Airport News.For more airport news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm U.K. may launch probe of airport owner. The U.K.'s Office of Fair Trade is considering an investigation of BAA PLC's market. BAA owns and operates seven U.K. airports. A consortium led by a Spanish construction company is trying to take over BAA. May 26, 2006 Groups debate proposed user fee system. The Air Transport Association and 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 have proposed a user fee system to fund the nation's air traffic control system. However, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is a labor union in the United States. It is affiliated with the AFL-CIO, and is the exclusive bargaining representative for air traffic controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). opposes the plan, in part because they believe it could lead to privatizing the ATC ATC Air Traffic Control ATC Average Total Cost ATC Certified Athletic Trainer ATC At the Center (Hartford, Maine retreat center) ATC Applied Technology Council ATC All Things Considered system. May 24, 2006 ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. Paris Airports Aeroports de Paris' IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. should take place before summer, French Finance Minister Thierry Breton Thierry Breton (born January 15, 1955 in Paris) was the French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industry until May 18 2007, replaced by Jean-Louis Borloo. He was appointed on February 25, 2005, replacing Hervé Gaymard. He was born in the XIVe arrondissement of Paris. confirmed yesterday. "The company is ready. It is opportune to give it the necessary means to support its expansion. It needs a capital increase to pursue its development," Breton told France 2 television. A decree authorizing the government to privatize a minority stake in the airport operator was published in the Tuesday edition of France's official journal. In April, ADP said in documents submitted to French stock market regulator AMF AMF ACE (Allied Command, Europe) Mobile Force AMF Autorité des Marchés Financiers (French) AMF Action Message Format AMF Arab Monetary Fund AMF Asian Monetary Fund AMF Autocrine Motility Factor that its IPO would be accompanied by a capital increase of [euro]500-[euro]600 million ($638.6-$766.4 million). ADP reported a 4.2% year-over-year lift in first-quarter revenue to [euro]474.1 million. In 2005 its net profit rose 24.9% to [euro]179.9 million on a revenue increase of 5.7% to [euro]1.91 billion. May 24, 2006 Ataturk International Airport Ataturk International Airport officials in Istanbul are playing down claims that Kurdish freedom fighters started the blaze which destroyed the cargo area last week. Commercial flights were delayed as firefighting aircraft dropped water on the fire, which officials say was started by an electrical fault. The airport, which handles 60,000 daily passengers, was only opened in 2000 and serves as the country's major aviation hub. Investigations and rebuilding are ongoing, but commercial flights operate as normal. May 26, 2006 Atlanta Atlanta's long-awaited fifth runway is now in operation. Delta says the 9,000-foot airstrip could boost arrival and departure rates by as much as 25 to 35 percent at the planet's busiest airport. May 26, 2006 Atlanta Gate 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. persists at Atlanta airport. The new runway at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport will not solve congestion at the airport's gates, airline executives say. "Gates are the big priority," Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Officer Gerald Grinstein Gerald Grinstein is the former CEO of Delta Air Lines, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, the world's second largest airline. Grinstein came to the position in 2004, after CEO Leo F. said. "There's a level of frustration with delays. If you're going to run a hub with 1,000 flights a day, you can't have delays ripple through." May 26, 2006 BAA, Ferrovial Group Ferrovial, which leads the consortium aiming to buy BAA, is backing an Office of Fair Trading The Office of Fair Trading or OFT is a non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UK's economic regulator. initiative to examine competition in the UK airports market. The Spanish giant also said it would cooperate in any investigation if it bought BAA, a move designed to ramp up Ramp Up To increase a company's operations in anticipation of increased demand. Notes: A company might 'ramp up' operations if they just signed a contract creating substantially more demand for their product. See also: Demand, Economies of Scale its bid in the face of opposition from the UK airport owner. BAA has previously resisted attempts to examine its stranglehold on key areas of UK aviation, most notably London and Scotland. BAA owns airports which handle 63% of passengers in the UK. This rises dramatically in the London area, where it has 92% of the market, and Scotland, where it has 86%. If the OFT review goes against BAA, there could be a referral to the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community Competition Commission. BAA is trying to fight off Ferrovial with a [pounds sterling]750m cashback cashback Noun 1. a discount offered in return for immediate payment 2. a service by which a customer in a shop can draw out cash on a debit card cashback cash n (= discount for investors if a takeover bid Noun 1. takeover bid - an offer to buy shares in order to take over the company two-tier bid - a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to pay more for the shares needed to gain control than for the remaining shares by Spain's Ferrovial fails. Shareholders are set to receive a letter setting out the handout - which may well have been previously set aside for investment in the group's seven UK airports - and how BAA will combat any renewed bid by the consortium. The company has until May 29 to unveil its official defense against Ferrovial's bid, while any takeover has been cleared by the European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community . It claims it is worth [pounds sterling]10bn, compared with the consortium's [pounds sterling]8.75bn bid. As well as the offer from the Spanish construction firm, the company has also rejected an approach from a consortium led by US bank Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or simply Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the world's largest global investment banks. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869, and is headquartered in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City at 85 Broad Street. . May 26, 2006 BAA, Ferrovial Group BAA may be opposed to a takeover by Spain's Ferrovial Group but the European Commission will not stand in the way. The EC yesterday approved Ferrovial's potential acquisition of the UK airports operator, saying "the proposed transaction would not significantly impede effective competition." Ferrovial made an unsolicited [pounds sterling]8.75 billion ($16.41 billion) takeover bid for BAA, which controls London Heathrow and six other UK airports and has management contracts at airports in other countries. BAA's board repeatedly has advised shareholders to take no action on the bid. Ferrovial has stakes in Belfast City and Bristol airports and owns Swissport, which has ground and cargo handling contracts at several UK airports. But the EC concluded that those interests were not enough to block a potential takeover of BAA, saying UK regulations and a well-functioning air transport market in the country mitigate "any risk of reducing competition." May 24, 2006 BAA, Ferrovial Group Ferrovial Group's [pounds sterling]8.75 billion ($15.62 billion) takeover proposal for BAA plc received a chilly reception from BAA shareholders, with a total of 3.8 million shares representing just 0.3% of issued share capital being tendered as of May 18, the first day of the 810-pence-per-share offer. Ferrovial said it is extending the deadline to tender shares by one week to June 19. May 22, 2006 Bahrain International Airport Bahrain International Airport (IATA: BAH, ICAO: OBBI) (Arabic: مطار البحرين الدولي; transliterated: Matar al-Bahrayn ad-Dowaly) is an airport located on Al Bahrain International Airport's planned expansion was approved last week by Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. BAH will raise capacity to 15 million passengers and increase to 73 the number of aircraft hangars and bridges. New passenger departure and arrival premises, VIP halls, duty free markets and restaurants are planned, along with an increase in air cargo air cargo: see aviation. and baggage capacity. May 22, 2006 Baltimore/Washington International Expansion at Baltimore airport nears completion. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is close to the end of its $1.8 billion expansion. The project is expected to improve traffic flow and increase capacity. May 24, 2006 Chicago's O'Hare International Airport O'Hare International Airport is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. It is the largest hub of United Airlines (whose headquarters is in downtown Chicago) and the second-largest hub of American Airlines (after Controller fatigue contributed to runway mishaps, investigators say. Two runway mishaps at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in March were caused in part by fatigue among air traffic controllers, according to federal investigators. Investigators also found that some controllers were not aware of the need for adequate sleep to avoid impairment. May 25, 2006 Denver Airport Changes at Denver airport to allow United, Frontier to grow. Denver International Airport This article is about Denver International Airport. For other uses, see KDEN (disambiguation). Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often called DIA will build a new regional jet facility and reconfigure gates to allow United Airlines and Frontier Airlines to expand. "This is a win-win situation for the airport and for both airlines," said Turner West, manager of aviation at DIA. May 25, 2006 Detroit Metropolitan Airport New Detroit terminal to include security improvements. Detroit Metropolitan Airport's new $443 million terminal will include security improvements and feature a linear layout, officials say. The project is expected to be completed in 2008. May 26, 2006 Doha, Emirates, Qatar Airways Two Middle Eastern airlines are expanding, and improving, at an extraordinary clip. Emirates raises standards wherever it flies. Qatar Airways aims to do the same. To that end, the carrier just unveiled details of what's being billed as the planet's only dedicated first and business class terminal. It's in Doha. May 26, 2006 Glasgow Airport Glasgow Airport has told private taxi owners and customers arriving by car that they can no longer pull up outside the terminal building. From June, the designation of the inner and outer lanes outside the airport will be redesignated to only give buses and licensed cabs the right to drop off closest to the terminal. Private cars and private taxis will only be allowed to drop-off passengers at the outer lane. And the airport will be using Automatic Number Plate Recognition  Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR; see also other names below) is a mass surveillance method that uses optical character recognition on images to read the licence plates on technology together with dropdown barriers to ensure the new rules are adhered to. More than 1,400 vehicles access the forecourt every hour during peak periods and the airport says the changes are for safety reasons. May 26, 2006 Istanbul Ataturk Airport Istanbul Ataturk Airport's cargo facilities were mostly destroyed by Wednesday's fire and it remains unclear when and how regular airfreight air·freight n. 1. A system of transporting freight by air. 2. The amount charged for transporting freight by air. air operations can resume at the airport. The area destroyed by the fire included warehouse space for storing and sorting international air cargo and was used by nearly all major carriers operating cargo services at IST. Estimated total damage from the blaze, which claimed no lives, is as high as $50 million, including $10 million in lost cargo. IST is Europe's 13th busiest cargo airport, according to Airports Council International. It has made an effort to grow international cargo operations in recent years, touting bi-continental Istanbul's strategic location as a gateway to both Asia and Europe. It hosted the International Air Cargo Assn. AGM AGM annual general meeting AGM n abbr (= annual general meeting) → AG f AGM n abbr (= annual general meeting) → JHV f in 2005, promoting IST's airfreight potential to top airline cargo executives from around the world. May 26, 2006 Istanbul Ataturk International Airport Istanbul Ataturk International Airport was closed temporarily yesterday afternoon after a large fire broke out in a cargo facility around 3:15 p.m. local time. The fire did not reach or damage the passenger terminal, which is located about 1,000 m. away, and authorities said it had been contained some hours later. All aircraft were moved away from the area successfully, according to Airport Director Irfan Balta, who said the fire caused "great financial damage." Parts of the cargo building collapsed, the Associated Press reported. Authorities gave no definitive explanation for what caused the blaze but said there was no indication of terrorism. The damage is expected to disrupt cargo throughput severely at IST. Three people reportedly suffered from smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. but there were no other injuries May 25, 2006 Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport For now, cargo aircraft are being diverted to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Istanbul's second international airport located on the Asian side of the city, and to Corlu about 50 mi. west of Istanbul in Thrace. But Sabiha's cargo facilities are far less developed than were Ataturk's and Turkish Airlines has noted its "limited cargo capacity" in past statements regarding the carrier's airfreight operations there. THY's cargo operations were not located at the site of the fire and it is expected that its airfreight activities at IST will not be curtailed, but most major international air cargo operators will have to reassess flights to Ataturk. May 26, 2006 Lambert-St Louis International When it was conceived, the new runway at Lambert-St Louis International was going to help Trans World Airlines Trans World Airlines, commonly known as TWA, was a major American airline company that was acquired by American Airlines in April 2001. For many years it was headquartered at the Kansas City Downtown Airport, as well as midtown Manhattan in New York City. accommodate traffic at its mid-America hub. Now that Trans World is gone, and American (which took over TWA TWA Time-weighted average, see there ) has cut its STL (STereoLithography) A 3D printing file format created by 3D Systems for its stereolithography system. Also supported by many numerical control, rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing machines, STL provides the surface geometry of the item in triangles. presence, DOT reports STL handles 45 percent fewer arrivals and departures. It would seem St. Louis has a lot of extra runway capacity. However, Aviation Daily quotes Kevin Dolliole, STL's director of airports, as saying the new strip "gives us an asset to market new service." May 26, 2006 Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX Los Angeles creates screener task force ahead of summer. Officials at Los Angeles International Airport expect the busiest summer travel season in five years and have created a task force of security screeners to ease the rush. The airport has also launched a campaign to hire more screeners. May 24, 2006 Mumbai Mumbai, easily the most popular Indian international gateway from the UK, served by Air India, bmi, British Airways, Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic, is quickly benefiting from its recent 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 . There is now an airside air·side n. The part of an airport directly involved in the arrival and departure of aircraft. airside Noun the part of an airport nearest the aircraft shuttle between the international and domestic terminals which dramatically cuts down transfer times making it the preferred connecting point to and from regional points. Jet Airways has a luggage check-in straight after customs a boom for passengers linking on to other flights. British Airways new check-in area for its First Class and Club World passengers is away from the very busy terminal (which incidentally bans non-flying visitors). In the domestic terminal a major new very modern landside land·side n. The flat side of a plow opposite the furrow. landside Noun the part of an airport farthest from the aircraft Noun 1. facility will open imminently. Jet benefits most with its own dedicated check in area and also a large and well provided executive lounge the other side of security. Jet has also completed its first full service maintenance hangar, all 21st century including a large classroom element hidden away in the roof structure. May 26, 2006 Philadelphia Airport Philadelphia has two-part plan to ease airport delays. The Philadelphia airport has started an expansion to ease delays. Officials plan to expand one runway, a project that will take a year. They also plan to reconfigure the airport's four runways and add one more by 2020. May 23, 2006 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport “PHX” redirects here. For other uses, see PHX (disambiguation). Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (IATA: PHX, ICAO: KPHX, FAA LID: PHX Flyers using Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Car Rental Center will be able to see what awaits them out on the road - and determine approximately how long it's going to take them to drive to their destination. The information is displayed on a quartet of large 40-inch monitors arrayed around the Customer Service level. Displayed is information about accidents, incidents, delays and such. Each one of these video monitors presents a large map of major freeways, with current travel times to particular points in and around Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun. May 26, 2006 Pittsburgh International In search of Mexican food at Pittsburgh International? Zona Mexicana just opened a casual sit-down restaurant replete with a tequila bar. You'll find it on Concourse A. May 26, 2006 Salt Lake City International Salt Lake City International is the latest airport to install explosives-detection trace portal machines as part of its passenger screening process. Five of the machines are now in operation there - one in the International Terminal and two each at checkpoints in Terminal One and Terminal Two. May 26, 2006 |
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