BAA USA was acquired IATA said that "e-freight" ASUR, the Mexican airports operator, filed a registration statement Portland International, Seattle-Tacoma International and Spokane Internationalin conjunction with Alaska Airlines, Boeing, and Washington State University announced
Air Canada last month lost its latest fight with Porter Airlines over access to Toronto City Centre when a Canadian federal court judge dismissed AC’s allegations of wrongdoing by Porter and the Toronto Port Authority related to slots at Toronto’s downtown airport.
Gelendzhik, the first new civilian airport to be built in Russia in 25 years, commenced commercial operations in June. The airport is a Public-Private Partnership led by Basel Aero, which already operates airports in Krasnodar, Sochi, Gelendzhik and Anapa. The group's airports handled 3.5 million passengers in 2009, or about 9% of Russian airports’ throughput. Russian airlines including Aeroflot, Rossiya, Ural Airlines, UTair, Gazpromavia, Avianova and Atlant-Soyuz already are operating to/from the new airport at the Black Sea resort.
London Gatwick last month opened its new inter-terminal shuttle two months ahead of schedule. The project included installation of a completely new shuttle system, new shuttle cars, refurbishment of the track and transformation of the two terminal stations. Further benefits include the use of sensory technology that counts the number of passengers waiting at the station, triggering operation of the shuttle; extra seating; live journey information; high levels of security with monitored onboard CCTV cameras, and full accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility.
The latest ALTA/OAG Latin American and Caribbean Capacity Analysis, released last month, shows a region that is clearly in growth mode, with 13 of the top 20 Latin/Caribbean airports handling more total airline seats in 2009 compared to 2008.
A US federal appeals court upheld the Dept. of Transportation's 2008 rule allowing airports to charge higher landing fees during "peak" periods, with the presiding judge telling objecting airlines that congestion pricing's "creativity should be welcomed on its merits, not spurned for its novelty."
Korean Airadded thrice-weekly nonstop night flights from Hartsfield Atlanta Airport to Seoul Incheon airport, complementing its daily afternoon service and bringing the number of weekly trips it offers in the market to 10. The new KE Flight 33 departs ATL just after midnight on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Ryanair will begin twice-weekly service from London Stansted to Plovdiv in Bulgaria Nov. 2.
Spain's air traffic controllers are threatening a walkout in mid-August to protest pay cuts and changes to their job conditions by AENA, the state-owned airports and air navigation authority, the USCA union said following a vote to strike by its members. It did not announce an exact date for the start or duration of the industrial action, butthe strike is expected to start Aug.18 and last for three days.
