Emirates’ dedicated Airbus A380 terminal Changi Airport Group (CAG) said an S$15 million ($12 million) Alaska Airlines unveiled its “Airport of the Future” Bangkok Suvarnabhumi is planning Baltic Ground Services reached an agreement
Aer Lingus (EI) sees an opportunity in Lufthansa’s divestment of British Midland International (bmi) to expand its slot portfolio at London Heathrow (LHR), EI CEO Christoph Mueller told ATW.
Hong Kong’s Executive Council has—in principle at least—endorsed the construction of a third runway at Hong Kong International (HKG), according to the official Hong Kong government website ( ATW Daily News, Jan. 4).
UK airports handled 219 million passengers in 2011, an increase of 4.1% over 2010, marking a return to year-over-year growth following three consecutive years of falling passenger throughput, according to data published last month by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
FAA has compiled a list of 30 airports that it will use to monitor the progress of its plan to increase aviation system safety and efficiency. This is a follow-on step after the agency’s Operational Evolution Plan (OEP), a 10-year initiative (2000-2010) that increased capacity. “With the OEP process we were able to complete 22 airfield projects at 19 airports. Those improvements enabled airports to accommodate two million more additional operations,” an FAA spokesperson told ATW.
Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Assn. (ALTA) executive director Alex de Gunten last month again called for airport and ATC modernization in Latin America. “We can’t stress enough the need to address the infrastructure issues faced by our industry today,” he said. Speaking to an IATA conference in Santiago de Chile, he added, “We can't afford to wait until we have a crisis to take action. Infrastructure projects take years to complete, so the time to act is now.”
A joint venture company that will provide ground handling services for airports in Shanghai was established by a consortium of airport companies and airlines.
