Airport News.For more airport news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm Jul 17, 2006 Re-branding is definitely the in thing as far as airports are concerned. What initially was considered as a tribute to great people of history (typically JFK & CDG (CDMA Development Group, Costa Mesa, CA, www.cdg.org) A membership organization founded in 1995 that promotes CDMA wireless systems worldwide. It is involved with developing new features and services and promoting standards that provide global compatibility and interoperability. ) has been turned into a farce and political point. Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield at Finningley did not help and questions have been raised about John Lennon Liverpool. Now we have the one time Jan Smuts which changed its name to Johannesburg International in 1994, making sense, and is now wanting to be called Oliver Tambo, which has upset the South African opposition parties. In any event IATA IATA International Air Transport Association, which sets the rules for air transport, including those concerning air transport of animals. will continue to call it JNB JNB Jump If Not Below JNB Johannesburg, South Africa - Jan Smuts (Airport Code) , just as Mumbai is BOM and Nottingham EMA (1) (Enterprise Management Architecture) An earlier strategic plan from Digital for integrating network, system and application management. It provided the operating environment for managing a multi-vendor network. . http://www.acsa.co.za Jul 15, 2006 Israeli Aircraft Hit Beirut Airport Again. Israeli aircraft fired two rockets into a runway at Beirut's international airport on Friday, witnesses and security sources said. Jul 14, 2006 Capitol Hill lawmakers hear Wright repeal requests. The mayors of Dallas and Fort Worth asked a House panel Wednesday to approve their plan to repeal the Wright Amendment. The Wright compromise would lift flight restrictions at Dallas Love Field This article is about the airport. For the neighborhood, see Love Field, Dallas, Texas (Neighborhood). Dallas Love Field (IATA: DAL, ICAO: KDAL, FAA LID: DAL over eight years. Jul 13, 2006 NTSB NTSB abbr. National Transportation Safety Board urges FAA to adopt new icing rules. The National Transportation Safety Board wants the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control to adopt new icing regulations for some planes. The NTSB wants the FAA to increase minimum safe airspeeds in icing conditions and require the installation of ice speed switches. In January, the crew of an American Eagle SAAB SAAB Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (Swedish Aeroplane Corporation; auto/aircraft manufacturer) SAAB Student-Athlete Advisory Board SAAB Student African American Brotherhood SAAB South African Association of Botanists turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a briefly lost control of the plane during icy weather. Jul 12, 2006 Compromise could keep some carriers out of Love Field. Some airlines fear a proposal to phase out the Wright Amendment could curtail their access to Dallas Love Field. A study found that if the Wright compromise becomes law, more than 10 daily flights could leave each gate, leaving little or no room for new carriers. Jul 11, 2006 New system may ease stormy weather flight disruption. Summer thunderstorms thunderstorms a storm characterized by thunder and lightning caused by strong rising air currents; identified as agents of animal disease because of their involvement causing (1) spasmodic colic; (2) lightning strike; (3) injuries of cattle acquired in stampedes initiated by storms. have forced airlines to cancel and delay many flights this summer, the Washington Post's Keith L. Alexander writes. Carriers and the Federal Aviation Administration hope a new system, dubbed the Airspace Flow Program, will allow air traffic controllers to cancel and delay flights more efficiently. Jul 11, 2006 Airport police using Segway scooters on patrol. Officers at more than a dozen airports are using two-wheeled stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. Segway scooters to get around. Segways are quick, and their electric motors give off no emissions. Critics say the Segways could be dangerous in a crowded airport. Jul 10, 2006 Airtrack Airtrack, the planned new service from Heathrow T5 to Slough with connections could also offer alternative London routing to the airport if the soon to be redundant Eurostar facilities at Waterloo were to be made available. There are currently regular Waterloo trains to Staines which go via Clapham Junction (with connections to Gatwick). A new route is entirely feasible at nominal cost. Lounge and security facilities are already in place. http://www.airtrack.org Jul 15, 2006 BART BART airport route sees few riders. BART train ridership to the San Francisco airport has not taken off three years after the route opened. Officials say the route is losing money and blame the poor results in part on the dot.com bust of 2000 that cost the area thousands of jobs. Jul 13, 2006 Beirut International Beirut International Airport was closed to air traffic indefinitely following yesterday's bombing by Israeli fighter jets in response to a Hezbollah raid from Lebanon into northern Israel. Two runways reportedly sustained heavy damage. Airlines throughout the region cancelled flights to Lebanon's capital and Lebanese carrier Middle East Airlines reportedly diverted planes to Cyprus. The bombing did not damage any aircraft or the airport's terminal. Jul 14, 2006 Frankfurt airport Frankfurt airport as celebrated 70 years of operations, the first ever flight arrival dated 8 July 1936. After the Second World War it became US Rhein-Main Air Base Rhein-Main Air Base (located at ) was a U.S. Air Force / NATO military airbase near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It occupied the south side of Frankfurt International Airport. (which it was to remain until 2005) and in 1972 gained an integrated underground railway station now part of high-speed rail corridor (ICE trains) between Frankfurt and Cologne. In 1950, when the reporting of traffic statistics began, Frankfurt Airport welcomed some 195,330 passengers. By 1957 the one-million mark had already been reached. In 1971 the number of passengers using FRA Fra: see Angelico, Fra; Bartolommeo di Pagholo del Fattorino, Fra; Fra Filippo Lippi under Lippi. exceeded 10m for the first time. In 1985 traffic climbed to more than 20m. Last year the figure was 52m. http://www.fraport.de Jul 15, 2006 Frankfurt Airport World Cup Helps Frankfurt Airport To June Record. Frankfurt Airport was host to a record number of June passengers last month, helped by the soccer World Cup in Germany and a number of public holidays that encouraged people to take short breaks. Jul 13, 2006 London BAA, Ferrovial Group London's BAA now effectively under the control of the Spanish construction group Ferrovial, has lost the services of Mike Clasper clasp·er n. 1. One that clasps. 2. Any of the appendages of the male of certain insects and crustaceans that are used during copulation to hold the female. 3. , who has resigned. Mike was chief executive since 2001 and previously with Proctor & Gamble. He is succeeded by Stephen Nelson (43) who joined BAA in September 2005 from J Sainsbury plc, where he was marketing director and a member of its operating oard. He became a member of the BAA plc board in April. Marcus Agius, who has been chairman since 2002, continues in that role. The erudite er·u·dite adj. Characterized by erudition; learned. See Synonyms at learned. [Middle English erudit, from Latin Tony Douglas, the man who has led the T5 programme and now heads up Heathrow in total also joins the BAA board. His previous career includes senior roles with British Aerospace and Kenwood plc. http://www.baa.com Jul 15, 2006 London BAA, Ferrovial Group Ferrovial announced yesterday that Ferrovial Aeropuertos MD Luis Sanchez Salmeron is BAA's deputy 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. and will serve as the primary go-between for Ferrovial and BAA. London Heathrow MD Tony Douglass will assume the role of Heathrow CEO and become a member of the BAA board. Marcus Agius will remain as BAA chairman. Jul 14, 2006 London BAA, Ferrovial Group BAA named Stephen Nelson CEO replacing Mike Clasper, who stepped down yesterday. The move comes less than three weeks after Ferrovial Group took control of the UK airports operator. Nelson joined BAA in September 2005 from J Sainsbury, where he was marketing director and a member of the operating board. He became a member of the BAA board in April. Jul 14, 2006 London BAA, Ferrovial Group Ferrovial Group, the new owner of BAA, said it remains committed to constructing a second runway at London Stansted but will reevaluate the project's estimated [pounds sterling]4 billion ($7.4 billion) price tag. The Spanish firm added that the review will not delay the project but will ensure "that it delivers value for money." A committee composed of airlines operating at Stansted said last week that BAA's expansion plans were "excessive" and would create a "costly, gold-plated" airport that would impose high user fees on carriers. "Ryanair together with other airline users at Stansted support the development of a second runway at Stansted, but are vehemently opposed to the [pounds sterling]4 billion Taj Mahal originally proposed," the LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier, Leaded Chip Carrier) See leadless chip carrier, CLCC and PLCC. 1. LCC - Language for Conversational Computing. Written at CMU in the 1960's. said in a statement supporting Ferrovial's cost analysis. "These plans would have tripled passenger charges at Stansted." Jul 11, 2006 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. London City Airport, whose executive jet base has been a great success, and who recently took over civil aircraft handling at RAF Northolt in west London, is now considering moving into the rotary world. Helicopters are banned at the airport, and likely to stay that way. Coinciding with the London Assembly Environment Committee (LACE) sitting to discuss helicopter operations in general LCY LCY Local Currency LCY Loose Cubic Yards (earth moving engineering equipment) LCY London, England, United Kingdom - London City (Airport Code) says that it is prepared to lead the research into the sitting of a heliport heliport, airport designed exclusively for helicopter traffic. in east London to compliment the existing, and very much full, Battersea operation. The present Thames helicopter route, H4 only extends as far east as Canary Wharf and the airport believes that chopper activities must be more regulated. A quick surface transfer to LCY is essential and it should be in place well before 2012. Several sites in the Silvertown area have been mooted. The airport, which is up for sale, says it is in discussions with several would-be purchasers and no denial has been made of a [pounds sterling]400m price tag (putting the value of say Gatwick, pro rata [Latin, Proportionately.] A phrase that describes a division made according to a certain rate, percentage, or share. In a Bankruptcy case, when the debtor is insolvent, creditors generally agree to accept a pro rata share of what is owed to them. , at well over [pounds sterling]5bn). The DLR DLR Dollar(s) DLR Dealer DLR Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Center) DLR Docklands Light Railway (London, UK) DLR Dynamic Language Runtime has been a great success, it is thought 50% of passengers using that mode of getting to and from the airport. 2.4m passengers are expected to pass through LCY in 2006 and any possible future problems regarding suitable aircraft types removed with the successful recent trials of an Airbus A318. In order to accommodate the smallest member of the A320 family a new apron will have to be built to the east, opposite the car park, already approved by the planning authority with a construction time of nine months. http://www.londoncityairport.com Jul 15, 2006 Penauille Servisair Penauille Servisair signed with WestJet to open airport lounges in Calgary, Vancouver and other cities to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. . Lounges are open in Ottawa and Winnipeg. Jul 11, 2006 Phoenix airport Phoenix screening system runs over cost. A new baggage screening system at Phoenix Sky Harbor is running over cost, and airport officials and the Transportation Security Administration disagree on who should pay for it. The cost of the system is now $143 million, up from the original estimate of $122 million. Jul 12, 2006 Siemens Energy Siemens Energy & Automation's Airport Logistics Division was awarded a $28 million contract to design and build the baggage handling and inline screening system at JetBlue's new Terminal 5 at JFK. The terminal is scheduled to be completed in early 2009. Jul 14, 2006 |
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