Airport News.Armenia became Eurocontrol's 36th member state. Mar 2, 2006 Atlanta airport Atlanta airport officials want to expand Wi-Fi. Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (IATA: ATL, ICAO: KATL, FAA LID: ATL), known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, Hartsfield-Jackson want to use the facility's wireless Internet service for other functions, including allowing police crews access the airport security cameras. The airport said more than 20,000 people use the service each month. Mar 3, 2006 Canadian airport Canadian officials want more open skies  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . pacts. Canadian airport officials want to increase the country's number of open skies agreements and liberalize lib·er·al·ize v. lib·er·al·ized, lib·er·al·iz·ing, lib·er·al·iz·es v.tr. To make liberal or more liberal: "Our standards of private conduct have been greatly liberalized . . . its restrictive international airport policy. Canada's new transportation minister is being briefed on the issue. Airport officials are also advocating for lower airport rent and lower aviation taxes. Mar 2, 2006 Chicago Midway Airport Chicago runway offered poor traction on night of accident. The runway at Chicago's Midway International Airport provided minimal traction the night a Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. jetliner skidded of the runway and killed a young boy, USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. reports, noting the accident reveals flaws in the system of testing runway conditions. 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 wants a better system for evaluating runways, and has not yet found a system that works for all types of planes. Mar 2, 2006 China China is to spend more than $17 billion expanding its airport infrastructure over the next five years to meet ever-increasing demand. Some 44 new airports will be built by 2010 and there will be upgrades to existing facilities, especially in major cities, like Shanghai and Beijing. The expansion will give China 186 airports by 2010. Aviation growth in China is running at 14% and carriers are expected to have 1,580 aircraft within four years - almost double from what they have today. Mar 5, 2006 China China to improve airports as traffic rises. China will spend $17.4 billion to improve existing airports and build new ones over the next five years. In addition, China expects domestic air traffic to grow 14% annually. "By 2010, the mainland will have about 186 airports, up from 142 currently," said Gao Hongfeng, vice minister of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Mar 1, 2006 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 Talk of compromise emerges in Wright debate. The debate over the Wright amendment is moving toward a compromise, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Mitchell Schnurman writes. Wright limits flying from Dallas Love Field. Schnurman writes that lifting Wright could actually lead to more local traffic at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Mar 1, 2006 Community leaders, airport officials watch Wright debate . Airports and communities outside of Texas are following the debate over the Wright amendment. The law limits flying from Dallas Love Field, where Southwest Airlines operates a hub. Southwest wants the law lifted; American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the believes it should stay in place. Feb 28, 2006 Denver airport Denver airport launches large review of operations. 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 is conducting a large study of its operations to prepare for the next decade of growth. "The master plan for DIA was done well before 9/11, before new security restrictions ... before all of the recent airline bankruptcies," said Hana Rocek, DIA's deputy manager for maintenance and engineering. "We've been in operation for [more than] 10 years, and we now need to look ahead to the next 10 years." Mar 3, 2006 Animals interfere with air traffic at Denver airport. Animals on the airfield at Denver International Airport caused more than $4 million in damage to commercial planes in 2005. "As fast as those airplanes are going, even if you have a medium-sized bird, that's a pretty big force that can cause damage," said Mike Yeary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services director for Colorado. Feb 28, 2006 London airports BAA is set to be the subject of a formal bid by Spain's Ferrovial group this week, according to insiders on a potential deal. Speculation has also been rife that Australia's Macquarie group, which already runs airports, may join the bid for the owner of Heathrow and Gatwick or make its own go-it-alone offer. Airlines have reacted coolly to talk of a BAA buyout, saying swapping one company which runs London's three biggest airports for another would not help charges or free up competition. http://www.ferrovial.com Mar 5, 2006 BAA Heathrow has confirmed the massive Airbus A380 will visit the airport this summer. New managing director Tony Douglas, who is also responsible for Terminal 5, said the double-decker will come to the airport as part of a test of its facilities prior to Singapore Airlines launching the world's biggest commercial aircraft later this year. A series of posters have been produced heralding the arrival of the A380. Heathrow is among the first three airports in the world to welcome the aircraft. http://www.baa.co.uk Mar 5, 2006 Malta International Airport Malta International Airport (IATA: MLA, ICAO: LMML) is the only airport in Malta, and it serves the whole Maltese Archipelago. It is located between Luqa and Gudja in Malta. Revenues for the third fiscal quarter dropped 4.7% to MTL MTL In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Maltese Lira. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 19.9 million. Despite a slight 0.8% reduction in costs to MTL24.5 million, operating loss operating loss The excess of operating expenses over revenue. As with operating income, operating losses exclude revenues and expenses from operations that are not considered a regular part of the business. Also called deficit. Compare operating income. widened to MTL4.6 million from a MTL3.8 million deficit in the year-ago quarter. The airline said the lost revenue came from flights to and from Malta and its operations at Malta International Airport, while "tough competition on all fronts" resulted in declining unit revenue. "Other airlines have the luxury of shifting their operations to other non-Malta routes. Although we do have intra-European operations, it is significantly more difficult for us to take this course," 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. Ernst Funk said. Mar 3, 2006 Philadelphia airport Philadelphia airport sees record travelers in 2005. A record number of travelers passed through Philadelphia International Airport in 2005. The airport also surpassed previous records for takeoffs and landings. Officials pointed to the growth of Southwest Airlines, AirTran Airways and US Airways Express US Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certificated airline, and as such, the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned airlines or airline holding companies which provide regional airline and commuter service for US Airways. . Mar 2, 2006 Swissport Swissport finalized an agreement with Ukraine International Airlines Ukraine International Airlines (Ukrainian: Міжнародні Авіалінії України, Mizhnarodni Avialiniyi Ukrayiny to operate jointly the Interavia ground handling company. Swissport will hold 51% of Interavia, which was launched last year by UIA UIA Universidad Iberoamericana (México) UIA Union of International Associations UIA United Iraqi Alliance UIA University of Antwerp UIA Union Internationale des Avocats and Airline Business Handling and is the leading ground handler at UIA's Kiev hub. Swissport already works with the airline at other airports. Feb 28, 2006 UK airports UK CAA Caa See CCC. maintained its support for a mostly hands-off approach to the buying, selling and trading of airport operating slots among airlines in a new report co-authored with the UK 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. . "In the main, the fewer restrictions on secondary trading, the greater the likely efficiency benefits," the authorities argued in the report. The UK position puts the country at odds with the European Commission, which has stated that secondary slot trading "can only take place without monetary compensation." CAA has turned a blind eye to an active grey market for slots at UK airports for some time, and such activity withstood a legal challenge in 1999. The EC is expected to issue its own proposals for a major overhaul of the slot system this year. Mar 2, 2006 Washington Washington fares climb after Independence departs. The demise of Independence Air has increased airfares from Washington, D.C.'s Dulles International Airport to several cities, Washington Post columnist Keith L. Alexander writes. Tickets to Chicago, Atlanta, and Orlando have climbed to as much as $300 Feb 28, 2006 |
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