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Science and technologyIran: Assalouyeh Airport will be operative next February
Teheran, Iran - The project assigned to the Imen Rah Engineering
The main natural gas deposit in the world is situated in a special economic area of South Parks, in the South Busher’s Province. This is the reason in which Iran is building the second airport after t... more
Science and technologySacbo: press conference for the presentation of Prague's flight served by Smartwings
Bergamo, Italy - Tomorrow morning at 11am at the Orio al Serio's Airport
Sacbo (Bergamo-Orio al Serio’s management society) communicates that tomorrow, on Thursday September 15, at 11am near Airport (council chamber, first floor, check-in area) will take place the press conference f... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport's privatization: Magyar air station is at the core of electoral dispute
Budapest, Hungary - Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany to back airport's privatization
Budapest Airport’s privatization became the core of political debate between Hungarian Socialist party led by Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and centre-right alliance Fidesz (see for details AVIONEWS). R... more
Science and technologyHurricane "Katrina" (2): New Orleans Airport has been reopened
Washington, USA - Air station handled only cargo flights over two past weeks
"Louis Armstrong" Airport after 16 days of inactivity during which it handled only humanitarian and military flights of planes and helicopters, resumed commercial flights this morning. Northwest Airlines... more
Science and technologyLos Angeles in the dark: airport's flights were regular
Washington, USA - A technical error caused the black-out last afternoon
A black-out left a large part of city of Los Angeles in the dark for about two hours but the situation returned to normality at 5:00pm local time yesterday. Also the Los Angeles International Airport has... more
Science and technologyEU: European regional airport association criticized Barrot's line
Brussels, Belgium - European airports do not like community policy about regional airports
European regional airports criticized EU policy about regional airports asking a prompt modification. European regional airports have made clear their position through a statement as well as the Europe’s R... more
Science and technologyHurricane "Katrina" (3): New Orleans Airport's recovery could take years
Washington, USA - A Federal Aviation Administration's support is expected
It could take a year or five years before the main air station of New Orleans restarting to work such as before hurricane "Katrina". US authorities don’t feel like saying when, but the "Louis Armstrong" i... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport's privatization: workers strike has been averted
Budapest, Hungary - BUdapest Airport SPA granted its own dependants an annual 17% pay increase
Budapest Airport SPA that managing Budapest Airport, has averted workers strike by granting its own dependants an annual 17& pay increase and a three-years common contract and other advantages.Unions had... more
Science and technologyBulgarian airports: passengers increased exceeding all expectations
Sophia, Bulgaria - More than 20% growth is expected to affect three Bulgarian airports
Sophia, Bourgas and Varna are growing and developing by exceeding all expectations. They boosted more than 20% respect to previous years. The feverish traffic is also creating difficulties considering... more
Science and technologyBritish airports used by CIA for anti-terrorism actions
London, United Kingdom - An UN's team to inspect the case
US intelligence services would have used some British airports as logistic base to transfer suspected terrorists to US prisons. UK "The Guardian" newspaper pubblished today anonimous declarations from... more
Science and technologyHurricane "Katrina": New Orleans Airport to reopen
New Orleans, USA - The air station restarted cargo operations yesterday
Passengers flights are expected to restart tomorrow after repairing the air station’s roof said airport’s director, Roy Williams. Only about 30 services among the daily 174 departures and arrivals wil... more
Science and technologyLas Cruces International Airport to receive USD 603,000 by US Air Force to repair damaged strip
Washington, USA - Plane carrying equipment for Bush's visit made a drill on runway
The US Air Force would have offered over USD 603,000 to repair runway at Las Cruces Airport which was damaged by an airplane carrying equipments for President Bush’s visit. A C-17 cargo plane with on b... more
Science and technologyAncona-Pescara operational unity: the solution to face tourism crisis
Ancona, Italy - The Italian Marche region's air station would have reported a lowering passenger traffic with -11,600 units
The Ancona-Falconara Airport’s strategical choice to create an operational unity with Pescara Airport (see for details AVIONEWS) is additionally remarkably spurred by the delicate Marche region tourism c... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport's privatization (2): workers to be on a war footing towards strike
Budapest, Hungary - Meeting between unions and airport's operator has been unproductive
Budapest Airport risks to cancel all departures and arrivals in case of a great partecipation to the strike threatened by union trades said the airport’s spokesperson, Ibolya Forika: "The entire airport r... more
Science and technologyBaghdad Airport closed (3): flights risk to restart without checks on passengers and baggage
Baghdad, Iraq - A warning signal called by Global Strategies Group which moaned about the lack of qualification for Iraqi personnel
Iraqi forces would have entered the airport at Ministry of Transport’s order but the British firm responsible for security activities would not intend to ask its members for leaving the area. It is dangerous t... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport: legal proceedings not stop privatization
Budapest, Hungary - Hungarian Government appealed against Budapest work tribunal's sentence
There are new the developments in the situation of Budapest Airport privatization (see for details AVIONEWS), after Government appealed against Budapest work tribunal’s sentence which cancelled the privatization’s ten... more
Science and technologyBaghdad Airport closed (2): Iraqi National Guard to attend to its security
Baghdad, Iraq - Replacing British company's personnel after an order by Iraqi Ministry of Transport
Iraqi Minister of Transport ordered to send Iraqi National Guard and Army’s units (still under setting and training) to Baghdad International Airport in order to replace British company’s personnel ass... more
Science and technologyBaghdad Airport closed due to a lower security level
Baghdad, Iraq - Because of a decision by the British firm providing security services as it moans about delays in payment by Iraqi Government
Global Strategies Group, as the British company which provides security services at Baghdad International Airport, forced the air station to stay closed today due to the suspension of services and the... more
Science and technologySagat Handling awarded tender announced by British Airways
Turin, Italy - For supplying of handling services on the Caselle's Airport
"Sagat Handling, Sagat Group’s society, awarded the tender for the renewal of handling services announced by BA in all the European airports on which it flies. The agreement expected that all BA’s air... more
Science and technologySafety controls over Chinese airports to start
Beijing, China - To conduct annual inspections whose result will be released
The General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) has carried out the first air safety inspection in the country: controls have been conducted over two airports -Haikou’s International Airport a... more
Science and technologySagat handling Spa to support British Airways planes till January 31 2008 in all European airports
Turin, Italy - The great success of the Turin's firm
Sagat Handling Spa owned by Sagat Group awarded the tender to operate handling services for British Airways all over European airports where it flies. Agreement between the British carrier and Turin’s c... more
Science and technologySri Lanka: Colombo Airport's talks to discuss on truce with rebels have been cancelled
Colombo, Sri Lanka - A new stop for peace process after rebel's refusal
The Government of Sri Lanka had accepted to meet with the rebels of the "Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam" (LTTE) at the international airport of Colombo which has an extraterritoriality form; the appointment... more
Science and technologyOperational unity: the future of Ancona and Pescara airports consists of a single catchment
Ancona, Italy - A proposal suggested by the Marche's air station and welcomed by the Abruzzo's structure avoiding competition, equally sharing routes and aiming to reinforcement
Avoiding competition between the two air stations by positively exploiting passenger traffic (despite some difficulties from a touristic point of view along the Adriatic coast this Summer) by creating... more
Science and technologyProblems at Barcelona Airport: tornado hits North-Eastern Spain since yesterday
Barcelona, Spain - 42 flight have been cancelled and 13 was re-directed
Since last evening, regions of North-Eastern Spain were affected by strong tornado that have caused only material damages to date, but victims or injured were not reported. Barcelona Airport has been forced... more
Science and technologyMedan to have a new airport
Medan, Indonesia - Runway is too much short, it isn't even 3 km long
Indonesian Government intends to speed up the procedures to construct a new airport at Medan following the terrible accident involving a Mandala Airlines aircraft two days ago near the current "Polonia"... more
Science and technologyRome-Fiumicino cancelled three flights due to a storm
Rome, Italy - Some flights have been redirected on Ciampino
A strong storm hit Rome today: rain forced Fiumicino’s "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport to delay about 20 minutes the departures and to cancel three flights -two by Alitalia and one by Air One- coming from M... more
Science and technologyBudapest Airport's privatization: Germany's Hochtief made the highest bid
Budapest, Hungary - But privatization tender risks to be annulled by Hungarian court
Hungary’s privatization agency APV is planning the way to set the affair of Budapest Airport’s privatization. Budapest tribunal declared invalid the tender after the airport’s workers claim. The most... more
Science and technologyHurricane "Katrina": New Orleans Lakefront Airport remains closed
Washington, USA - Italian aids have arrived
New Orleans Lakefront Airport is still under water while the "Louis Armstrong" has been opened less than 24 hours following hurricane "Katrina" and currently are handling 3300 flights per day, the quadruple... more
Science and technologyRegional airports: European Commission set rules for their development
Brussels, Belgium - It was unveiled by European Commissioner for Transport, Jacques Barrot
These rules mainly involve airport operators owned by public authorities. Public and private airports must be warranted with a similar treatment. Regional air stations must have an annual passenger traffic... more
Science and technologyFiumicino: GdF arrested a false policeman with ten Kg of drug
Rome, Italy - He was about to take a flight bound for Turkey
During a check performed by Italian Anti-fraud Service and militaries of Financial Police at Fiumicino Airport, a Portuguese native 30 year old man departed from Caracas and bound for Istanbul, has been... more
Science and technologyPerugia Airport: flights to Denmark to restart from September 3
Perugia, Italy - Flight were organized by Umbria Incoming Service tour operator
After being suspended on Summer time, flights to and from Denmark to both Copenhagen and Odensee airports, will restart monthly up to October 22. They will depart from Copenhagen on Saturday at 10:00am... more
Science and technologyAthens Airport lost European Union funding
Brussels, Belgium - Irregularities in requests for funding
The European Commission has reduced the new Athens International Airport aids worth almost EUR 13 million because it violated some EU rules. It seem in fact that recent controls made coming to light certain... more
Science and technologyHurricane "Katrina" (2): the FAA released US airports status
Washington, USA - Some of them are open only to aircraft supporting relief efforts
Considering the emergency resulted from the Hurricane "Katrina" affecting Mississippi, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has released the current status of US airports. 12 air stations are open... more
Science and technologyHurricane "Katrina": US airports to risk to run out of jet-fuel
Washington, USA - If Mexico Gulf refineries not reopen soon, at least 10 airports could suspend operations
Supplies of jet-fuel may last only till the next week and if Mexico Gulf refineries continue to remain closed due to hurricane "Katrina", some large airports as Orlando, Charlotte, Tampa and Fort Myers,... more
Science and technologySarajevo Airport to be closed from tomorrow due to maintenance works
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina - To reopen on September 11
Sarajevo International Airport will remain closed to all air traffic for nine days starting from tomorrow, in order to allow runway’s reconstruction works. Flights served by airlines operating on Sarajevo -... more
Science and technologyA new growth's plan for Lugano Airport
Lugano, Switzerland - Passengers increased by 20% compared with the past year
Lugano-Agno Airport marked over 106,000 passengers passed through it at the end of July, an additional 20% compared with the past year. At least 1/6 of passengers came from Como and its province, in witness... more
Science and technologyAirbus: "Let's fly longer to lower consumption and noise"
Toulouse, France - The European group suggested the production of aircraft provided with lower maximum speed in order to reduce consumption, pollution and noise
Aerospace companies, air transport sector operators and competent authorities asked themselves about operations to be performed in order to lower consumption, pollution and noise when considering the constant... more
Science and technologySacbo: Orio al Serio's Airport closure for four days at the beginning of October
Bergamo, Italy - To allow the realization of planned maintenance works
"The Sacbo (Bergamo-Orio al Serio’s Airport Management Society), in concordance with ENAC (Italian Civil Aviation Authority) has ordered the airport’s closure to the traffic from 8:00 (06:00 GMT) of Thu... more
Science and technologySITA Inc awarded contract of USD 200m for providing IT services at Dusseldorf Airport
Geneva, Switzerland - For the first time in history an European airport has signed a ten-year agreement
"For the first time in history an European airport, that one of Dusseldorf, has signed a ten-year agreement for outsourcing of all its Information Technology activities. The contract, for a value of USD... more
Science and technologyWill the laser be the future fixed weapon for fighters?
Washington, USA - Pentagon would think so, if lowering the energy cannon's size by avoiding cumbersome cooling systems
A hybrid solution for the military employment of lasers could lead to the production of a cannon to be installed aboard fighters. Pentagon’s Centre for Search and Development would prove convinced of i... more
Science and technologyA Concorde 2 in 2020 if it proves quiet and cost/effective
Tokyo, Japan - The European-Japanese programme for the new supersonic civil airplane goes on but it needs proper funds
Something about it had been already said some time ago but now the programme aims to start a real designing and maybe testing stage, provided that proper funds are available. It deals with the new supersonic... more
Science and technologyToo many risk of runway incursion in US congested airports
Washington, USA - Runways and taxy-ways too much travelled
The recent incidents happened on the runways at Boston and other American airports have alarmed the experts who are concerned about the air traffic’s increasing and complex directional marks present i... more
Science and technologyMore than 100,000 passengers through Rome's airports yesterday
Rome, Italy - A big influx of tourists despite of scare of terrorism
More than 100,000 people passed through Fiumicino and Ciampino airports yesterday, mostly Roman tourists departing or returning from short holidays. The most requested destinations have been the European... more
Science and technologySwissport sold off to a Spanish group
Geneva, Switzerland - The agreement is expected to be completed next month after competition watchdog authority's approval
One of the largest airport handlers operators, the Swissport International Ltd, has been sold to the Spanish group Ferrovial, construction and services firm with interests in management of Bristol, Belfast,... more
Science and technologyVenice: Italian artificers made a suspicious briefcase explode at the airport
Venice, Italy - It would have been stolen to an Irish citizen and found under a car at the air station's parking area
Italian artificers made an unattended briefcase explode after founding it in the Venice Airport’s parking area on last Saturday in the morning. A bag located under a car had been in fact noticed around 1... more
Science and technologyBird flu: precautionary and check measures through Italian airports
Rome, Italy - A healthy shield against avian flu
The Rome "Leonardo da Vinci" Airport has begun implementing precautionary and check measures involving passengers and merchandise originating from regions affected by bird flu that is about to reach European... more
Science and technologyUSA: East Coast's airports troubled due to a computer's failure
Miami, USA - Long lines at passport controls
Computer system running check’s operations on passengers entering the United States caused a lot of problems in the East Coast airports particularly at Miami International Airport last evening. Earliest t... more
Science and technologyAdelaide crowded of passengers
Adelaide, Australia - A lot of national and international carriers have recently invested in the air station
Adelaide Airport marked more than 5 million of passengers in the last financial year ended on June 30. For the first time the Australian air station exceeded the figure of 5 million, thanks to the increase... more
Science and technologyMalpensa: Royal Air Moroc's flight made a "Priority landing"
Varese, Italy - A cracked window forced Morocco plane's pilot to request the special procedure
A Boeing B-737 of the Moroccan airline Royal Air Maroc coming from Casablanca Airport and bound for Malpensa where it was scheduled to land at 12:55am yesterday, asked instead control tower for a "Priority... more
Science and technologySEA and its suitors
Milan, Italy - It attracts the Swiss, the Spanish and Romans as well
Francesco Bellavista Caltagirone, President of the Rome-based Group "Acqua Marcia" (through which he controls the ATA, managing Linate private airport), the Spanish giant company for infrastructure and... more