A Spanish court appears to be takingsteps to launch an official criminalinvestigation into the August 20 crashof a Spanair MD-82 at Madrid-BarajasAirport that killed 154 people. Reportshave suggested that a maintenance chiefand two technicians are being questionedon suspicion of manslaughter on 154counts. … [Read more...] about Spanair
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Bold cargo vision for tiny PG Airport
A full eight hundred kilometres north of the West Coast metropolis of Vancouver, Prince George – population 80,000 – sits on the boreal plain surrounded by miles and miles of not much other than landand lakes.Part of this, relatively inexpensive, land was recently purchased in order to fulfill a C$36 million (US$28 million) vision to turn the Prince George Airport (YXS) into a refueling and technical stop for cargo planes servicing the transpacific trade lane and later, hopefully, as … [Read more...] about Bold cargo vision for tiny PG Airport
New runway at Indira Gandhi Airport opens
Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport’s third runway 11-29, opened for commercial operations recently with a B777-300 aircraft operated by British Airways becoming the first commercial flight to operate from the new runway. IGI Airport is now the country’s only airport with threeoperational runways.Developed by Delhi International Airport (P) Limited (DIAL), a joint venture consortium led by GMR Group, the new runway is part of the Master Plan to develop the IGI Airport into a … [Read more...] about New runway at Indira Gandhi Airport opens
Tirupati declared international Airport
The Indian government has declared the existing domestic airport at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh as an international airport following persistent demand from public representatives.Tirupati airport belongs to Airports Authority of India (AAI) and has a 2286 metre X 45 metre runway suitable for all weather operation of A320 type of aircraft and the airport has been recently upgraded for night operations. AAI is in the process of further upgrading the airport. There is a proposal for construction of … [Read more...] about Tirupati declared international Airport
Abu Dhabi cargo traffic up 15%
The trailing 12 month figures (Sept ‘07 to Sept ‘08) showed a solid 34.6 per cent growth and over 8.5 million passengers handled through the airport during that period. Aircraft movements in the first three quarters showed a steady 15.5 per cent increase with cargo maintaining a familiar growth pattern, seen throughout 2008, with a steady 14.8 per cent increase.Q3 figures alone also showed positive signs over the same July-September period last year with passenger traffic up 24.1 per … [Read more...] about Abu Dhabi cargo traffic up 15%
NY/NJ slot auction draws industry ire
The US Department of Transport’s decision to auction slots at New Yorkarea airports to ease congestion has been strongly opposed by the airport authority, the carriers as well as IATA, as it could affect airlines operating passenger services and bellyhold cargo.The US-based Air Transport Association and IATA followed through on their promise to fight the US Department of Transportation’s final rule on slot auctions and flight caps at New York JFK, LaGuardia and Newark. The ATA sued … [Read more...] about NY/NJ slot auction draws industry ire
