The top Republican and top Democrat on the US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee have introduced a bipartisan FAA reauthorization bill that does not include any proposal to remove air traffic control (ATC) from FAA, delivering a serious blow to the effort to create an independent ATC corporation.
Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Tigerair plans to launch a new 4X-weekly service from Changi Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport in the tier-two Chinese city of Wuxi.
New services to Singapore, Vancouver and Shanghai have all been announced within the last 12 months, tying in with the increasing international passenger numbers for Brisbane Airport. Infrastructure changes to the airport in the coming years will help to deal with the steady growth.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has completed its assessment of Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), being satisfied with the airport's practices.
Brisbane, the third most populous city in Australia, and the gateway to the state of Queensland, has been announced as the host of Routes Asia 2018. The event is the only route development forum for the Asian region, and will help to reach some of the goals outlined in the Brisbane’s New World City action plan for 2022.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Global mobile satellite communications service provider Inmarsat a contract to enhance air traffic management (ATM) in Europe with a new generation of satellite-based data link communications.
Over the next three years, passengers will enjoy seamless self-service with airlines and at airports as the “Internet of Things” (IoT) comes to travel, according to IT provider SITA’s latest industry report, “The Future is Connected.”
Today (Tuesday, 8 March) the Routes Asia route development forum was officially handed over from Manila in the Philippines to Okinawa in Japan – the host destination for 2017.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has confirmed that it is preparing for an audit from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
Auckland Airport was crowned winner of the second regional heat of the 2016 Routes Marketing Awards at a ceremony last yesterday (Monday, 7 March) in Manila in the Philippines.
Last night’s Networking Evening at this year’s Routes Asia forum certainly supported the Department of Tourism's marketing message that "it is more fun in the Philippines". Our host and its partners have made tremendous efforts to showcase the hospitality and variety of the Philippines archipelago.
The award comes after exciting news last week, that Brisbane will host the prominent Routes Asia conference in 2018. The conference will see more than 1,000 airline, airport and tourism delegates from 100 countries gather in the Queensland capital for Asia’s leading aviation route development forum.
As air service development professionals were debating the impact of ASEAN open skies during Routes Asia and the general potential hailing from the rising middle class in Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand and a thriving economy with an overall community of over 630 million people, Tony Fernandes, founder and head of the AirAsia Group was firmly placing his support behind the regional economic integration.
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) reported a 13.3% growth in passenger numbers for January 2016, along with a 5.4% growth in aircraft movements compared to January 2015.
