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Science and technologyBudapest Airport: legal proceedings not stop privatization
Budapest, Hungary - Hungarian Government appealed against Budapest work tribunal's sentence
There are new the developments in the situation of Budapest Airport privatization (see for details AVIONEWS), after Government appealed against Budapest work tribunal’s sentence which cancelled the privatization’s ten... more
Science and technologyBaghdad Airport closed (2): Iraqi National Guard to attend to its security
Baghdad, Iraq - Replacing British company's personnel after an order by Iraqi Ministry of Transport
Iraqi Minister of Transport ordered to send Iraqi National Guard and Army’s units (still under setting and training) to Baghdad International Airport in order to replace British company’s personnel ass... more
Science and technologyBaghdad Airport closed due to a lower security level
Baghdad, Iraq - Because of a decision by the British firm providing security services as it moans about delays in payment by Iraqi Government
Global Strategies Group, as the British company which provides security services at Baghdad International Airport, forced the air station to stay closed today due to the suspension of services and the... more
Science and technologySagat Handling awarded tender announced by British Airways
Turin, Italy - For supplying of handling services on the Caselle's Airport
"Sagat Handling, Sagat Group’s society, awarded the tender for the renewal of handling services announced by BA in all the European airports on which it flies. The agreement expected that all BA’s air... more
Science and technologySafety controls over Chinese airports to start
Beijing, China - To conduct annual inspections whose result will be released
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) has carried out the first air safety inspection in the country: controls have been conducted over two airports -Haikou’s International Airport a... more
Science and technologySagat handling Spa to support British Airways planes till January 31 2008 in all European airports
Turin, Italy - The great success of the Turin's firm
Sagat Handling Spa owned by Sagat Group awarded the tender to operate handling services for British Airways all over European airports where it flies. Agreement between the British carrier and Turin’s c... more
Science and technologySri Lanka: Colombo Airport's talks to discuss on truce with rebels have been cancelled
Colombo, Sri Lanka - A new stop for peace process after rebel's refusal
The Government of Sri Lanka had accepted to meet with the rebels of the "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam" (LTTE) at the international airport of Colombo which has an extraterritoriality form; the appointment... more
Science and technologyOperational unity: the future of Ancona and Pescara airports consists of a single catchment
Ancona, Italy - A proposal suggested by the Marche's air station and welcomed by the Abruzzo's structure avoiding competition, equally sharing routes and aiming to reinforcement
Avoiding competition between the two air stations by positively exploiting passenger traffic (despite some difficulties from a touristic point of view along the Adriatic coast this Summer) by creating... more
Science and technologyProblems at Barcelona Airport: tornado hits North-Eastern Spain since yesterday
Barcelona, Spain - 42 flight have been cancelled and 13 was re-directed
Since last evening, regions of North-Eastern Spain were affected by strong tornado that have caused only material damages to date, but victims or injured were not reported. Barcelona Airport has been forced... more
Science and technologyMedan to have a new airport
Medan, Indonesia - Runway is too much short, it isn't even 3 km long
Indonesian Government intends to speed up the procedures to construct a new airport at Medan following the terrible accident involving a Mandala Airlines aircraft two days ago near the current "Polonia"... more
Science and technologyRome-Fiumicino cancelled three flights due to a storm
Rome, Italy - Some flights have been redirected on Ciampino
A strong storm hit Rome today: rain forced Fiumicino’s "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport to delay about 20 minutes the departures and to cancel three flights -two by Alitalia and one by Air One- coming from M... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport's privatization: Germany's Hochtief made the highest bid
Budapest, Hungary - But privatization tender risks to be annulled by Hungarian court
Hungary’s privatization agency APV is planning the way to set the affair of Budapest Airport’s privatization. Budapest tribunal declared invalid the tender after the airport’s workers claim. The most... more
Science and technologyHurricane "Katrina": New Orleans Lakefront Airport remains closed
Washington, USA - Italian aids have arrived
New Orleans Lakefront Airport is still under water while the "Louis Armstrong" has been opened less than 24 hours following hurricane "Katrina" and currently are handling 3300 flights per day, the quadruple... more
Science and technologyRegional airports: European Commission set rules for their development
Brussels, Belgium - It was unveiled by European Commissioner for Transport, Jacques Barrot
These rules mainly involve airport operators owned by public authorities. Public and private airports must be warranted with a similar treatment. Regional air stations must have an annual passenger traffic... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: GdF arrested a false policeman with ten Kg of drug
Rome, Italy - He was about to take a flight bound for Turkey
During a check performed by Italian Anti-fraud Service and militaries of Financial Police at Fiumicino Airport, a Portuguese native 30 year old man departed from Caracas and bound for Istanbul, has been... more
Science and technologyPerugia Airport: flights to Denmark to restart from September 3
Perugia, Italy - Flight were organized by Umbria Incoming Service tour operator
After being suspended on Summer time, flights to and from Denmark to both Copenhagen and Odensee airports, will restart monthly up to October 22. They will depart from Copenhagen on Saturday at 10:00am... more
Science and technologyAthens Airport lost European Union funding
Brussels, Belgium - Irregularities in requests for funding
The European Commission has reduced the new Athens International Airport aids worth almost EUR 13 million because it violated some EU rules. It seem in fact that recent controls made coming to light certain... more
Science and technologyHurricane "Katrina" (2): the FAA released US airports status
Washington, USA - Some of them are open only to aircraft supporting relief efforts
Considering the emergency resulted from the Hurricane "Katrina" affecting Mississippi, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has released the current status of US airports. 12 air stations are open... more
Science and technologyHurricane "Katrina": US airports to risk to run out of jet-fuel
Washington, USA - If Mexico Gulf refineries not reopen soon, at least 10 airports could suspend operations
Supplies of jet-fuel may last only till the next week and if Mexico Gulf refineries continue to remain closed due to hurricane "Katrina", some large airports as Orlando, Charlotte, Tampa and Fort Myers,... more
Science and technologySarajevo Airport to be closed from tomorrow due to maintenance works
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina - To reopen on September 11
Sarajevo International Airport will remain closed to all air traffic for nine days starting from tomorrow, in order to allow runway’s reconstruction works. Flights served by airlines operating on Sarajevo -... more
Science and technologyA new growth's plan for Lugano Airport
Lugano, Switzerland - Passengers increased by 20% compared with the past year
Lugano-Agno Airport marked over 106,000 passengers passed through it at the end of July, an additional 20% compared with the past year. At least 1/6 of passengers came from Como and its province, in witness... more
Science and technologyAirbus: "Let's fly longer to lower consumption and noise"
Toulouse, France - The European group suggested the production of aircraft provided with lower maximum speed in order to reduce consumption, pollution and noise
Aerospace companies, air transport sector operators and competent authorities asked themselves about operations to be performed in order to lower consumption, pollution and noise when considering the constant... more
Science and technologySacbo: Orio al Serio's Airport closure for four days at the beginning of October
Bergamo, Italy - To allow the realization of planned maintenance works
"The Sacbo (Bergamo-Orio al Serio’s Airport Management Society), in concordance with ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) has ordered the airport’s closure to the traffic from 8:00 (06:00 GMT) of Thu... more
Science and technologySITA Inc awarded contract of USD 200m for providing IT services at Dusseldorf Airport
Geneva, Switzerland - For the first time in history an European airport has signed a ten-year agreement
"For the first time in history an European airport, that one of Dusseldorf, has signed a ten-year agreement for outsourcing of all its Information Technology activities. The contract, for a value of USD... more
Science and technologyWill the laser be the future fixed weapon for fighters?
Washington, USA - Pentagon would think so, if lowering the energy cannon's size by avoiding cumbersome cooling systems
A hybrid solution for the military employment of lasers could lead to the production of a cannon to be installed aboard fighters. Pentagon’s Centre for Search and Development would prove convinced of i... more
Science and technologyA Concorde 2 in 2020 if it proves quiet and cost/effective
Tokyo, Japan - The European-Japanese programme for the new supersonic civil airplane goes on but it needs proper funds
Something about it had been already said some time ago but now the programme aims to start a real designing and maybe testing stage, provided that proper funds are available. It deals with the new supersonic... more
Science and technologyToo many risk of runway incursion in US congested airports
Washington, USA - Runways and taxy-ways too much travelled
The recent incidents happened on the runways at Boston and other American airports have alarmed the experts who are concerned about the air traffic’s increasing and complex directional marks present i... more
Science and technologyMore than 100,000 passengers through Rome's airports yesterday
Rome, Italy - A big influx of tourists despite of scare of terrorism
More than 100,000 people passed through Fiumicino and Ciampino airports yesterday, mostly Roman tourists departing or returning from short holidays. The most requested destinations have been the European... more
Science and technologySwissport sold off to a Spanish group
Geneva, Switzerland - The agreement is expected to be completed next month after competition watchdog authority's approval
One of the largest airport handlers operators, the Swissport International Ltd, has been sold to the Spanish group Ferrovial, construction and services firm with interests in management of Bristol, Belfast,... more
Science and technologyVenice: Italian artificers made a suspicious briefcase explode at the airport
Venice, Italy - It would have been stolen to an Irish citizen and found under a car at the air station's parking area
Italian artificers made an unattended briefcase explode after founding it in the Venice Airport’s parking area on last Saturday in the morning. A bag located under a car had been in fact noticed around 1... more
Science and technologyBird flu: precautionary and check measures through Italian airports
Rome, Italy - A healthy shield against avian flu
The Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport has begun implementing precautionary and check measures involving passengers and merchandise originating from regions affected by bird flu that is about to reach European... more
Science and technologyUSA: East Coast's airports troubled due to a computer's failure
Miami, USA - Long lines at passport controls
Computer system running check’s operations on passengers entering the United States caused a lot of problems in the East Coast airports particularly at Miami International Airport last evening. Earliest t... more
Science and technologyAdelaide crowded of passengers
Adelaide, Australia - A lot of national and international carriers have recently invested in the air station
Adelaide Airport marked more than 5 million of passengers in the last financial year ended on June 30. For the first time the Australian air station exceeded the figure of 5 million, thanks to the increase... more
Science and technologyMalpensa: Royal Air Moroc's flight made a "Priority landing"
Varese, Italy - A cracked window forced Morocco plane's pilot to request the special procedure
A Boeing B-737 of the Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc coming from Casablanca Airport and bound for Malpensa where it was scheduled to land at 12:55am yesterday, asked instead control tower for a "Priority... more
Science and technologySEA and its suitors
Milan, Italy - It attracts the Swiss, the Spanish and Romans as well
Francesco Bellavista Caltagirone, President of the Rome-based Group "Acqua Marcia" (through which he controls the ATA, managing Linate private airport), the Spanish giant company for infrastructure and... more
Science and technologyOrio al Serio: traffic statistics relating to July 2005
Bergamo, Italy - An increase of 36.1 percent respect to the past year
A figure of 466,383 passengers were recorded travelling through Orio al Serio Airport in the month of July 2005, equivalent to an increase of 36.1 percent respect to the past year. The figure for charter... more
Science and technologySendai Airport closed: powerful quake in Japan
Tokyo, Japan - Flights from Tokyo airports were suspended
A powerful earthquake affected the north-Eastern regions of Japan this morning: at least 59 people emerged injured during the 7.2-magnitude quake. The most affected city was Sendai where the authorities... more
Science and technologyOperation "Secure Summer" at Fiumicino
Fiumicino, Italy - An increase of law enforcement units' activities against drug traffic, theft, false documents ownership and support to illegal immigration
Operation "Secure Summer": that is how the increase of security and checks measures at the "Leonardo da Vinci" Rome-Fiumicino Airport has been named, as a consequence most of all of the recent dramatic... more
Science and technologyBoeing: new solutions against noise
Washington, USA – A series of tests on engines and gear using a 777-300ER has begun
Boeing, General Electric, Goodrich, NASA and All Nippon Airways are cooperating within a programme aimed to find new solutions for the reduction of noise. A Japanese airline’s 777-300ER (Extended Range) l... more
Science and technologyUK: traffic growth biased by attempts occurred on July
London, UK - However, British capital's minor air stations would have suffered less thanks to the role played by the low-cost carriers
Data shown by the London’s air stations about one month after the attempts occurred in the British capital on last July 7 appear clashing. Passenger traffic growth reported compared to the same period i... more
Science and technologyBrazil: Rio Branco Airport shut down for zero visibility due to incessant fires
Rio Branco, Brazil - Too smoke barred fire-fighting aircraft from working
Tens of arson are trying the Amazon State of Acre sorely: smoke from fires even is barring fire-fighting helicopters and airplanes from working over the more than 60 blazes that have been burning for some... more
Science and technologyCiampino: 5 hour-shut down due to emergency repairs
Rome, Italy - International flights for London, Baden-Baden, Dortmund and Gerona were cancelled
It re-opened shortly before the 7:00pm (in accordance with what anticipated by AVIONEWS yesterday) Ciampino Airport that was closed at 2:00pm on Thursday, following the detachment of 10 square metres of... more
Science and technologyCiampino closed also to military traffic
Rome, Italy - Flight operations may remain suspended until 7:00pm
Besides civil traffic also military flights would have been suspended because of the detachment of 10 square metres of runway’s tarmac (see for details AVIONEWS). AVIONEWS learned that the trouble would h... more
Science and technologyDesperation travels: other corpse found in Paris in an aircraft landing gear
Paris, France - The young, 15 years old by all appearances, is clear African origins
It’s still to identify the young man, found dead, probably for a congelation, last Tuesday in an undercarriage of an Air France’s aircraft, took off from Montreal, during the normal checks at the Paris "Ch... more
Science and technologyCiampino closed up to 5:00pm: flight diverted on Fiumicino
Rome, Italy - It happens because of the detachment of some square metres of runway's tarmac
Rome-Ciampino Airport’s suspended all flight operations because of the detachment of 10 square metres of runway’s tarmac: recovering actions are currently in progress but the air station will be closed up... more
Science and technologyThe new terminal at Dallas Airport
Washington, USA - The economic effort on security has been high
It has recently inaugurated the new terminal at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: terminal D extends over an area of about 186,000 square metres where more than 5 million of travellers will... more
Science and technologyPassengers increased both at Fiumicino and Ciampino
Rome, Italy - At least additional 3 million of passengers respect to the precedent year
ADR, Rome airports operator, that inaugurated the new airport infrastructures at Fiumicino (terminal AA, domestic flights) and illustrated the works of enlargement to improve passenger services last Monday,... more
Science and technologyDucted fan: the future personal aircraft powerplant according to Kestrel
London, UK - A hybrid electric-ducted propeller for an aircraft developed in several versions
It has been talking about personal aircraft capable of enabling people to increase their transport autonomy for along time (see for details AVIONEWS). Now, the latest newness comes from the United Kingdom... more
Science and technologyThe largest terminal devoted to a single airline has been inaugurated at the "JFK"
New York, USA - It was baptized by American Airlines
Th new USD 1.1bn American Airlines terminal at "John F. Kennedy" International Airport of New York, will be the largest one devoted to a single airline, with over 100 ticketing counters and 36 gates. It... more
Science and technologyLagos Airport closed due to work in progress
Lagos, Nigeria - Domestic flights runway needed urgent repairs
Nigeria’s Lagos Airport was closed for 4 hours yesterday in order to allow patching the holes on the runway some days after the accident occurred last Saturday which involved an Airbus A-330/300 of the G... more