Airport News.For more airport news, data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm Jun 19, 2006 Airports brace for millions of summer travelers. Travelers should expect a crowded, hectic experience at airports this summer. The Air Transport Association expects about 207 million fliers to travel through U.S. airports this summer. That number is 3.5% higher than last year and 12% higher than in 2001. airguide Jun 15, 2006 Die-hard golfers find ways to tee up Verb 1. tee up - make detailed arrangements or preparations stage, arrange - plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion" 2. at the unlikeliest places of all: airports. Like most fliers, high-mileage traveling golfers eventually have time to kill, the result of a layover lay·o·ver n. A short stop or break in a journey, usually imposed by scheduling requirements. Noun 1. layover - a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends" stopover, stop or delay. Sometimes it's just a matter of business commitments ending early or starting late, leaving some slack time after landing or before departure. Jun 13, 2006 Wireless high-speed Internet See broadband. has landed at Montreal's Trudeau International Airport. For grey-bearded flyers, the place used to be known as Dorval. Jun 12, 2006 Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (ä`b  thä`bē, zä–, dä–), Arab. Abu Zabi, sheikhdom (1995 pop. 928,360), c. Abu Dhabi will soon unveil plans for its own metro system, presumably pre·sum·a·ble adj. That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. driverless like its neighbor, to which the metro will be connected. Plus, SHARJAH to the east has announced $816m for infrastructure projects in addition to a comparable amount for roads. TPlus http://www.airfront.us/ Jun 17, 2006 Akron-Canton Second-level boarding bridges have landed at Akron-Canton, and along with them a brand-new dual-level concourse. The four-gate affair features a glass atrium, replete with a compass rose A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions and printed or inscribed on an appropriate medium. terrazzo terrazzo Type of flooring consisting of marble chips set in cement or epoxy resin that is poured and ground smooth when dry. Terrazzo was ubiquitous in the 20th century in commercial and institutional buildings. inlay inlay /in·lay/ (-la) material laid into a defect in tissue; in dentistry, a filling made outside the tooth to correspond with the cavity form and then cemented into the tooth. in·lay n. 1. . Best of all, there's lots of sunny, airy room to stretch out. The place is plumbed with free Wi-Fi, and fitted with a food court that later this summer will feature an Arby's and T.J. Cinnamon. AirTran operates from three of the concourse's four gates. Frontier will fly from the fourth beginning in July. Terminal move. Jun 12, 2006 Albany, Norfolk Albany, Norfolk airports add machines to detect explosives. Albany (N.Y.) International and Norfolk (Va.) International airports are adding explosives detection machines. The machines handle travelers and baggage. "Our first puffer machine A Puffer Machine, technically known as an "explosives trace-detection portal machine", is a security device that seeks to detect explosives at airports and other sensitive facilities. , built by GE Corp., is in operation now, while a second one will go on line later this summer, when our airport's security checkpoint is expanded from its current four to six lanes," said Albany International Airport "KALB" redirects here. For the television station in Alexandria, Louisiana, see KALB-TV. For the Arabic word, see kalb (term). Albany International Airport (IATA: ALB, ICAO: KALB) is an airport of entry [1] serving Albany, New York. spokesman Doug Myers. Jun 14, 2006 Atlanta Predictions are the long-awaited fifth parallel runway that just debuted at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International will boost arrival and departure rates by 25 to 35 percent. If the numbers bear out, that would be terrific news for flyers who frequent the planet's busiest aerodrome. Jun 12, 2006 Beijing Airport Beijing Airport's $670m, 27km, 4-station link is funded by five Chinese companies reportedly without government subsidy. It is to be ready in time for 2008 Olympics. Bombardier is supplying smart vehicles, but the order forcontrols has not yet been placed. Likely attended, at least during the Games. TPlus http://www.airfront.us/ Jun 17, 2006 Chicago Although some stockholders frown at a "slow" rate of recovery from years of depressed prices, most signs point to returned profitability in Bombardier's aircraft and rail sectors. A major $577m order for Chicago's transit fleet and ~$40m order for ART vehicles to run on Beijing's airport rail link An airport rail link is a passenger rail connection between an airport and the centre of the city it serves. Usually airport rail stations provide also connections to the other cities, thus increasing the region served by the airport. (see #9) help. TPlus http://www.airfront.us/ Jun 17, 2006 Cyprus Cyprus is to have its two major airports redeveloped, a E622m plan announced last week which should see both Larnaca and Paphos totally transformed and expanded into high tech terminals offering the latest modern facilities and enhanced amenities for travelers. Larnaca will be on a new site 2 km west of the current terminal with a capacity of 9m passengers, whilst Paphos is to be rebuilt close to the present accommodation with a 2.7m target. In 2005 the island attracted 2.5m visitors of which 56% came from the UK. http://www.visitcyprus.org.cy Jun 17, 2006 Dallas Fort Worth Mayors will announce Wright agreement today. The mayors of Dallas and Fort Worth are scheduled to announce an agreement on the Wright Amendment today. Wright limits flying from 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 . Observers say the agreement is a compromise that includes through ticketing, which would allow Love Field travelers to fly anywhere in the country if they stop in a state covered by the Wright law. Jun 15, 2006 Dallas Love Field Love set free under compromise deal. After nearly three decades of frustration, Southwest Airlines will have to wait only eight more years to unleash itself from its Love Field base.The mayors of Dallas and Ft. Worth, along with Southwest and American Airlines, yesterday unveiled a long-awaited compromise that--subject to approval and appropriate legislation from the US Congress--will dilute and eventually repeal the Wright Amendment. Through-ticketing will be made available to DAL passengers as soon as Congress acts, and all flight restrictions will be removed in 2014. Jun 16, 2006 Dallas/Fort Worth, American Airlines American has just widened the baggage check-in cutoff window at Dallas/Fort Worth. Used to be the cutoff was 30 minutes prior to departure. Now it's 40 minutes. Seems flyers have been checking their luggage with American in new International Terminal D, and then riding the Skylink train to their departure terminal. AA needs the extra time to move the bags to the right terminal. Jun 12, 2006 Denver International Denver International will juggle, over the next nine to 12 months, the gates used by United Airlines and Frontier which, between them, handle more than 77 percent of DIA's passengers. Under the agreement, UAL UAL United Airlines (ICAO code) UAL Unified Accelerator Library (Brookhaven National Laboratory) UAL User Account Lockdown UAL User Access Layer UAL Universal Auxiliary Language UAL User Agent Layer will give up six Concourse A gates now used for Ted operations; Ted will move to Concourse B and use five of those dual loading bridges now being installed. For its part, Frontier will lease the newly available A gates to supplement the 16 gates it already has on that concourse. This all is going to cost DIA, though. In return for getting those six Concourse A gates from United, DIA will build a $41.5 million Regional Jet facility at the east end of Concourse B. In addition, get this: DIA will pay off the remaining $110 million debt for that infamous automated-baggage system equipment that UAL stopped using last year. Here's how DIA views the deal: "After the realignment re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. , Frontier will be operating at increased capacity on Concourse A and United will have consolidated all of its operations on Concourse B. The airport won't have to spend an estimated $116 million to build additional gates to meet Frontier's needs, and DIA will be relieved of an obligation to mitigate more than $55 million in costs for construction of the RJ facility and a previously proposed Concourse A west expansion." Jun 12, 2006 Dubai Dubai has given "final" approval for a 3rd line of metro stretching 47km from the airport to the new Jebel Ali Airport - presumably driverless like the first two being supplied by MHI MHI Manufactured Housing Institute MHI Montreal Heart Institute (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) MHI Median Household Income MHI Main Hawaiian Islands MHI Material Handling Institute . TPlus http://www.airfront.us/ Jun 17, 2006 Eurocontrol Eurocontrol analysis also shows that there is no apparent shifting of low-cost flights from larger airports to smaller ones. London Stansted remains the airport with the largest number of budget flights, followed by Gatwick, Dublin, Luton and Cologne/Bonn. Ten of the top 25 low-cost country-pair flows involve the UK and account for 42% of all low-cost flights. Slovakia is the national market where individual flows are most dominated by LCCs. However, the biggest markets remain dominated by traditional carriers: Out of the top 10 total country-pair flows in Europe, low-cost carriers have the highest Jun 15, 2006 Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong, China. Chek Lap Kok was one of the two islands (the other being Lam Chau) merged together via land reclamation techniques into to the 12.48 km² platform for the current Hong Kong International Airport. Airport Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok Airport could have US-based hotel operator Marriott joining the 1,000-room Regal as the gateway's second hotel according to a report originating in the US. Marriott already has JW and Renaissance properties on Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong, China. It had a population of 1,268,112 and its population density was 15,915/km² in 2006. The island was captured by the United Kingdom in the early 1840s, and the City of Victoria was then established on the island. . A key feature of the airport's $2bn SkyCity leisure-commercial complex, the new 700-room hotel would aim to woo business travelers headed for the AsiaWorld-Expo trade and exhibition center and tourists visiting Lantau Island's recreational attractions. http://www.marriott.com http://www.hongkongairport.com Jun 17, 2006 Houston Traffic soars at Houston's Bush Intercontinental. Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport is the fourth-fastest growing airport in the world, fueled by Houston's strong economy. Continental Airlines has added flights at the airport. Jun 14, 2006 Khartoum Khartoum is planning a new airport with two runways to open 2010 at a site 40km from the Sud-anese capital. Dorsch Consult is consultant: an APM (Advanced Power Management) A programming interface (API) from Intel and Microsoft for battery-powered computers that lets programs communicate power requirements to slow down and speed up components. See ACPI. APM - Advanced Power Management is not obvious. Financial options are being studied. TPlus http://www.airfront.us/ Jun 17, 2006 Lambert-St. Louis More new shopping at Lambert-St. Louis International. On Concourse C you'll now find Brighton Collectables, a women's accessory shop; Experience St. Louis, which features locally themed stuff; and Anheuser Bush Apparel and Gifts. All three shops are located across from Gates 8/10. Jun 12, 2006 London Night restrictions at London's Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted will stay the same until 2012 in terms of aircraft movements, but will actually reduce as far as noise quota is concerned, following an announcement by the Department for Transport, put out in the name of secretary of state Douglas Alexander (left). Confused that you have heard it all before Heard It All Before was released by Jamie Cullum when he was without a record deal and copies are now highly sought after. Track listing
London London's BAA may shift the ULTra PRT PRT Print PRT Port PRT Portugal (ISO country code) PRT Printer PRT Provincial Reconstruction Team (Iraq) PRT Personal Rapid Transit PRT Personal Rapid Transit project at Heathrow from T-1 to the new T-5 now in constuction, an Atlanta-like complex with an internal Bombardier APM. Contractual milestones are being met by sup-plier ATS, and cost estimates have been lowered to $5m/one-way km. First vehicle to arrrive early 2007. TPlus http://www.airfront.us/ Jun 17, 2006 Miami, American Airlines Yet another Admirals Club in Miami, American's newest enclave is located on the Concourse A Mezzanine level Mezzanine level The period in a company's development just before it goes public. , across from Gate A12 and above A7. The new A club is a 9,500-square-foot affair that can seat 251. Aviation Daily reports flyers are happier with Miami International these days. MIA MIA n. A member of the armed services who is reported missing following a combat mission and whose status as to injury, capture, or death is unknown. [m(issing) i(n) a(ction). gets higher marks for appearance and condition of facilities, parking, federal inspections and the rapidity of security. Jun 12, 2006 New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of LaGuardia It's easier now to get business done at the historic Marine Air Terminal at New York LaGuardia. Delta and American Express have opened PowerStop. If you're flying the Delta Shuttle down to D.C. or up to Boston, you can connect to wireless high-speed Internet. PowerStop also offers 10 workstations fitted with power outlets, a quartet of Apple iMacs, copy and fax, and a VIP lounge. A celebrity chef just landed at Boston Logan. You'll find a Wolfgang Puck Gourmet Express in Terminal C, Pier C. Try the Spago's Famous Chicken Salad. It beats peanuts on the plane by legions of light-years. Jun 12, 2006 Phoenix Sky Phoenix Sky Harbor International is shelling out $10 million to upgrade some 14 miles of perimeter security fencing. Woof. Continental just opened what's being billed as "the first airline-owned kennel situated on airport property in the United States." The facility will offer 24/7 care for critters that have to stop over or overnight at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport. Jun 12, 2006 San Francisco San Francisco airport inks deal for remote check-in. Baggage Airline Guest Services will provide remote check-in services at San Francisco International Airport's new parking garage. Travelers will pay a fee to check two bags and obtain a boarding pass. Jun 12, 2006 Simon Bolivar Airport Look for a new terminal to open at Guayaquil, Ecuador's Simon Bolivar Airport in late July. Jun 12, 2006 SkyTeam, BAA SkyTeam, BAA agree to Heathrow co-location. Nine SkyTeam member carriers signed an MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. with BAA Friday confirming their co-location at London Heathrow's Terminal 4 in 2008, when the new T5 opens and the airport reorganizes.The alliance said nearly 3.5 million passengers travel through LHR LHR Love-Hate Relationship LHR Lahore (Pakistan) LHR Laser Hair Removal LHR Lawyers for Human Rights LHR Left Hand Reverse (door opening convention) LHR Lung-To-Head Ratio LHR League for Human Rights each year aboard Aeroflot, Air France-KLM, Alitalia, CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. Czech Airlines and Korean Air. KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) already operates out of T4. AeroMexico, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines are parties to the agreement and will have the option to take a place in T4 should they serve Heathrow in the future. The alliance will upgrade the terminal to include 32 check-in desks, additional luggage drop-off locations, lounges and space for self-serve kiosks. Jun 12, 2006 Vancouver International Vancouver International now sports a Greek restaurant. OPA OPA: see Office of Price Administration. ! Souvlaki Noun 1. souvlaki - made of lamb souvlakia kabob, kebab, shish kebab - cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables of Greece can be found on Level 3 of the International Terminal Building. Jun 12, 2006 |
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