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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
Science and technologyLA GUARDIA AUTHORITIES DECLARES ''LOTTERY'' WINNERS
LA GUARDIA, NEW YORK, New York's La Guardia airport management authorities declared the winners of the "lottery" for 159 slot assignation in one of more congested airport in the world. The lottery draw,... more
Science and technologyHEATHROW ENTERS THE TOP RANKS OF WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORTS
LONDON, According to a provisional world statistics from "Airline Business" magazine, London airport's Heathrow is into fourth place for passenger traffic: the airport handled 30.8 million passengers in... more
Science and technologyEGYPT TO BUILD THIRD TERMINAL AT CAIRO AIRPORT
EGYPT, The new was reported by the transport minister. The construction will start early next year and the new terminal is planned to absorb growing air traffic to Egypt. The government is examining... more
Science and technologyNEW TERMINAL OPENS AT S.FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, The new international terminal of the San Francisco airport opened officially to passenger traffic. The new 2,4 USDbn terminal has 24 gates and expected to manage 8 million passenger... more
Science and technologyITALY TO PROPOSE DE PALACIO TO INCREASE FLIGHTS TO LINATE AIRPORT
ROME, The proposal was made by Transport minister of italian government Bersani in order to find an agreement with Transport european commissioner Loyola de Palacio. Bersani proposes a daily flight to... more
Science and technologyHONG KONG AIRPORT TO REVIEW ITS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
HONG KONG, The five-day examination will be led by John Dancer, head of Air Traffic Services Standards Department of the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. The system will be reviewed following several... more
Science and technologyUK: GROUND STAFF AT LUTON AIRPORT TO GO ON STRIKE
LONDON, The ground staff of the airport is threatening the industrial action to protest against salary cuts. Some staff would have their pay slashed by 50% because of cost-cutting plans. The airport could... more
Science and technologyREOPENS AIRPORT IN GAZA
ISRAEL, Gaza Intrnational Airport reopens today after nearly a month closure imposed by Israel in response to a Palestinian uprising. The airport would operate between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. and arrivals... more
Science and technologyTHREE EUROPEANS ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF SMUGGLING DRUG
MIAMI, Two men, a french and agerman, and a dutch woman were arrested on charges of trying to smuggle ecstasy tablets through Miami International Airport. The drug was dtected by security agents during... more
Science and technologyTHREE EUROPEANS ARRESTED AT MIAMI AIRPORT ON CHARGES OF SMUGGLING DRUG
MIAMI, Two men, a french and agerman, and a dutch woman were arrested on charges of trying to smuggle ecstasy tablets through Miami International Airport. The drug was dtected by security agents during... more
Science and technologyZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT TO UPGRADE AIRPORTS
ZAMBIA, According to the newspaper "Times of Zambia" the government of the african country has worked out a plan to upgrade the country's mayor airports. The plan for Lusaka International Airport will... more
Science and technologyNEW TERMINAL AT OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL
CANADA, The authority of Macdonald-Cartier International Airport of Ottawa announced an expansion plan which will include the construction of a new terminal. It will more than double the capacity at the... more
Science and technologyBAD WEATHER FOR THANKSGIVING HOMECOMING
USA, At San Francisco International Airport the fog forced the cancellation of 20 flights and others were delayed this morning. Sleet and freezing rain surprised homebound travelers in New England. Flights... more
Science and technologyOVER 1-MILLION PASSENGERS FOR HAMBURG AIRPORT
HAMBURG, GERMANY, Hamburg Airport passengers transit in month of October has excedeed for the first time in its 90-year history the one-million mark. The total of passengers crossed in the German... more
Science and technologyRECORD PASSENGER NUMBERS AT HONG KONG AIRPORT
HONG KONG, Over 33 million passengers passed through Hong Kong international airport in last year. Airport Authority said it sets a new record and an increase of 10% compared with 1999. Also cargo throughput... more
Science and technologyFAA-DEPV PARTNERSHIP FOR SAT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
BRAZIL, Between U.S. FAA, Federal Aviation Administration and brazilian, Directorate of Electronics and Flight Protection, DEPV, an important agreement of partnership has been signed in order to develop... more
Science and technologyAMSTERDAM AIRPORT TO BE PRIVATIZED
AMSTERDAM, The Dutch government gave its approval to Schipol's airport privatization. This will provoke a stock market flotation which according to Schipol Group will give better access to the capital... more
Science and technologyTOY GUN TO MAKE CHAOS AT CHARLOTTE AIRPORT
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, Charlotte airport was closed by authorities because of a bag of a child containing a toy gun. X-ray system detected the gun as a real one and it was not possible to find the... more
Science and technologyPORTUGUESE-GERMAN JOINT VENTURE TO WIN TENDER FOR HANDLING
FRANKFURT, Portway Handling de Portugal SA, a joint venture of Flughafen F/M AG and the portuguese airport company ANA, signed an agreement for ground handling services with Spanair of Spain and French-based... more
Science and technologyCANADA: NEW TERMINAL AT EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
CANADA, The new terminal at Edmonton international airport is scheduled to open on December 9. Air Canada will take up 22 of its 42 check-in counters, with trans-border traffic using the remainder. The... more