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Science and technologyVOLCANO EXPLOSION DISRUPTS AIR TRAFFIC AT MEXICO CITY
MEXICO CITY, Some thirteen flights were cancelled this morning at Mexico City's international airport due to a blast from the Popocatepetl volcano. Other 36 flights were delayed. The majority of affected... more
Science and technologySCHIPOL INTERESTED IN MAHB STAKE
AMSTERDAM, "We can confirm our interest in MAHB and that we are in contact with MAHB", said Schiphol Group corporate communications manager Marianne de Bie. She added, in an interview to Business Times,... more
Science and technologyRONCHI DEI LEGIONARI AIRPORT: INAUGURATED NEW FLIGHT TRIESTE-DUBROVNIK
TRIESTE, Minerva Airlines yesterday inaugurated a new flight from Trieste to Dubrovnik. The route was organized by italian tour operator Aurora Viaggi and it is scheduled as a weekly flight, operated on... more
Science and technologyLIVERPOOL AIRPORT TO BE RENAMED
LIVERPOOL, Liverpool airport will be renamed today John Lennon Airport with a new slogan, "above us only sky," a line from Lennon's hugely popular song "Imagine". Yok Ono will attend the inauguration today.... more
Science and technologyALGERIAN MAN ON TRIAL FOR BOMB IN LOS ANGELES AIRPORT PLAN
USA, An Algerian on trial for terrorism was alleged by the prosecution to have aided some terrorist who have planned to bomb Los Angeles International Airport. The Algerian man, Mokhtar Haouari gave convicted... more
Science and technologySECOND SUSPENSION BRIDGE PROJECT AT INCHEON AIRPORT DELAYED TO NEXT YEAR
SOUTH KOREA, The korean Ministry of Construction and Transportation yesterday said that the construction of a second suspension bridge connecting Songdo City and Inchecon International Airport won't begin... more
Science and technologyTRAFFIC UP AT ORLANDO SANFORD AIRPORT
ORLANDO, Orlando Sanford Airport recorded a 5% total passenger inmcrease in May, over the same period last year. Airport operations rose 8%. International passengers went up by 10%, domestic passengers... more
Science and technologyOPPOSITION MADE FOR OSLO'S GARDERMOEN AIRPORT THIRD RUNWAY
OSLO, NORWAY, The decision of Oslo's Gardermoen Airport management for the construction a third runway north of the airport is expected to create conflict with the defense forces over the Sessvollmoen... more
Science and technologyRIMINI AIRPORT BEGINS TALKS WITH EASYJET AND VIRGIN EXPRESS
RIMINI, ITALY, Rimini airport has begun talks with Easyjet and Virgin Express to replace Ryanair which suspended a flight between Rimini and London to perate it from Ancona airport. Virgin express is reported... more
Science and technologyENGLISH GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING BUILDING THIRD RUNWAY AT HEATHROW
LONDON, The british government is seriously considering the building of a third runway at Heathrow. The runway would relieve the increasing congestion in London, but the local community strongly opposes... more
Science and technologyHONG KONG AIRPORT TO BE UPGRADED
HONG KONG, The International airport of Hong Kong is to agree facilities ans service, in attempt to offer passengers a better comfort. Coffee counters, showers and napping area, mini-cinema and massage... more
Science and technologyLIGHT PLANE COLLIDES WITH AIRCRAFT IN CANADA
TORONTO, A light airplane and a homemade helicopter collided in the air near Toronto. The helicopter went down in a field and the pilot was killed. The plane, a Cessna 170, was able to land on a road.... more
Science and technologySAO PAULO AIRPORT TO BE RESTRUCTURED
SAO PAULO, Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport is to be expanded in the next two years, Infraero, the Federal Agency for airport handing, said. Infraero will invest $41,5 million in the restructuring plan which... more
Science and technologyNEW BELFAST AIRPORT TERMINAL OFFICIALLY OPENED
BELFAST, NORTH IRELAND, The new terminal of Belfast airport has been inaugurated in the presence of the highets country authorities. The new terminal, worth about 33 EURm, is very well integrate in the... more
Science and technology13 U.S.CITIES ASKS FOR CLOSURE OF TETERBORO AIRPORT
USA, Representants of 13 New Jersey towns asked local Governor to elect a referendum to close Teterboro Airport, one of the busiest general aviation facilities in the U.S. The problems at this airport... more
Science and technologyBOEING UNVEILS PLANS FOR ITS ''AIRBORNE INTERNET''
SEATTLE, USA, U.S. aeronautical industry Boeing unveiled some details of its Connexxion system which allow passengers to connect to Internet when on board aircrafts. Three major U.S. airlines, American... more
Science and technologySCHIPHOL AIRPORT/KLM INTERESTED TO KUALA LUMPUR AIRPORT
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Dutch airport operator Schiphol Airport amd Dutch airline Klm could have interest in Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd, the Kuala Lumpur Malaysian airport management group. The agreement,according... more
Science and technologyAMSTERDAM SCHIPOL: FIFTH RUNWAY TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 2003
AMSTERDAM, Amsterdam Schipol airport will have its fifth runway completed by 2003. It will cost nearly £200 million. The runway should take pressure off the rest of the airport and helping it to meet... more
Science and technologyFRONTIER AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
DENVER, "Frontier Airlines today announced traffic results for May 2001. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) increased to 245,786,000 for May 2001, an increase of 11.0 percent from the same period last year.... more
Science and technologyBIRMINGHAM AIRPORT: TRAFFIC UP IN MAY
UK, Birmingham International Airport reported a 3,9% traffic increase in May, compared with the previous year. Scheduled traffic went up by 7,1% with the introduction of several new routes and increasing... more
Science and technologyAEA: MADRID AIRPORT THE WORST IN EUROPE FOR DELAYS
BRUSSELS, According to figures released by the Association of European Airlines Madrid's Barajas is the European airport where passengers are most likely to suffer flight delays. In the first quarter of... more
Science and technologyKOREAN AIR PUNCTURES A TYRE ON A RUNWAY
KANSAI, GIAPPONE, A runway at japanese Kansai airport was yesterday closed for about 40 minutes after an incoming Korean Air jet punctured a tyre and stopped on the taxiway blocking the runway. Nine departing... more
Science and technologyVALONA MILITARY AIRPORT TO REOPEN IN JULY
ALBANIA, Pish Poro military airport, twenty km away from Valona, Albania, is to reopen on July 10 by the italian air force after a restructuring plan of a year and half. The announcement was given by the... more
Science and technologyLA GUARDIA AIRPORT AUTHORITIES LOOKS FOR TRAFFIC REDUCTION METHODS
NEW YORK, USA, According to New York La Guardia Airport Authority spokesman, in an attempt to relieve congestion, officials who runs the airport would suggest sharply raising landing fees or auctioning... more
Science and technologySCHIPHOL AIRPORT INCREASES ITS FEES
AMSTERDAM. THE NETHERLANDS, Starting June 2, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will increase take-off and landing fees; according to airport management, this is due to need to to offset infrastructure investments... more
Science and technologyNEW CHECK-IN OPTIONS AT SINGAPORE CHANGI AIRPORT
SINGAPORE, Nine airlines, Air China, Air Niugini, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, EgyptAir, EVA Air, Pakistan International Airlines, United Airlines and Vietnam Airlines, will be allowed... more
Science and technologySWISS GOVERNMENT RENEWS OPERATING CONCESSIONS TO ZURICH AND GENEVA AIRPORT
ZURICH, The Swiss government renewed the operating concessions to Zurich Airport and Geneva's Cointrin Airport for other 50 years, but with noise restrictions. The 55.000 people living around the airports... more
Science and technologyBELFAST'S REVITALISED CITY AIRPORT TO BE OPEN AT THE WEEKEND
BELFAST, Belfast's revitalised City Airport, with two-storey terminal replaces the existing buildings, will be open for passengers on saturday. It has 20 check-in desks, fast track business facilities,... more
Science and technologyOVER 22 GPBM INVESTMENTS FOR MANCHESTER AIRPORT
STOCKOLM, SWEDEN, UK Skanska representative signed a GBP 22.7m contract to build a new passenger transfer interchange center at Manchester Airport, in the Great Britain, with 4000 square meters surface.... more
Science and technologyJAPANESE GOVT TO PLAN RAILWAY LINKS FOR NARITA AND HANEDA AIRPORTS
TOKYO, Japanese government introduced a project for a railway system to link Narita and Haneda airports with downtown Tokyo. The plan should be completed by 2010 and it will link the two hubs with downtown... more
Science and technologyITALIAN AIRPORT PRIVATIZATION ALSO WITH SINGAPORE
MILAN, ITALY, A new company, Csas, formed by Changi International Airport Services and italian Sinport, both controlled by Psa, has been presented yesterday, with the scope to enter in some Italian airport... more
Science and technologyNEW TERMINAL AT JFK AIRPORT
NEW YORK, The new Terminal 4 at JFK airport in New York was offocially opened few days ago. The building costed $1,4 million and replaces the old international arrives structure. It can process up to 3200... more
Science and technologyINAUGURATED NEW KIEV AIRPORT RUNWAY
UKRAINE REPUBLIC, On May 26 has been inaugurated the new runway at Borispol airport of Kiev, at the presence of ECAC (European Civil Aviation Conference) General Managers, of Ukraine President and most... more
Science and technologyPASSENGERS RISE AT BRITISH AIRPORT IN 2000
LONDON, Civil Aviation Authority's report showed a 7% increase in the number of passengers handled by british airports in 2000. The fastest-growing airport was Liverpool, with a 52% rise in passengers... more
Science and technologyTRAFFIC UP AT DUBAI AIRPORT
DUBAI, Fujairah International Airport reported a 33% rise of flight movements in April, compared to the same month last year. Khaled Al Mazroui, General Manager for the airpoprt, said movements increased... more
Science and technologyAEROPORT DE PARIS: PROFITS GO UP IN THE YEAR 2000
PARIS, Aeroport de Paris, the company handling the two airports of Orly and Roissy of Paris, reported a net profit growth by 16,3% in the year 2000. revenues went up by 5,6% and the two airports reported... more
Science and technologyNEW TERMINAL AT HANOI AIRPORT TO OPEN NEXT AUGUST
HANOI, VIETNAM, The new Hanoi airport's air terminal will be inaugurated on August. The construction is to be completed by the end of June and few test will be conducted on July. The air terminal is expected... more
Science and technologyMOSCOW'S SHEREMETYEVO AIRPORT WILL HAVE A NEW PASSENGER TERMINAL
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The Russian Aeroflot airline has presented the project for Moscow's Sheremetyevo new passenger's terminal. The scheduled total cost of the project is of about 250-300 USDm, while the contruction... more
Science and technologyOVER 600.000 PASSENGERS TRAVELED THROUGH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, According to Southwest Florida International Airport managing company spokesman, in the last month of April, over 600,000 passengers traveled through it, setting two records: it... more
Science and technologyPIPELINE PROBLEM IN SEATTLE'S AIRPORTS
SEATTLE, USA, Recurrent problems with the pipeline may cause discomfort to passengers and cargo at Seattle airports as the busy summer travel season begins. In the next 60 days tests will be carried out... more
Science and technologySCOTTISH AIRPORTS PASSENGER TRAFFIC IS NOT BEEN AFFECTED BY FOOT-AND-MOUTH
SCOTLAND, GREAT BRITAIN, The passenger traffic in the Scottish airports was not affected by the foot-and-mouth crisis, which recently has swept Britain, registering a 6,4% increase in the three Scottish... more
Science and technology50 AMERICAN AIRPORTS EARMARK FUNDS FOR BUILDING
USA, Fifty American airports obtained FAA's approval to tack an extra 1,5 USD on airline tickets to pay for construction projects. They expect to collect up to 1,9 USDbn in 2001. Such funds will be destined... more
Science and technologyHEATHROW AIRPORT NOISE STUDY: THE REPORT WILL BE COMPLETED AFTER TERMINAL N°5 CONSTRUCTION
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The results of the three-year noise study carried out in the areas near London Heathrow airport will be known after the fifth terminal's construction. This is the reason of the protests... more
Science and technologyBRUSSELS AIRPORT BLOCKED BY SABENA STRIKERS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, A strike of ground technicians of Belgium flag airline Sabena created heavy problems to the voyagers. The access roads to airport have been blockaded by strikers causing major disruption... more
Science and technologyGRENADE SCARE IN BALTIMORE AIRPORT: THREE HOURS OF DISCOMFORTS
BALTIMORE, USA, A grenade scare was called out at Baltimore International Airport yesterday, because two men tried to carry souvenir hollowed-out grenades past a security check. Authorities started imediately... more
Science and technologyA NEW HIGH-SPEED RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE MAY CONNECT HEATHROW AIRPORT WITH THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Heathrow international Airport could be served by a new high-speed rail passenger service, as reported by Robert Raffety, the project's development director, who specified that... more
Science and technologyLAGUARDIA AIRPORT TO CLOSE TWO RUNWAYS FOR REPAIR WORK
NEW YORK, New York LaGuardia airport's runways 1331 and 422 will be shut down for most weekends from May 26 until October for repairs. The runways will never be closed at the same time, though. Officials... more
Science and technologyAGAINST AIRCRAFT ENGINE NOISE, ACTIVE SYSTEMS IN TEST
LYON, FRANCE, To fight fastidious aircraft engines noise in airports the technology goes to employ advanced active systems: is the device currently on test in Lyon airport, which uses counterphase audio... more
Science and technologyAEROFLOT MAINTENANCE STAFF TO STRIKE ON SUNDAY
MOSCOW, Aeroflot's maintenance staff will to go on one-hour strike, from 10 to 11 am, on sunday. The walkout is aimed at drawing the airline's attention to the poor connditions and salaries the staff is... more
Science and technologyKINGSFORD SMITH AIRPORT: REGIONAL AIRLINES SLOTS ARE NOT UNDER THREAT
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, The Australian Federal Transport Minister, John Anderson, declared that the regional airline slots are not under threat at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport. The Australian government... more