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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
Science and technologyBRITISH REPORTER POSING AS PILOT ENTERED RESTRICTED AREAS
LONDON, A reporter of a british newspaper posing as pilot entered restricted areas at London's Gatwick Airport and boarded a passenger jet at Birmingham International Airport. He obtained a valid security... more
Science and technologyMOSCOW: AIRPORTS CLOSED BY FOG
MOSCOW, Sheremetyevo-1 and Sheremetyevo-2 Moscow's airports were closed today by thick fog. Flights were directed to the other airports of the city or to the back up airports in St.Petersburg, Riga and... more
Science and technologyDELAYS AT INTERNATIONAL PRAGUE AIRPORT BECAUSE OF BOMB THREAT
PRAGUE, Delays at Prague international airport yesterday due to a bomb threat. A phone call to the airport police warned that a bomb was planted on a plane en route to Franfkurt. Two CSA flights and a... more
Science and technologyPLANE RETURNS TO AIRPORT FOR LIGHTED CIGARETTE
TOKYO, JAPAN, An American Airlines Boeing 777 en route to Seattle had to return to Narita airport of Tokyo because a japanese 45 year-old passenger refused to exit the toilet where he was smoking a cigarette.... more
Science and technologyMEETING OF AFRICAN AIRPORTS MANAGEMENTS
AFRICA, A West African airport management meeting is held in Bamako, Mali, to analyse the problems and situations involved with airport security, taxation, management, ground assistance and the environment.... more
Science and technologySHIPHOL WILL GO ON STOCK EXCHANGE
AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, According to Dutch daily financial newspaper De Telegraaf, Schiphol Airport at Amsterdam will be listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange in 2001. In the following years, the... more
Science and technologyROYAL NAVY PLANE CRASHES, PILOTS SAFE
UK, A Royal Navy plane crashed yesterday during a training flight. The two pilots ejected to safety shortly before the crash. The men suffered injures and they were described as "stable". The new was reported... more
Science and technologyALITALIA TO WISH NEW MEASURES FOR MALPENSA AND LINATE
ROMA, Following the report of Eu experts about Milan airports of Linate and Malpensa, Alitalia wishes new measures to be taken in order to improve the structures of these airports. Particularly, the... more
Science and technologyPHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT TO GIVE THE GO AHEAD TO BUILD PASAY AIRPORT NEW TERMINAL
PHILIPPINES, The Philippines government has given the go ahead to the $500 million NAIA International Passenger Terminal III (IPT-3) airport to be built in Pasay City. Terminal 3 construction will start... more
Science and technologySAS RECEIVED FIRST "INTRA-EURO" 737-800
SCANDINAVIA, Scandinavian Airlines has taken delivery of its 11th Boeing Next-Generation 737-800. The airplane is the airline's first with the new intra-Euro cabin configuration. This interior configuration... more
Science and technologyIVG AND HOCHTIEF TO RUN TOGETHER IN THE TENDER FOR THE NEW AIRPORT IN BERLIN
BERLIN, IVG Holding and the german Hochtief Group will run together in the tender for the construction of the new airport in Berlin, to win the right of ownership, management and development. The contract... more
Science and technologyLAOS: BOMB EXPLODES AT AIRPORT, THREE INJURED, MAYBE TWO KILLED
VIENTIANE, LAOS, A bomb exploded at Vientiane airport on the eve of the meeting of asian countries' ministers of Foreign Affairs. Two employees and a taxi driver were seriously injured. Police closed the... more
Science and technologyGAZA AIRPORT CLOSED AGAIN FOR WOMAN MURDER
GAZA, MIDDLE EAST, Gaza airport, reopened yesterday, as reported by WAPA, was closed again because of the murder of an israeli woman in a terrorist attack at Rafah mountain border post between Gaza... more
Science and technologyMALAYSIA: FLIGHTS DELAYED FOR BAD WEATHER
MALAYSIA, Many outgoing flights have been delayed or diverted at Malaysia's International Airport in Kuala Lumpur because of bad weather. About 500 passengers on flights with Singapore Airlines, Malaysia... more
Science and technologyDANISH GOVERNMENT TO SELL A QUOTE OF COPENHAGEN AIRPORT
COPENHAGEN, Danish government decided to put a quote of 17% of Copenhagen airport on sale. It owns 51% of the airport which is handled by Koebenhavns Lufhhavne A/S (KLH). The new was reported by a KLH... more
Science and technologyGAZA AIRPORT TO OPEN AGAIN
MIDDLE EAST, Gaza airport activity is seesawing because of the conflict between Israel and Palestinians. It was closed several times since the beginning of the war. Today, after one week of inactivity,... more
Science and technologySYDNEY AIRPORT TRAFFIC UP
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Sydney airport handled more than 23 million passengers in this year. The growth was particularly due to the Olympics. There was a 6% rise compared to 1999 and the total of 23.26 million... more
Science and technologyFRANKFURT AND SCHIPOL LAUNCH AIRPORT ALLIANCE
FRANKFURT, Two major european airports, Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG and The Netherlands' Schiphol Group, signed an alliance. The CEOs of Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG (FAG), Dr. Wilhelm Bender, and of Schiphol... more
Science and technologyVANISHED CONSIGNMENT OF DIAMONDS
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, A consignment of diamonds vanished from a plane on transit at Brussels airport. The robbery reminds of the recent missing of gold stocks at Paris airport. The last airline to fly... more
Science and technologySTRAY DOGS DELAY PLANE LANDING IN ABADAN
ABADAN, IRAN, A pack of stray dogs on the runway delayed a flight landing at Abadan airport, in the south-west of Iran. The pilot noticed the stray dogs playing on the runway and gained height to land... more
Science and technologyHIGH WINDS GROUND PLANES IN BELGIUM
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Storms and high winds brought chaos to air schedules at Brussels airport. Some flights were cancelled or delayed. Even the train to London was suspended. more
Science and technologyPARIS AIRPORTS AFFECTED BY BAD WEATHER
PARIS, FRANCE, The two airports of Paris, Charles de Gaulle Roissy and Orly, went through heavy troubles because of the bad weather striking Europe. Many flights were diverted to other airports or... more
Science and technologyBAA PROFITS UP TO £300 MILLION
LONDON, BAA announced it reported a 11,6% rise of profits in the first two quarters of 2000, compared with last year. The total amount comes to £327 million. more
Science and technologyTHIRD AIRPORT IN PARIS
PARIS, The french government has approved the plan for the construction of a third international airport in the suburban area of Paris in addition to the current "Charles de Gaulle-Roissy" and "Orly".... more
Science and technologyAER LINGUS STAFF WALK-OUT AT DUBLIN AIRPORT
DUBLIN, Thousands of air travellers faced delays this morning at Dublin airport because of a four-hour strike by clerical workers of Aer Lingus, the irish national airline. About 35 of the 260 daily flights... more
Science and technologyJOMO KENYATTA AIRPORT IS SAFE, OFFICIALS SAID
KENYA, Airport's Authority made a statement assuring airlines the runway of Jomo Kenyatta airport is safe. Three tire bursts in the last weeks inerrupting airport's operations and these events raised suspects... more
Science and technologyIVORY COAST: AIRLINES TO CANCEL FLIGHTS TO ABIDJAN
IVORY COAST, The airlines serving Ivory Coast cancelled all flights to Abidjan. The new was reported by airport sources. Air France and Air Afrique confirmed they cancelled all the flights because "the... more
Science and technologyCHINA: NEW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
CHINA, China has a new international airport in Zhengzhou, capital of the central province of Henan. It is country's 21st international airport and it has links with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and 50 Chinese... more
Science and technologyNEW RUNWAY AT AMSTERDAM AIRPORT
AMSTERDAM, By the end of this year workers will start building a fifth runway at Amsterdam Schipol arport. The runway will measure 3800 meters in length and 75 meters in width. It will cover an area of... more
Science and technologyGAZA AIRPORT CLOSED AGAIN
ISRAEL, According to palestinian security service the airport of Gaza has been closed again. Israeli army opposed the landing and takeoff of some aircrafts this morning. The airport was reopened just a... more
Science and technologyEMPLOYEES WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUND AT CHECKPOINTS
PHILADELPHIA, Employees of an airport security company, which operated checkpoints at Philadelphia International airport, included some with criminal backgrounds, a U.S. court inquiry said. Argenbright... more
Science and technologyGENOA AIRPORT TO BE RESTYLED
GENOA, "Cristoforo Colombo" Genoa airport will be restyled for the G8 summit next July. The runway "29" will be extended for 500 metres, a system to detect "windshear" is going to be installed and all... more
Science and technologyHEATHROW TRIALS DEVICE TO REDUCE NOISE AND POLLUTION
LONDON, A "pre-conditioned air (PCA)" device is being tested at terminal 4 of London's Heathrow airport in order to reduce at least fifty percent of noise and emissions produced from aircraft on their... more
Science and technologyJAPANESE AIRLINES PRESS FOR EXPANSION AT TOKYO AIRPORT
TOKYO, Japan's three major airlines, Japan Airlines Co, All Nippon Airways Co, and Japan Air System Co, in a joint statement, asked the transport ministry to approve expansion of Tokyo's Haneda Airport,... more
Science and technologyREOPENED GAZA AIRPORT
GAZA, Gaza airport is operative again. A Fokker 50 of Palestinian Airlines took off this morning to El Cairo. It is the first civil flight since Israel banned palestinian territories last October 8. more
Science and technologyEUROPEAN COMMISSION AGAINST BRITAIN'S OVER BAA GOLDEN SHARE
BRUXELLES, BELGIUM, The European Commission will take the United Kingdom to the European Court for its "golden share" in airports management operator BAA plc. According with citation, the government... more
Science and technologyMACHESTER AIRPORT FAILS SECURITY TESTS
MANCHESTER, UK, In the Manchester airport, UK government inspectors were able to breach security as part of a series of tests to evaluate standards applied: the personnel at the baggage security check,... more
Science and technologyGREEK GENERAL STRIKE CAUSES TROUBLES TO TRANSPORTS
GREECE, A general strike in Greece has caused many troubles to travellers and to trasports, as almost the totality of workers have stopped their duty. Operations at the Athens airport were limited, due... more
Science and technologyBARAK ORDERS GAZA AIRPORT CLOSURE
GAZA, ISRAEL, After an attack on a vehicle of Israeli workers in which seven of them were injured, the Israel Prime Minister Ehud Barak has decided to shut Gaza Airport, with exception of Palestinian leader... more
Science and technologySYRIAN PLANE LANDED TO BAGHDAD AIRPORT AFTER MORE THAN 18 YEARS
BAGHDAD, Syrian aircraft with doctors, nurses and humanitarian aid on board landed to Baghdad on Sunday. Leader of Syrian delegation declared: "We are here to support our brothers of Iraq". The visit... more
Science and technologyLESS RESTRICTION FOR BUSINESS AVIATION ON ROTTERDAM AIRPORT
ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, Until few days ago, on Rotterdam Airport in the Netherlands, night operations of business jet in the hours between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. have been restricted according to anti-noise... more