Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle will deploy its Boeing 787s on European routes this summer to familiarize pilots with the type before using the aircraft on long-haul missions.
United Airlines will be the first airline to arrive at London Heathrow’s revamped Terminal 2 (T2) when it reopens June 4, 2014, following a £2.5 billion ($3.8 billion) upgrade.
Following in the steps of the 2012 privatization auctions of three major airports—São Paulo Guarulhos, Campinas Viracopos and Brasília Presidente Juscelino Kubitscheck—Brazil plans to open bidding for the privatization of Rio de Janeiro Galeão and Confins airports in October.
Delta Air Lines, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and JFK IAT in late May opened a revamped Terminal 4 at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Turkey’s TAV Construction has won a $400 million contract to design and build the new Terminal 5 at Riyadh King Khaled International Airport in Saudi Arabia. The Terminal 5 project includes a 100,000 square meter passenger terminal; a 90,000 square meter, multi-storey car park for 3,000 vehicles; a fire station; an operations center; a power station; apron and airside infrastructure; and elevated roads and infrastructure connecting Terminal 5 to existing terminals.
Cambridge Airport, located around 70 miles northeast of London, is seeking tenders for resurfacing its runway as it steps up efforts to become a recognized commercial gateway. The site, managed by the Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, is currently used largely by general aviation and executive aircraft. The only commercial flights are seasonal charters.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority (IAA) said work has begun on the demolition of Indianapolis International Airport’s old passenger terminal. “The terminal complex includes four separate concourses and other structures built between 1954 and 1987, each requiring varying preparatory work prior to actual demolition,” IAA said. The terminal closed in 2008 when the airport’s new Midfield Terminal opened.
Air Malta has been chosen as the preferred ground handling partner at Malta International Airport by Turkish Airlines, Air Baltic and Monarch Airlines. Air Malta ground services head John Vella said, “We have worked hard to secure such business considering the stiff competition in this market. We are proud to list Air Baltic, Monarch and Turkish to the growing list of over 15 international airlines that make use of our ground handling services.”
Salalah, Oman's southern capital, is seeing record tourism investment and visitor arrivals with IATA data showing a 25 per cent rise in air passenger arrivals in 2012, the country's minister of tourism said at the Arabian Travel Market today
Turkish Airlines is further strengthening its focus on the Middle East market, having recorded a whopping 49 percent growth in passenger traffic in the past two years, and almost 1 million additional passengers from the Middle East in 2012 compared to 2011.
Turkish Airlines is further strengthening its focus on the Middle East market, one of the airline's fastest growing markets, having recorded a 49 percent growth in passenger traffic in the past two years, and almost 1 million additional passengers from the Middle East in 2012 compared to 2011.
Brazilian carrier GOL and UK-based Virgin Atlantic Airways are both likely candidates for joining SkyTeam, the global alliance’s managing director said Monday.
An additional order by Emirates of Airbus A380s will depend on the infrastructure at Dubai Airport, president Tim Clark told ATW on the sidelines at the IATA AGM in Cape Town.
Small businesses wanting to be close to the heart of the world's biggest airport have a new home from today as Dubai World Central, (DWC), the world's first purpose-built aerotropolis, has inaugurated the DWC Business Centre (DWCBC).
