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Science and technologyTRAFFIC GROWTH AT BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
BIRMINGHAM, UK, Passengers number at Birmingham International Airport rose by 2,8% in March over the same period. Flights number grew by 6,7% owing to eight new routes and the increase of frequencies on... more
Science and technologyEDINBURGH AIRPORT PASSENGERS TRAFFIC GOES UP
EDINBURGH, Passenger numbers at Edinburgh Airport grew by 7.5% in the last 12 months to the end of March. It took off by the opening of its terminal extension. Passengers movements went up by 5,5% in march,... more
Science and technologyBLIZZARD IN COLORADO: DENVER AIRPORT CLOSED
USA, A snowstorm hit part of Wyoming and Colorado, causing victims and heavy traffic problems. Besides hundreds miles of highways and most of the schools, it also closed International Denver Airport... more
Science and technologyHEATHROW ENLARGEMENT HAS TO WAIT LONGER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, The British Government approval to the building of third runway and fifth terminal inside Heathrow airport, which is one of the busiest in the world but sees its supremacy threatened... more
Science and technologyEVERITT NEW NATS' GENERAL MANAGER
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Richard Everitt has been designated as new general manager of Nats, National Traffic Control Services, the British service for air traffic control the British Government decided... more
Science and technologySOFIA AIRPORT CHANGES LOOK
SOFIA, BULGARIA, The Bulgarian Government asked BEI's representative for a 25 USDm fund within the ISPA communitarian program to redesign, expand and develop Sofia's airport. The project expects... more
Science and technologyDELTA AIRPLANE STOPPED OVER RUSSIAN SKIES: VERSIONS OF THE EPISODE
RUSSIA, The version of the Delta Plane flying on the Russian aerospace are contradictory. Delta declares that they followed the normal procedure to obtain the authorization. The Russians state that,... more
Science and technologyHEAVY FOG DISRUPTS INCOMING FLIGHTS AT SYDNEY AIRPORT
SYDNEY, Incoming flights at Sydney airport were disrupted by heavy fog this morning. Many flights were diverted to Melbourne and Sydney. Outgoing flights suffered minor disruption. Qantas had to divert... more
Science and technologyGEESE SKEINS AT HEATHROW AIRPORT
LONDON, The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) called the interested party's attention to the danger that geese skeins represent for passenger planes at Heathrow airport. The Canadian non-migratory... more
Science and technologyJFK AIRPORT RESTRUCTURING
USA, Part of the TWA terminal at JFK Airport is destined for demolition to give way to a new United Airlines building that will rise along the existing one, the Saarinen, which is considered antiquated... more
Science and technologyBAGGAGE THIEVES ARRESTED AT KUALA LUMPUR
KUALA LUMPUR, Two baggage thieves were arrested by the Kuala Lumpur international airport police after the security cameras caught them opening some Scottish tourist's suitcases. The two Algerian thieves... more
Science and technologyPROBLEMS WITH NEW ATHENS AIRPORT
SPATA, GREECE, Some problems emerged from the new Athens airport of Spata, about 17 miles from Greece capital city, where the flag carrier Olympic Airways canceled eight flights included one for Rome,... more
Science and technologyINDIAN GOVERNMENT SANCTIONS 21,4 USBN FOR THE REALIZATION OF VISAKHAPATNAM'S AIRPORT
VISAKHAPATNAM, INDIA, Omar Abdullah, Indian Transport Minister, announced that the federal Government has sanctioned a sum of 21,4 USDm to develop Visakhapatnam airport, that will be endowed with particular... more
Science and technologyOPENED YESTERDAY NEW TERMINAL IN CAPE TOWN: ALSO PRESENT FRANCO PAPPALARDO, ADR PRESIDENT
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, The new Cape Town airport terminal was opened yesterday at the presence of the highest authorities, among them Southafrican Transport Minister Dullah Omar and "Aeroporti di Roma"'s... more
Science and technologyAIRLINES TO LOSE MILLIONS FOR CLOSURE OF MEXICO CITY RUNWAYS
MEXICO CITY, The carriers serving Mexico City's international airport are expected to lose around $1 million a day because of the closure of two runways of the airport for maintenance. Losses will be due... more
Science and technologyCIVIL SERVANTS STRIKE DISRUPTS PASSENGER TRAFFIC IN CYPRUS
CYPRUS, A strike of civil servants yesterday stranded hundreds of passengers at Larnaca airport, south-east of the island. The civil employees called the strike to protest against government plan to force... more
Science and technologyNEW ATHENS AIRPORT INAUGURATED WITH OLYMPIC FLIGHT
ATHENS, GREECE, The new Athens Eleftherios Venizelos airport was inaugurated and began operations with the landing of an Olympic airpcraft coming from Toronto. The airport is placed in Spata, a few km... more
Science and technologyATHENS' NEW AIRPORT OPENS
ATHENS, GREECE, Athens has symbolically opened its new airport, dedicated to Eleftherios Venizelos, the most important Greek politician of the 20th century. The airport, situated in Spata, about 17 km... more
Science and technologyADR EXITS STOCK EXCHANGE, SHARE ACQUISITIONS START AGAIN
ROME, ITALY, Piergiorgio Romiti, Managing Director of Leonardo, "Aeroporti di Roma" (ADR) owner's company, announced the beginning of share acquisitions of the packet on sale, for 42% share of the company... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURT'S AIRPORT NUMBERS FOR SUMMER 2001
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, With the start of the new summer time-tables in Frankfurt's airport, about 110 airlines will propose 4400 weekly flights to and from the German airport, with an increase of 2,3% respect... more
Science and technologySINGAPORE AIRLINES TOO BOOST SERVICES FROM BRISBANE
SINGAPORE, Singapore Airlines Ltd. this morning said it will "boost the airline's services from Brisbane to 10 per week, and increases available seats on the route by 43%" starting from tomorrow. more
Science and technologyNEW CHINESE AIRPORT TO OPEN IN 2003
CHINA, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport's construction has begun after the State Council gave its approval. The airport will have two runways and should be able to handle 25 million to 27 million... more
Science and technologyTODAY ABOLISHED CONTROLS IN ITALIAN AIRPORTS FOR NORTHERN COUNTRIES
ROME, ITALY, Applicating Schengen's rule, from midnight today, customs controls will be abolished for passengers departing or arriving from nothern countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland.... more
Science and technologyVIENNA AIRPORT COMPLETED FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING PLAN
VIENNA, The financial restructuring plan of Vienna airport has been entirely completed by selling the last 8,18% stake of Flughafen Ag, the company handling the austrian airport. All the airport's share... more
Science and technologySCHIPOL'S AIRPORT FLOTATION POSTPONED
AMSTERDAM, The dutch parliament, in a debate on Amesterdam Schipol's airport privatization, has decided to postpone the flotation of the airport in the stock market to have time to put in place additional... more
Science and technologySOUTHWEST FLORIDA AIRPORT: PASSENGERS INCREASE IN FEBRUARY
FLORIDA, USA, The international Southwest Florida airport, in February, registered an increase of 7,2% passenger traffic, respect to the same period of the previous year with almost 600,000 passengers... more
Science and technologyAIR FRANCE AND AIR DOLOMITI GET PARIS AND MUNICH CLOSER TO GENOA
GENOA, ITALY, The increase of Air France and Air Dolomit's flights from Genoa's "Cristoforo Colombo" airport, the frequences, respectively for Paris and Munich, increase sensibly. Air Dolomiti has increased... more
Science and technologyOFFICIALLY OPENED INCHEON AIRPORT
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA, South Korea's President, Kim Dae-Jung, with a 30 minute cerimony, officially opened the international Incheon airport, costed 5,5 USDbn. The President, in his speach, confirmed that... more
Science and technologyNEW TERMINAL OPENS AT EDINBURGH AIRPORT
EDINBURGH, The new £12 million international arrivals hall was inaugurated yesterday at Edinburgh Airport. "We have more carriers, more flights and more passengers than ever before", said the Minister... more
Science and technology148 FLIGHTS CANCELLED FROM ROME'S DA VINCI AIRPORT BY STAFF STRIKES
ROME, Air traffic controllers and flight attendants strikes today forced the cancellation of 148 flights from Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci airport. Several airlines announced that their flights were going... more
Science and technologySTRIKES DISRUPT DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IN ATHENS
ATHENS, An Olympic Airways' staff 24-hour strike disrupted domestic flights and traffic in Athens. The staff is protesting against government's decision of privatizing the airline. International services... more
Science and technologyNEW RUNWAY AT OSLO AIRPORT
OSLO, NORWAY, The authorities of the new Oslo airport Gardermoen are planning to build a third runway to handle the expected traffic increase over the next 10-15 years. Experts are trying to determine... more
Science and technologyTWA PLANE LANDS AT WRONG AIRPORT
USA, A TWA Boeing MD-80, with 122 people aboard, landed at the Craig-Moffat Airport west of Hayden, Colorado, instead of the scheduled Yampa Valley Airport. The plane got stuck in the mud because the runway... more
Science and technologyS KOREA AIRPORT TO OPEN BY THE END OF MARCH
SOUTH KOREA, South Korea's $4.5 billion Incheon International Airport is to open on March 29. The delivery problems with the baggage handling system have been fixed. The announcement was given by the airport's... more
Science and technologyGROZNY AIRPORT TO RESUME CIVILIAN FLIGHTS NEXT WEEK
MOSCOW, Grozny's Severny airport has been demined by russian engineers. The first civilian charter flight, operated with a Tu-134, from Grozny to Moscow was planned for March 20. The airport was used by... more
Science and technologyPEACE TORCH TO TAKE OFF FROM FIUMICINO AIRPORT
ROME, The Peace Torch, lighted on February 11 by the Pope, will head to Jerusalem on a pilgrimage on wednesday March 14. Before leaving, Cardinal Ruini will return Adr's and Alitalia's managing directors,... more
Science and technologySECOND AIRPORT FOR MEXICO CITY
MEXICO CITY, According to AirWise Mexican Communications and Transport Minister Pedro Cerisola said independent experts hired to conduct feasibility studies on the location of a second airport for Mexico... more
Science and technologyBLACK-OUT AT BRISBANE AIRPORT
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, Torrential rain has shorted out the runway lights at Brisbane Airport. Planes are landing intermittently as airport staff battle to restore the lights. A spokeswoman for Brisbane... more
Science and technologyFRENCH AIRPORTS: PASSENGER TRAFFIC GOES UP
PARIS, The Union des Chambre de Commerce et Etablissements Gestionnaires d'Aéroports (UCCEGA) reported that the passenger traffic 2000 of the French airports increased of 6 per cent compared to 1999,... more
Science and technologyASIAN MEETING ABOUT ''DVT''
MALAYSIA, According to AirWise, an association of 18 Asian airlines said it would meet in the Malaysian capital this month to discuss a medical condition commonly known as economy-class syndrome (DVT).... more
Science and technologyISRAELI AIRPORTS UNREST ENDS
TEL AVIV, The workers strike ended today after less than one day. Normal operations should resumed in a few hours, said a spokesman for the workers union. It's not yet clear how many flights were grounded... more
Science and technologyMAILBAGS STOLEN AT DUBLIN AIRPORT
DUBLIN, Up to 30 mailbags were stolen last night at Dublin airport. The mailbags had to be loaded on an Aer Lingus cargo plane headed to for Manchester. An airline's spokesman siad the theft took place... more
Science and technologyWHITE HOUSE UNDECIDED ABOUT THIRD CHICAGO AIRPORT
WASHINGTON, The "Chicago tribune" reported that business and political leaders from Chicago's south suburbs met with top White House officials Monday but were offered no guarantees the Bush administration... more
Science and technologyCHINA: GUANGZHOU AIRPORT TO BE READY IN 2003
CHINA, The new Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou will be inaugurated by late October 2003. The airport will have two runways and will be capable of handling 60 planes at a time. The airport is... more
Science and technologyRUSSIA: CHINESE SPY ARRESTED
MOSCOW, A Chinese man 40 year old, blocked while he tried to carry in China submarine plans and a movement of war-ships, is arrested for espionage at Russian airport of Khabarowsk. Ulterior information... more
Science and technologyBAD WEATHER ON U.S.
NEW YORK, The most violent wind and snow's storm never pulled down on the north-orientals U.S. in the last 50 years is falling in these days. The Civil Protection has informed all the population (we remember... more
Science and technologyNIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO SELL MAJOR AIRPORTS
NIGERIA, Nigeria will sell the country's major airports in the ongoing of about 1000 state-owned enterprises privatisation. Among them, the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos, the international airports... more
Science and technologyTRAFFIC GOES UP AT SHANGAI AIRPORTS
SHANGAI, CHINA, The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said the two airports in Shangai reported a 14,78% cargo increase and passenger traffic went up by 20,29 in the year 2000, compared with... more
Science and technologySEATTLE AIRPORT CLOSED BY EARTHQUAKE
SEATTLE, Seattle eartquake yesterday caused the closing of city's airport, as FAA ordered a national ground stop. Nobody was injured but buildings swayed. Alaska Air canceled 30 flights. more
Science and technologyTBI TO MANAGE LONDON LUTON AIRPORT
LONDON, TBI, which already owns Belfast and Cardiff airports and holds a 25% stake in Luton airport, is to buy a further 65% stake in London Luton Airport Holdings Ltd. Following the deal, which worth... more