 2009 ... British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) has appointed Cargo Care International as its general sales agent (GSA) in Denmark, following a successful tender process. The agreement came into effect in March 2009. Mike Horsley, BAWC's Area Commercial Manager, North West Europe, said: "Cargo Care ...
Reveal Imaging announces twelve Asia Pacific ct-80 sales.(Financial report)
May 01, 2009 ... In April Reveal Imaging Technologies Inc announced the sale of twelve Reveal CT-80/CT-80DR automated explosives detection systems (EDS) to clients in the Asia Pacific region. The deals total $4.8 million. The Reveal CT-80 class systems enable ...
Toronto tests SafeLED IQ.(Toronto Pearson International Airport installs light emitting diodes)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Toronto Pearson International Airport in North American airport to test the Safegate's SafeLED IQ lighting fixture which allows the user the to monitor and control each and every fixture in the circuit in order to give higher availability and lower ...