Airports & Networks

Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) continued to press Congress to raise the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) cap at the organization’s annual Conference and Exhibition in San Jose, Calif., last week.

Dubai’s booming air transport sector must be balanced with environmental concerns, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) director-standards and regulations Khalid Al Arif has said.

Houston-based ADC & HAS Airports Worldwide this week completed its acquisition of UK-based TBI Limited’s airport assets, including Belfast

Lockheed Martin has acquired Scotland-based technology company Amor Group. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

International construction group Hochtief has completed the sale of its airports business to Canadian pension fund manager PSP Investments, raising €1.1 billion ($1.5 billion) in cash from the transaction.

Airline Routes

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) is to launch scheduled flights to the Chilean capital Santiago from February next year. The European flag carrier will

GPS has become such an integral part of the world’s commercial aviation community that doing without it seems almost inconceivable.

UK low-fare carrier easyJet has revealed an expansion of its winter network at Bristol Airport with the introduction of new services to Keflavik

Singapore Airlines (SIA) will resume flights to the Greek capital Athens on a temporary basis between June and October 2014 to meet expected demand

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Sunrise Airways, a start-up based in Port-au-Prince, has received approval from Haiti’s Civil Aviation Authority and the Instituto de Aeronáutica Civil de Cuba (IACC) to operate new regular charter flights between its home base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Holguín, beginning in the fall for the IATA winter season.

Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to launch domestic flights within Poland after announcing last week that following its return to Warsaw’s new Modlin

Kigali International Airport fire fighters have undergone “best practice” training thanks to the help of the AviAssist Foundation as part of its promotion of professional excellence in African aviation safety.

Airline Routes

Denver International Airport named as host of 8th Routes Americas 27 September 2013 Denver, Colorado, USA was today named as the host city for the

Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced it will base a third aircraft at Vilnius International Airport in Lithuania from

Virgin Australia has confirmed it will further increase direct services between Perth and the Pilbara town of Karratha in Western Australia as a

The European Commission has taken the first step toward legal action against Italy, Cyprus and Greece by issuing a letter of formal notice requesting clarification of measures taken to establish Functional Airspace Blocks (FABs).

EasyJet plans to open a base at Hamburg with three Airbus A319s serving 21 destinations in spring 2014.

Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) and the Lee County Port Authority (LCPA) of Fort Myers, Fla. have secured $45 million to begin design and construction of its new air traffic control tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) project.

The arrival of United Arab Emirates (UAE) national carrier Etihad Airways at Washington Dulles International Airport this year has reinforced the

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