Spanish infrastructure company Abertis has nearly completed the divestment of its airport business, following an agreement to sell its 33.33% stake in Aeropuertos Mexicanos del Pacífico (AMP), for $222 million.
A fire in FAA’s Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora, Illinois led to the grounding of all flights at Chicago O’Hare and Midway airports Friday morning.
King Shaka International Airport, Durban's new multi-million dollar international airport which opened for business in May 2010, just ahead of the FIFA World Cup tournament. Will be welcoming airport and airline represntatives from around the world as it hosts the 21st World Route Development Forum next year.
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has invested in new technology to partly automate the arrivals process into the city’s two airports and reduce processing time for arriving international passengers. The airports are already reaping the rewards of the $2.2 million investment, the first of its kind in the USA.
The Democratic Republic of Congo Civil Aviation Authority, Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) and South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) have signed an agreement for flight calibration of air navigation systems of airports in the DRC
This year has seen the resurgence of Athens as an established international destination which has been measured in the significant increase in capacity being offered by airlines, particularly outside of Europe with the US, Middle East, and Asian markets recording the strongest development.
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is the latest Southeast Asian airline to begin new services to Russia as the increasingly sanctioned country seeks alternative tourism destinations.
The recently approved alliance between Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines will officially launch Jan. 6, 2015, marking the return of the New Zealand carrier to Singapore after an absence of almost eight years.
In the last 18 months, O'Hare and Midway International Airports welcomed six new international airlines and added dozens of new destinations and Chicago Department of Aviation Commissioner Rosemarie Andolino is confident talks during World Routes will result in more arrivals into the Chicago aviation network.
Dr Charles E Schlumberger, Lead Air Transport Specialist at the World Bank and moderator of the “sustainability in aviation” panel during the Strategy Summit, didn’t mince his word, writes Oliver Aust for The HUB.
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is lobbying American Airlines to add service to Beijing, an airport executive said in an interview at World Routes 2014.
Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) Jin Air has solidified plans to begin long-haul daily operations to the Pacific Island destination of Guam, following a spate of summer-only schedules to China.
Singapore-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot is looking to expand and consolidate its route network in the fourth quarter of 2015 as it phases out its Boeing 777-200ER fleet with new 787 aircraft.
Sir Tim Clark, president, Emirates Airline spoke with us at the World Routes Strategy Summit during a candid fireside chat discussing all things aviation and Emirates.
Dubai-based hybrid-carrier Flydubai has continued it assault on the African market with the announcement today of new routes to Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to double pre-clearance capacity at Airports over the next decade, CBP acting deputy commissioner, Kevin McAleenan, revealed at the start of the second day of the Strategy Summit at the 20th World Routes Development Forum in Chicago yesterday, writes Jutin Burns for The HUB.
Transaero Airlines is set to launch a new route between Moscow and Prague next summer if it can secure the traffic rights next month. The Russian carrier revealed the news at the 20th World Route Development Forum in Chicago yesterday, writes Justin Birns for The HUB.
As a record-breaking World Routes event in Chicago enters its last day, this lunchtime the Chicago Department of Aviation and Choose Chicago will officially hand the event over next year's host, the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
