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Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has launched its inaugural 'Aviation Barometer', a quarterly indicator of air traffic movements through its nine airports. The barometer will provide a snapshot of the state of air traffic relating to passengers and cargo and the trends which underpin aeronautical data.
The inner-city London airport has been given planning permission for an extension. The £344 million investment programme includes plans for seven new aircraft stands.
Singapore’s Changi Airport has earmarked S$35 million ($25.8 million) over the next six years to upgrade the facility’s customer interaction, ground services and data handling capabilities.
China Eastern and China Southern Airlines, along with other SkyTeam member carriers, plan to move to Beijing New Airport when it opens in 2019, according to the CAAC.
Etihad Airways has opened a dedicated premium passenger lounge in the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), its third lounge in the US and first on the West Coast.
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Philippine Airlines (PAL) is looking to move some of its regional schedules from chronically congested Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila to Clark International Airport in Pampanga.
London City Airport has been granted planning permission for its £344 million ($451.3 million) expansion, which will see it grow from 4.3 million passengers to 6.5 million by 2025.
The European Union (EU) has given formal notice to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) that it will begin arbitration over the question of Norwegian Air International’s (NAI) access to the US market.
Italy has completed its listing of Italian air navigation services provider (ANSP) ENAV on the Italian stock exchange, valuing the company at approximately €1.8 billion ($2 billion).
An amended purchase agreement with Airbus includes an additional 15 Airbus A321ceo (current engine option) and 15 A321neo (new engine option) aircraft, but for deliveries from 2019 JetBlue holds the flexibility to configure the neo equipment to the Longer Range version of the A321 – the A321LR, which would be well-suited to possible future transatlantic flights.
LATAM Airlines is resurrecting the former LAN Peru link between Cartagena and Lima from January 2017, initially operating with four weekly frequencies using Airbus A320 equipment. This marks a significant growth in capacity versus when it was flown under the LAN Airlines guise between April 2009 and June 2011 when there were just two weekly rotations using a smaller A319 airliner.
Malaysian authorities plan to implement increased security at airports across Malaysia following recent terrorist events at various transport locations across Europe.
