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Science and technologyBUSH ACTIVES THE NATIONAL GUARD TO PROTECT AIRPORTS
USA, Responding to the president's request that governors call up their state National Guard to augment airport security, the Department of Defense has begun interagency coordination with the Department... more
Science and technologySOUTHWEST AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC
DALLAS, "Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) announced today that the Company flew 2.6 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in September 2001, a 21.6 percent decrease from the 3.3 billion RPMs flown... more
Science and technologyREAGAN AIRPORT TO REOPEN TOMORROW
AUSTRALIA, President Bush announced that Washington Reagan international airport will resume operations tomorrow. The traffic will be limited. The airport will resume flights starting from the routes between... more
Science and technologyNIGHT FLIGHTS MAY BE BANNED AT HEATHROW
LONDON, Night flights could be banned soon at London's Heathrwo airport following a European Court ruling today in favour of eight residents living under the airport's flight path claiming the noise generated... more
Science and technologyWASHINGTON REAGAN AIRPORT SOON REOPENED
WASHINGTON, USA, According to NSA sources, the Washington's Ronal Reagan airport, which was closed closed immediately after four airborne terroristic attacks on September 11, would be reopened soon, with... more
Science and technologyLOGAN'S AIRPORT HEAD OF SECURITY TO BE REMOVED
BOSTON, An official from the Massachusetts governor's office said that Joseph Lawless, head of security at Boston Logan's airport, "will be removed soon". Governor Jane Swift is to meet the Port Authority... more
Science and technologyREAGAN AIRPORT TO REOPEN SOON
WASHINGTON, Washington's Reagan airport is expected to reopen soon. The airport was closed after the terrorist attacks and not reopened yet because of its proximity to the White House, Capitol Hill and... more
Science and technologyKHABAROVSK AIRPORT CLOSED DUE TO THICK SMOKE
KHABAROVSK, Russian airport of Khabarovsk, in the Far East, was closed this morning because of the smoke caused by some fires in the forest around the airport. Flights were diverted to other russia... more
Science and technologyVIETNAMESE AIRPORT TO BE OPENED TO INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC
VIETNAM, Phu Bai airport, in the vietnamese city of Hue, is to be opened to international traffic at the request of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar (Burma). The government allowed the Civil Aviation to work... more
Science and technologyFOG CAUSES DELAYS AT LEEDS/BRADFORD AIRPORT
LEEDS, Some flights from Paris and Amsterdam were delayed at Leeds/Bradford airport due to the fog. Airport authorities invited people due to fly to contact their airlines. more
Science and technologyUS AIRPORT'S WORKERS CONTROLS INTENSIFIED
USA, The United States government and Federal Aviation Administration, FAA ordered FBI and airlines to redo criminal checks and scrutinize employment histories airport workers who have access to... more
Science and technologyFOG CAUSES DELAYS AT HEATHROW AIRPORT
LONDON, Several flights departing from Heathrow airport were delayed today due to fog. UK mainland services were mostly disrupted, reported british news agencies. more
Science and technologyNUMBER OF RUSSIAN AIRPORTS DROP
MOSCOW, Russian Deputy Transport Minister Karl Ruppel said the number of airports in Russia fell by 37 to 496 this year. The closure of some regional airports is due to the unsurfaced landing strips. more
Science and technologyAUSTRALIA DEFERS SALE OF SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, Australian government has decided to defer the sale of Sydney airport to early next year owing to "the disruption to financial and aviation markets following the terrorist attacks on the United... more
Science and technologyCRISIS FOR U.S. AIRWAYS FOR PROLONGED CLOSURE OF WASHINGTON'S REAGAN AIRPORT
WASHINGTON, USA, According to US Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta declarations, one of the national largest airline, US Airways, would have major problems if Reagan National Airport in Washington... more
Science and technologySHOOTING AT AMSTERDAM AIRPORT
AMSTERDAM, A shooting occurred this morning at Amsterdam Schipol airport. A spokesman for the airport said the shooting had nothing to do with terrorism but was likely related to a "personal feud". more
Science and technologyFAA INSPECTS MEXICAN AIRPORTS
MEXICO, Mexican authorities said some FAA officials yesterday inspected the 28 tourist mexican airports to check security measures adopted after last week terrorist attacks. The officials recommended "additional... more
Science and technologyNEW YORK AIRPORTS. 50% OF SCHEDULED FLIGHTS ARE RUNNING
NEW YORK, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the three airports of New York, LaGuardia, JFK and Newark, are running at about 50% of their normal level. "Airlines are continuing to operate... more
Science and technologyBOSTON AIRPORT: SECURITY REPORTED AS STANDARD AND NOT LOWER THAN OTHER US AIRPORTS
BOSTON, Two of the four hijacked planes took off from Boston Logan's airport, therefore it comes easy to wonder what went wrong at that airport. Actually, hundreds of investigators, in a "massive investigation",... more
Science and technologyFLIGHTS SUSPENDED AT NEWAR AIRPORT AFTER FIRE IN A BUILDING
NEWARK, A fire in the administration building yesterday caused the suspension of flights at Newark airport for 35 minutes. A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey explained that flights... more
Science and technologyATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES REPORTS 71.2% INCREASE IN AUGUST 2001 TRAFFIC
DULLES, "Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA) (Nasdaq: ACAI) reported preliminary passenger traffic results for August 2001. Systemwide, the company generated 197.6 million revenue passenger miles (RPMs), a... more
Science and technologyBIRMINGHAM AIRPORT: OVER 300.000 PASSENGERS IN JULY
BIRMINGHAM, Birmingham airport recorded a traffic of over 300.000 passengers in July, marking a new record, also compared with the previous year, of 308.523. "There is a vibrant economy in the metro area",... more
Science and technologyALGERIAN FERHAT ABBES AIRPORT WILL BE RENEWED
JIJEL, ALGERIA, With an agreement between the French industry Fema and Algerian authorities for the management of the "Ferhat Abbes" airport, about 20 kms from Wilaya town, is started the project for the... more
Science and technologyMOSCOW AIRPORTS TO HOST REFUGEE CENTERS
MOSCOW, UN High Commissioner for Refugees and Russian National Policy Ministry have signed an agreement establishing the construction of three refugee centers at Moscow Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo-1 and Sheremetyevo-2... more
Science and technologyACCORDING TO ''LE MONDE'' THE THIRD PARIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN DECIDED WITHOUT CONSIDERATION
PARIS, FRANCE, The French daily newspaper "Le Monde" heavily attacked the French first minister Lionel Jospen decision regarding the realizazion of the third Paris airport. according to the newspaper,... more
Science and technologyDEFINED THE EIGHT PLACES IN WHICH WILL BE SELECT THE THIRD PARIS AIRPORT LOCATION
PARIS, FRANCE, Have been presented to the press, by Pierre Zémor, 0president of the commission for the thirs Paris airport, the eight places in which will be select location to build it. In next meeting... more
Science and technologySOUTH AFRICA TRIES TO FIGHT CRIME AT AIRPORTS
SOUTH AFRICA, The Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) will soon begin a project called "zero tolerance", to root out crime at country's airports. Crime rose... more
Science and technologyWOMAN CAUGHT WITH HEROIN AT INDONESIAN AIRPORT
INDONESIA, A Thai woman has been caught carrying 600 grams of heroin while transiting at an indonesian airport. The drugs were wrapped in small plastic packages hidden in the woman's bra and knickers.... more
Science and technologyKANSAI AIRPORT MAY BE PRIVATIZED
OSAKA, The operator handling Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture could be fully privatized by a merger with another corporation, Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota said this morning. The merger would lead... more
Science and technologyLIGHTING KNOCKS OUT RADAR AT BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON AIRPORT
BALTIMORE, A lightning strike yesterday knocked out the primary radar at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. The radar system didn't work for five minutes, said Federal Aviation Administration... more
Science and technologyAUCKLAND AIRPORT'S PROFITS GO UP
AUCKLAND, "Auckland International Airport posted a net profit of $59.1 million for the year ended June 30", said the New Zealand Herald. During the year international passenger movements increased 5 per... more
Science and technologyNARITA'S SECOND RUNWAY TO OPEN EARLIER
TOKYO, The second runway at Tokyo's Narita airport is to open on April 20 2002, a month earlier than the date originally planned, the japanese paper Yomiuri Shimbun reported. The reason for the earlier... more
Science and technologyMOSCOW AIRPORT EMPLOYEES CAUGHT STEALING
MOSCOW, Two employees responsible for luggage were caught stealing items from passengers baggage at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. Cometics, clothes and souvenirs were among the stolen objects.... more
Science and technologyBEIJING INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO EXPAND FOR OLYMPIC GAMES IN 2008
BEIJING, Li Peiying, Beijing Capital International Airport chairman, announced the company will invest about 15 million yuan in the expansion of the airport to meet the increasing demand for passengers... more
Science and technologySYDNEY AIRPORT TO B SOLD IN OCTOBER
SYDNEY, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the city airport is to be sold in October. Three consortium are bidding for the airport. The top is bid reported to be about USD2.57 billion. The australian... more
Science and technologyPASSENGERS GROUNDED AT AZORES (2): A PART TRASFERED BY SEA TO OTHER ISLANDS
AZORES ISLANDS, PORTUGAL, A part of the 2000 passengers grounded by the damage to the runway of Lajes airport in Azores islands have been transfered to San Miguel island by sea, according to local sources,... more
Science and technologyOVER 2000 PASSENGER GROUNDED AT AZORES ISLANDS
AZORES ISLAND, PORTUGAL, An emergency landing of an Airbus A330 operated by Canadian carrier Air Transat at Lajes airport in Azores' island of Terceira, caused heavy damage to the airport runway which... more
Science and technologyHEATHROW TEST EYE SCAN PASSENGERS IDENTIFICATION
HEATHROW, LONDON, With the British Government backing, particularly by the Immigration Service, London's Heathrow Airport is to try out an iris recognition system to identify passengers, as every person's... more
Science and technologyBOMB FOUND AT BELFAST AIRPORT
BELFAST, A 20kg bomb was found yesterday afternoon in a car parked opposite the main entrance of Belfast International Airport. The home-made explosive was promptly defused by Army experts. more
Science and technologyTHIRD CHICAGO AIRPORT NEAREST TO BE REALIZED
CHICAGO, USA, The Federal Aviation Administration reinstated Peotone, the site of a proposed third Chicago-area airport, to a national list of aviation priorities, making the project eligible to receive... more
Science and technologyGERMAN AIRPORTS' TRAFFIC UP IN 1H
FRANKFURT, Germany's 18 international airports reached 68.8 million passengers in the first six months of the year, up 1.7% over 2000. Charter traffic rose 3.7% in passengers and cargo traffic increased... more
Science and technologyQSP, A SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT WITHOUT BANG
ROME, ITALY, To avoid the supersonic bang, generated when a current aircraft overtake the sound barrier, the U.S. Darpa is looking for the development of a new kind of aircrafdt, which, for its aerodynamical... more
Science and technologyFLIGHT RESUMED AT PUERTO RICO AIRPORT
PUERTO RICO, Carriers have resumed routes to and from Puerto Rico after the suspension due to Montserrat's Soufriere volcano eruptions. The mountain is located 199 miles away from the airport. Airlines,... more
Science and technologyVIETNAM COULD BUILD NEW TERMINAL AT HO CHI MIN CITY AIRPORT
VIETNAM, A study for the construction of a new terminal at Tan Son Nhat international airport of Ho Chi Min City has been completed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. The new structure would cost... more
Science and technologyMIDDLE EAST AIRLINES CARRIES ON A RESTRUCTURING PLAN
LEBANON, Lebanese Middle East Airlines has reduced its staff by 1.530 in the course of a restructuring plan by retirements, resignations and redundancies. The airline has also reached a deal with ground... more
Science and technologyPUERTO RICO LIKE CATANIA: VOLCANO ERUPTIONS CAUSE AIRPORT CLOSURE
PUERTO RICO, CARAIBI, Also at Puerto Rico, like Catania, in Italy, the eruption of a volcano provoked a precautionary closure of the airport. The volcano Soufriere on Montserrat island started to emit... more
Science and technologyPASSENGERS UP AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT
FRANKFURT, Almost 21 million passengers used Frankfurt airport in the first six months of the year, up 2,6% compared to the same period last year. The increase was higher in the first quarter, almost 6%,... more
Science and technologyTHOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS GROUNDED DUE A KLM MECHANICS STRIKE
SCHIPHOL, THE NETHERLANDS, Thousands of passengers remained ground due to a Amsterdam Schiphol Airport KLM mechanics wildcat strike, which forced airline to postpone all 13 international flights in the... more
Science and technologyDELAYS DOWN IN 1H ACCORDING TO FAA STATISTICS
USA, The number of delays overall during the first half of 2001 dropped 5% compared with the previous year, FAA statistics show. Operational delays, in the first half of the year, have been 197.859, against... more
Science and technologyCAR BOMB DEFUSED AT MALAGA AIRPORT
MALAGA, A car bomb has been found and immediately deactivated by police at Malaga airport this morning. An anonimous phone call warned of the presence of the explosive in a car parked in the airport. The... more