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Science and technologyLUTON AIRPORT: OFFICIALS HOPE SERVICES TO BE SOON RESUMED
LONDON, An airport spokesman said the runway is still closed but it has been cleared of snow and it could be operational in the evening. More than 60 flights in and out the airport were affected today... more

Science and technologyHOKKAIDO AIRPORT FLIGHTS SNOWED OUT
JAPAN, After U.S., North Europe and Italy, also in Japan the bad weather creates discomforts. Heavy snow forced airlines to cancel 83 flights - nearly half of all those scheduled - at Shin-Chitose... more

Science and technologyJAPANESE DOCTOR ON AIRLINE TRAVEL DANGER
JAPAN, A Japanese doctor says twenty-five people, including an American pilot, have died at Tokyo airport over the past eight years from blood clots caused by cramped airline seating. The doctor, Toshiro... more

Science and technologyBIG FREEZE HITS UK/IRISH AIRPORTS
NORTH EUROPE, Wintry weather took a swipe overnight at Europe hitting Ireland and the United Kingdom particularly hard and bringing chaos to air, road and rail services. Arctic conditions blanketed much... more

Science and technologySECURITY STEPPED UP AT INDIAN AIRPORTS
INDIA, The Indian Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation has increased security at all functional airports in view of intelligence reports about a possible threat... more

Science and technologyFAA APROVES MAMMOTH/YOSEMITE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA, The Federal Aviation Administration gave official notification to the federal funds which will be spent on improvements at Mammoth/Yosemite airport. The works, which worth... more

Science and technologyRALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NC, UNVEILS PROPOSED TERMINAL
NORTH CAROLINA, After growing more than 20 percent annually for two consecutive years, Raleigh-Durham International Airport has unveiled a terminal expansion plan that would cost nearly $ 1 billion. The... more

Science and technologyFAA DEFINES ''CAPACITY''
U.S.A., Thirty-four airports will be benchmarked by the end of January, under an FAA program to examine the top hub airports in the US. Already established are capacities for six big ones: Memphis, Detroit,... more

Science and technologyMORE CANCELLATIONS TODAY AS AMERICAN BIG FREEZE CONTINUES
U.S.A., Winter weather snarled holiday travel in the United States again yesterday causing hundreds of airline flights to be canceled as ice storms swept through southern Plains states. This morning Northwest... more

Science and technologyCENTRAL CHINA AIRPORT GREETS YEAR'S TWO MILLIONTH PASSENGER
CINA, Huanghua International Airport in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, greeted December 25 its two millionth passenger for this year. The airport is expected to handle 2.06... more

Science and technologyMALPENSA (8): MALPENSA'S NUMBERS
MILAN, The Milano-Malpensa airport it was inaugurated in 1998 and in this two years the flights are increased almost 8 times. The daily capacity is 850 flights with 70 flights in one hour. Only this... more

Science and technologyMALPENSA (4): CODACONS: ''FREE OFF CHARGE DEFENCE FOR PASSENGERS''
MILAN, Fallowing the consumers unions' request to the passengers trapped in Maplensa airport on Christmas Day of to ask a tickets' refound, the Codacons announced that it will carry on a free off charge... more

Science and technologyMALPENSA (3): ''WE WILL CLIME DAMAGES TO SEA''
MILAN, Osvaldo Gammino, Aoc (Airlines Operators Committee) representative, informed the determined intention of ask the demages to Sea after to have valued the situation. more

Science and technologyMLAPENSA: THE TROUBLES OF A BAD WEATHERED AIRPORT
MILAN, ITALY, The recent bad weather situation which has involved Milan Malpensa international airport, with an almost total block of its activities, has exposed the weakness of technical services which... more

Science and technologyMALPENSA: ALITALIA: HEAVY CHARGES TO SEA
MILAN, Very heavy the Alitalia's charges to Sea ( the airports management society) for the manegement of the Christmas snow emergency in Milano-Malpensa airport: "It was better to close the airport" captain... more

Science and technology170 NORTHWEST AIRLINK FLIGHTS CANCELED DUE TO COMPUTER CRASH
MINNEAPOLIS, AP, Yesterday a computer outage forced the cancellation of about 170 Northwest Airlink commuter flights operated by Mesaba Airlines. The outage prevented flights from departing for about three... more

Science and technologyMALPENSA: GOODS TRANSPORT'S GROWTH
MILAN, The Transport Observatory of the Milan's Trade Chamber registerd a big growth of Milan-Malpensa airport 's goods transport: +44.9 per cent compared to the last year. more

Science and technologySYDNEY AIRPORT CLOSED FOR FIRE
SYDNEY, The fire, in the control tower, was caused by an electrical fault in a computer. It was quickly extinguished but staff had to be evacuated and therefore the airport was shut down for about thirty... more

Science and technologyCHICAGO INVITES DESIGNERS FOR NEW TERMINAL
CHICAGO, Chicago is advertising for a team to design and build a new 17-gate terminal at O'Hare International Airport. It marks a major step in the pending USD$3billion World Gateway expansion at the... more

Science and technologyBERSANI PLEASED WITH EU DECISION ABOUT MALPENSA
BRUSSELS, Bersani, expressing his satisfaction with EU approval to Malpensa decree modifications. About the consequences of th decision for Alitalia, he said that one more flight, or even one less, shouldn't... more

Science and technologyMALPENSA: FOSSA, ''ITALIAN INTEREST FINALLY PROTECTED IN BRUSSELS''
MILAN, Giorgio Fossa, president and managing director of Sea, the holding handling the two Milan airports, talking about the EU apporval to modfications of Bersani decree, added that Malpensa will be able... more

Science and technologyEU GIVES GO AHEAD TO FLIGHTS SHARING BETWEEN MALPENSA AND LINATE
BRUSSELS, The new was reported officially by the italian Transport Minister Bersani. The approval of European Union gave the go ahead to the modification of Bersani decree scheduling the flights sharing... more

Science and technologyFIUMICINO: BLOCKED TO THE CUSTOM OFFICE FOR A SUSPECT LIQUID
ROMA, An English man, 30, was blocked at Fiumicino Airport's custom office to verify the contents of a vodka's bottle. The liquid was a compound of water and ketamina, an hallucinogenous powerful substance... more

Science and technologyORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT'S GROWTH SPURT CONTINUES
ORLANDO, USA, With the holiday season in full swing, monthly activity at Orlando Sanford International Airport will finish the year on a high note. Nearly 1.1 million total passengers have passed through... more

Science and technologyFIRSTGROUP SELLS BRISTOL AIRPORT
U.K., FirstGroup, the transport company, announced today the sale of Bristol International Airport in a deal worth around £234 million ($331,4 million). The airport has been bought by an Australian and... more

Science and technologyBUENOS AIRES: THE AIRPORT'S AEROPARQUE CAN YET OPERATE
ARGENTINA, An ORSNA's (organization for the regulation of airports national system) official said yesterday that the airport of Buenos Aires' Aeroparque won't be closed thank to the alteration of the... more

Science and technologyUNITED AIRLINES TO RETIRE 25 BOEING 727-200 NEXT YEAR
USA, The airline decided to retire the planes because of the fuel increase and labor costs. Thirteen A319/A320 aircrafts will be purchased to replace the Boeing 727-200s. delivery will begin in the fourth... more

Science and technologyMALPENSA AIRPORT: EU EXECUTIVE TO DECIDE TOMORROW
BRUSSELS, Italian government will have 15 days to modify Bersani decree after the decision of EU's executive will be notified. That should come in early January. In theory Malpensa's airport capacity should... more

Science and technologyHEATHROW TO NEED £150 TO HANDLE SUPERJUMBO A3XX
LONDON, The new was announced by BAA. A3XX superjumbo is expected to enter service in early 2006. Mike Hodgkinson, BAA chief executive, said new facilities would be built at both longhaul terminals three... more

Science and technologyLONDON HEATHROW FIRST UK AIRPORT TO INSTALL CARDIAC ARREST MACHINES
LONDON, London's Heathrow Airport will be the first in the UK to install heart defibrillators in a move to improve survival rates among heart attack victims. Twenty-eight machines have been installed... more

Science and technologyNEW THAI AIRPORT WON'T OPEN BEFORE 2006
THAILAND, Nong Ngu Hao would not be finished until 2006 because of financial constraint. It should begin operations in 2007. The delay could jeopardise the country's future as regional hub because the... more

Science and technologyWEATHER FORCES MORE DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS
U.S.A., Snow and bitter cold again hit the United States yesterday, closing roads and schools and delaying flights as the holiday air travel period approached its peak. more

Science and technologyMEXICO CITY VOLCANO CONTINUES TO RUMBLE - FLIGHTS CANCELED
MEXICO CITY, Airlines canceled all flights into Mexico City airport for a second straight day yesterday amid fears that ash from the nearby Popocatepetl Volcano could interfere with their engines. more

Science and technologyLUTON AIRPORT WORKERS TO VOTE ON CHRISTMAS DISRUPTION
LONDON, The workers vote in the next few days on whether to take industrial action during the Christmas period. The staff is in a dispute over authorities plans to cut pay rates under a cost cutting plan.... more

Science and technologyRADAR GLITCH AT MIAMI AIRPORT
MIAMI, Miami's International Airport radar was knocked out for an hour by a computer error last saturday. Air traffic controllers had to divert about 125 flights to an airport in Palm Beach County. Another... more

Science and technologyCHINA TO INVEST IN HIGH SPEED RAILWAYS
CHINA, The new high speed railway connection between Shangai airport and the centre of the city will be the first step of a railway development plan in which have been invested at least $12 bi... more

Science and technologyHEATROW AIRPORT TO LOSE STATUS
LONDON, Rod Eddington, chief executive of British Airways has warned that Heathrow airport will soon lose its pre-eminence as the leading european aviation hub. Eddington said the development and expansion... more

Science and technologyMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN TURKEY
TURCHIA, The helicopter went down this morning in the province of Bitlis, in south-east of Anatolia. The helicopter, a US-built UH-1, crashed while attempting to land in a military base. The cause of the... more

Science and technologyFIRE AT NEW DELHI AIRPORT
INDIA, The first fire was sparked off by a short-circuit in the gents' toilet of Terminal 1-B at Indira Gandhi airport. A Jet Airways flight was delayed by over an hour and domestic flights of private... more

Science and technologyKUALA LUMPUR: A WOMAN GIVES BIRTH IN AIRPORT TOILET, DUMPS CHILD IN GARAGE
KUALA LUMPUR, A 37-year-old woman has been arrested for dumping her newborn baby girl into a garbage can after giving birth in a toilet stall at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The baby was found... more

Science and technologyGO-AHEAD FOR THE PLANNED EXPANSION OF ZURICH AIRPORT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland's highest court gave the go-ahead for a planned expansion of Zurich airport, but it imponed tough environmental restrictions on the project: flight noise protection and nitrous oxide... more

Science and technologyTRAFFIC UP AT BRUSSELS AIRPORT
BRUSSELS, The airport reported a traffic of up to 20 million passengers between January and November 2000. The new was reported by BIAC, the holding handling the airport. Traffic rose 8,24% compared with... more

Science and technologyMALAYSIA OFFERS SRI LANKA HEL TO UPGRADE AND EXPAND AIRPORTS
MALAYSIA, The offer was made by Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik to Sri Lankan Aviation and Airport Development Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle during an official meeting. Ling told reporters Sri Lanka... more

Science and technologyBAD WEATHER STILL IN U.S.A.
NEW YORK, The bad weather is still raging on all North America: after to have cut off the U.S.'s north and Midwest, blizzards and hail caused huge problems to the south states too. Deleted all flights... more

Science and technologyNORTHWEST CANCELS ALL FLIGHTS AT MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL
MEMPHIS, USA, Northwest Airlines announced last night that it will cancel all flight departures and arrivals at Memphis International Airport today, Wednesday, December 13, through at least 7:00 p.m. CST.... more

Science and technologySNOWSTORM BLANKETS CHICAGO'S AIRPORTS
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, The region's first big storm of the season paralyzed Chicago and its 2 airports, O'Hara and Midway, saw 75 percent of their operations grounded: United Airlines had canceled 363 of 434... more

Science and technologyMANCHESTER AIRPORT TO OVERHAUL GATWICK AND BECOME SECOND BIGGEST AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY
MANCHESTER, The airport management aims to overhaul Gatwick after the official launch of the £172 million second runway which will expand traffic and operations. The airport's expansion would provide... more

Science and technologyLAST STAGES OF NEGOTIATIONS TO OPEN NARITA AIRPORT IN LATE NIGHT
TOKYO, JAPAN, According to Japanese civil aviation authorities spokesman, talks are in final stage to open Tokio's Haneda downtown airport at late night flights, in order to allow more passenger traffic.... more

Science and technologyALBERTA: OPENED EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT'S NEW TERMINAL
ALBERTA, CANADA, Edmonton International Airport in Alberta opened its new terminal yesterday as part of ambitious plans to make the canadian city an international airline hub: by 2015, about 5.7 million... more

Science and technologyWORKS FOR NEW RUSSIAN AIRPORT STARTED
RUSSIA, On a 550-hectares area on north-west Moscow area, in the district of Khimki, will be costructed the new airport Scheremetievo 3, of which works will start for the first months of 2001 and expected... more