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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
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