Abu Dhabi is set to open its second runway and an interim terminal shortly.The second runway is 2 km from the first meaning it will be able to operate simultaneously,increasing the landing and take-offcapacity of the airport. The interim terminal is for national carrier Etihad and can handle five million passengers a year. It will eventually be replaced by the mid-field terminal, whichis dues for completion in 2011. At that point the airport will be able to handle 20 million passengers, … [Read more...] about Abu Dhabi expansion set to open
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Indian airport modernisation by 2010
Indian Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Praful Patel has said the process to modernise 35 non-metro airports in the countrywill be completed by March 2010. New Terminal Buildings expandable on modular basis are being constructed at Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Aurangabad, Agatti, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Goa, Jaipur, Lucknow, Indore, Khajuraho, Madurai, Mangalore, Port Blair, Ranchi, Raipur, Rajkot, Trivandrum, Trichy, Udaipur, Varanasi and Vishakhapatnamairports. Modification … [Read more...] about Indian airport modernisation by 2010
Bangalore airport opening delayed
Bengaluru International Airport is set to be the next new airport to open following the opening of Hyderabad's Rajiv GandhiInternational Airport. The Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) had planned to open the airport on 30 March but the date had to be pushed back to mid-May due to delays involving the Air Traffic Control (ATC) servicesinfrastructure. Construction of the airport began in July 2005, after a decade long postponement and once operational will then take all the … [Read more...] about Bangalore airport opening delayed
India opens new Hyderabad airport
India's new Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) at Shamshabad began its commercial operations on 16 March with the morning landing of a Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is the country's first greenfield airport developed under the public-private partnership initiative. Being India's newest airport, it has a capacity of 12 million passengers per year and features the country's first A380 capable; Code F runway which is 4.26 kmlong and presently the … [Read more...] about India opens new Hyderabad airport
Delta Airlines Cargo~ Back in business
The new vice president cargo of Delta Airlines, Neel Shah, who joined Delta in the beginning of January this year from United Airlines Cargo, is not enamoured of alliances. "Cargo alliances have been difficult to pull off ,"he points out, citing cultural differences and operational incompatibility. He says that the cargo sales joint venture based in Atlanta, which includes Air France Cargo, Delta Cargo and Korean Air Cargo, is currently under review. "I wouldn't stake my reputation on … [Read more...] about Delta Airlines Cargo~ Back in business
NEFFA holds 8th AGM
The Nepal Freight Forwarders Association (NEFFA) recently held its 8th annual general meeting in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, which was attended by Prithibi Subba Gurung, Minister for Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation and other dignitaries. In his welcome speech, NEFFA president, Namgyal Lama made several recommendations to improve cargo operations in Nepal, including an upgrading of the cargo terminal at Kathmandu Airport to meet international standards of cargo operation, while he … [Read more...] about NEFFA holds 8th AGM
