Airport News - Europe.Aug 13, 2007 EU may impose travel restrictions similar to those in U.S. The EU has threatened to impose on American citizens restrictions similar to those put in place by the U.S. on Europeans. EU citizens are subject to electronic travel authorization under new Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States rules signed into law by President George W. Bush. Travelers must register online and give details of their passport, travel plans and scheduled meetings at least two days before departure. Aug 8, 2007 The number of airports served by Low Cost airlines rose to 280 from 270 in 2005. Also, the number of intra-Europe seats offered by conventional airlines actually declined, dropping 1% compared to 2005. This is the first year-to-year decrease since the LCM (Liquid Crystal Monitor) A flat panel display that uses the liquid crystal (LCD) technology. See flat panel display. series began. The conventional airline share of departing seats is now below 70% versus 31% for LCCs. Aug 7, 2007 Aer Lingus Aer Lingus is Ireland's national airline. Based in Dublin, it operates 41 Airbus aircraft serving Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East. The airline is 28% owned by the Irish government; it was floated on the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges on 2 October 2006, , Belfast International Airport Belfast International Airport (Irish: Aerfort Idirnáisiúnta Bhéal Feirste) (IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA) is an airport located some 21 kilometres (13 miles) northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland. Aer Lingus Launches New Belfast Base. Aer Lingus on Tuesday launched its first base outside the Republic of Ireland, at Belfast, in a bid to boost growth prospects for the former state airline. Aer Lingus said in a statement that three Airbus A320 aircraft would be based at Belfast International Airport and will primarily serve London Heathrow and Amsterdam Schiphol airports. The airline said further short-haul routes from Belfast will be announced shortly. Aer Lingus said it would transfer valuable Heathrow slots from Shannon Airport Shannon Airport (IATA: SNN, ICAO: EINN), or Aerfort na Sionna in Irish is an airport in Ireland. Approx 3.7 million passengers travelled through Shannon in 2006, making it the second busiest in Ireland by passenger movements. in southern Ireland to Belfast. Aug 7, 2007 Budapest Airport Budapest Airport Workers Strike. Two unions started a strike at Budapest's Ferihegy Airport on Sunday after they failed to reach an agreement with airport operator Budapest Airport over this year's wage rise. Budapest Airport spokesman Domokos Szollar said passenger safety controllers and fuel service workers went on strike from 1430 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) See UTC. GMT - Universal Time 1 but so far no flights had to be cancelled. Wage talks failed to result in an agreement after unions demanded a 10 percent wage rise for 2007, while the company was offering 6.2 percent. The unions had earlier said the strike would end at 2200 GMT. Aug 6, 2007 Budapest Airport Budapest Airport Workers Strike. Two unions started a strike at Budapest's Ferihegy Airport on Sunday after they failed to reach an agreement with airport operator Budapest Airport over this year's wage rise. Aug 6, 2007 Gloucestershire Airport Gloucestershire Airport (IATA: GLO, ICAO: EGBJ), formerly Staverton Airport, is located in Staverton, Gloucestershire, England, between the city of Gloucester and the town of Cheltenham, and close to the M5 motorway. Gloucestershire Airport (GLO GLO Global GLO General Land Office GLO Greek Life Office GLO General Learner Outcomes GLO GLO Lounge Orlando GLO Good Looking Organisation Ltd. (music production) GLO Get the Lead Out GLO Gospel Literature Outreach ), four miles from Cheltenham and widely known as Staverton, is to gain scheduled service status with routes to the Isle of Man Noun 1. Isle of Man - one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea Man British Isles - Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic and Jersey, starting Monday 3 September. Aug 7, 2007 London BAA BAA Wins Heathrow Protest Injunction. UK Airports operator BAA won a court injunction on Monday barring environmental activists from disrupting London's Heathrow Airport next week. BAA, owned by Spanish construction and services group Ferrovial, went to the High Court in London to restrict the actions of campaigners attending a "Climate Action" camp near the airport between August 14 and 21. The judge, Justice Caroline Swift Dame Caroline Jane Swift, QC (born 1955) was educated at Durham University, England. She was called to the Bar, Inner Temple in 1977. The following year she began practising on the Northern Circuit, later becoming Assistant Recorder from 1992 until 1995, and QC in 1993. , said her decision would allow peaceful and lawful protests but barred a named group of individuals from taking disruptive action. She said it was nothing like as wide-ranging as originally sought by BAA, which had focused on four representatives from four different groups. Aug 7, 2007 London City Airport London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. This airport could also be considered a STOLport. On Wednesday 1 August a Dornier 328 jet on a private charter by executive jet operator, IceJet, touched down at London City Airport (LCY LCY Local Currency LCY Loose Cubic Yards (earth moving engineering equipment) LCY London, England, United Kingdom - London City (Airport Code) ) after a 2h 50m flight from Iceland. It is the largest VIP-style executive aircraft to have used the docklands airport. Aug 7, 2007 Rome Fiumicino Airport Rome Airport Rome Airport may refer to:
Rome Fiumicino Airport Rome Airport Probes Baggage Handler 'Sabotage'. Rome Airport conducted an investigation on Monday into accusations that baggage handlers were deliberately slowing down the delivery of luggage, leaving many travellers waiting at least an hour for their bags. Aug 7, 2007 Rome Fiumicino Airport The head of Italy's aviation authority has said that "sabotage" by workers was behind chronic baggage delays at Rome's Fiumicino Airport, infuriating unions who said privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned and lack of investment were really to blame. Airport workers were slowing down the flow of baggage by using things such as chewing gum to cover up barcode readers that sort the bags and that electric trolleys used to ferry bags to and from aircraft were often found to be lacking power. In addition to luggage delays, visitors to Italy regularly have to put up with strikes, particularly at national airline Alitalia in which the government is trying to sell, so far unsuccessfully, its controlling stake. Aug 7, 2007 Ryanair Ryanair has filed a lawsuit against Italy's aviation authority for cutting traffic at Rome's Ciampino Airport by 30 percent, a move the low-cost airline says is aimed at protecting national carrier Alitalia. Italian politicians and civil aviation authority Civil Aviation Authority civil (Brit) n → Behörde f für Zivilluftfahrt ENAC ENAC Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile ENaC Epithelial Sodium Channel ENAC Ente Nazionale per l'Aviazione Civile (Italy) ENAC Environnement Naturel, Architectural et Construit last month agreed to reduce the number of flights out of Ciampino to 100 from 138 daily from November, after complaints of congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and high noise levels from local residents. Aug 9, 2007 Ryanair Ryanair is in talks with three other Italian cities to set up a new base, including one city on the mainland and the other two on Italian islands, he said. Ryanair has repeatedly criticized Italian state support for the loss-making Alitalia, in which the government is trying to sell its controlling stake -- so far unsuccessfully. Ryanair's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. O'Leary laughed when asked if he would consider buying the Italian national airline as Rome continues its search for a buyer. He said he would not take over Alitalia even if were given away for free. Aug 9, 2007 Ryanair Ryanair, which has also asked the European Commission to intervene, says military aircraft, rather than its flights, are to blame for noise at night and dismissed ENAC's claim that runway repairs are another reason for the cuts. Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told a news conference on Wednesday. He said the decision will force Ryanair to cancel 66 flights each week, or about 12 percent of its flights out of Ciampino -- Rome's second airport that caters to budget airlines. Aug 9, 2007 Ryanair Ryanair is slashing capacity at one of its busiest airports for the first time in its history. Of all airline bosses, only Michael O'Leary could take such action and come out looking like a hero.The Ryanair chief executive is grounding seven out of 40 planes flying from Stansted this winter and cutting back routes elsewhere.His detractors will use this as evidence that Ryanair's low-cost business model has come unstuck. Aug 6, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group / Air Travel Media. All rights reserved. |
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