Airport International News Archives - January 2012

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Week 1 - January 2012

Heathrow Border Control

Heathrow Olympic Games Border Control Delays

Posted by Airport International's Global Correspondent on 13:30:00

The UK's flagship airport may struggle with passenger traffic during the 2012 Olympic Games period, it's been reported...

Armed Forces Airport Act

Obama Makes Armed Forces Airport Screening Law

Posted by Airport International's Global Correspondent on 13:50:00

President Obama signs into law new act that will see US troops and their families fast-tracked through US airports

Week 2 - January 2012

Tampa Airport Airside Upgrade

$27m Tampa Airport Airside F Upgrade Planned

Posted by Airport International's Global Correspondent on 13:30:00

A major upgrade plan has been put forward for Florida's Tampa International Airport, focused on the site's Airside F area

A380 Grounding Call

Engineers' Airbus A380 Wing Cracks Grounding Call

Posted by Airport International's Global Correspondent on 15:55:00

Aircraft engineers in Australia want all in-service Airbus A380 airliners grounded with immediate effect, following the discovery of wing c...

2011 Air Travel

ICAO Report: 2011 Air Travel Up 5.1 Per Cent

Posted by Airport International's Global Correspondent on 14:50:00

Airlines around the world carried a total of approximately 2.7 billion people in 2011 - an increase of 5.1 per cent compared to 2010

Airport Check-in Desks

Smartphones To Replace Airport Check-in Desks

Posted by Airport International's Technology Writer on 13:50:00

A new airport technology study has predicted the end of traditional check-in desks by the early 2020s...

CAA Airport Expansion

CAA Calls For Sustainable UK Airport Expansion

Posted by Airport International's UK Correspondent on 22:40:00

The UK airport scene needs to expand or face the prospect of higher passenger fares and economic disruption, the UK's aviation regulator war...