Airport International News Archives - August 2012

Plans to Fund Thames Estuary Airport Cancelled

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Airport International Reporter on 09:40:00

The proposed plan to fund a new airport in the Thames Estuary has been cancelled, due to opposition from major airlines operating out of Hea...

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Airport International's Lead Reporter on 10:40:00

Cleveland Hopkins International - one of the most historic airports in the United States - is now the site of an innovative recycling scheme

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Airport International Reporter on 03:30:00

San Antonio Airport has reopened after a bomb scare caused it to closed. A thorough search of the location has turned up no evidence of an e...

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Airport International's Lead Reporter on 09:30:00

Japanese technology firm Fujitsu has signed a deal with BAA to install advanced networking systems in London Heathrow's relaunched Terminal ...

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Airport International's Lead Reporter on 07:35:00

Investigation into exactly what caused near-collision between three commercial passenger aircraft at Ronald Reagan Washington International ...

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Airport International Reporter on 04:30:00

Southwest Airlines have suffered a major blow to their credibility after running a Facebook campaign that billed customers up to ten times f...

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Airport International's Lead Reporter on 05:05:00

Passengers arriving at the UK's third-busiest airport experienced flight delays on the morning of 6 August 2012 after a power surge

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Airport International's Lead Reporter on 10:45:00

American Airlines has moved ahead of all other United States carriers by offering its passengers a luggage delivery service

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Airport International Reporter on 04:20:00

Tesco have launched the UK's first virtual supermarket at Gatwick Airport. The trial will see 10 screens dotted around the departure lounges...

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Airport International Reporter on 04:20:00

A near miss between three aircraft at Ronald Reagan National Airport has lead to the FAA temporary banning opposite direction take-offs and ...

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Airport International Reporter on 09:35:00

A bottle of aftershave was confused for a hand grenade at Edinburgh Airport, leading to a passenger being asked questions by police in relat...

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Airport International Reporter on 10:30:00

Canadian airports are to be subject to extensive bilingual checks, checking that they are displaying signage and relaying instructions in mu...

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Airport International's Lead Reporter on 09:25:00

Gatwick tops list of UK airports with the longest walking distance between its main entrance and its furthest departure gates

Posted by Victoria Knowles - Airport International Reporter on 05:40:00

A man who fell asleep on a baggage carousel has passed through an airport X-Ray machine, having his photo taken by the technology. Rome's Fi...

Posted by Paul Fiddian - Airport International's Lead Reporter on 06:00:00

Finland's airport operations group Finavia is moving forward with its plans to improve the eco-efficiency of its nation's airports