Airport News Archives - June 2007
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BAA Involved in Heathrow Runway Secrecy
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 17:12:31
Allegations have emerged that the Government has recently been discussing in secret, with BAA, details of a new runway at London's Heathrow ...
Close Proximity of LAX’s Runways increases the likelihood of an Aircraft Collision.
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 09:18:29
US Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) members have told the Airport Commission that they want even wider separation of Los Angeles (LAX) Inte...
Israel Airport Affected by Pirate Radio
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 13:11:23
In Israel yesterday, interference from a local pirate radio station caused the delay of over a dozen flights from Ben Gurion International A...
Security Staff Suspended after Birmingham Airport Investigation
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 09:24:16
Following the exposure of serious lapses in security at Birmingham International Airport, sixteen staff have now been suspended. The lapses,...
Hochtief Invests in Hungarian Airport
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 16:47:00
A consortium spearheaded by Hochtief AG, the German-based construction firm, is set to invest $351 million into regenerating Budapest's Feri...
Week 3 - June 2007
Large Cocaine Consignment Discovered at Venezuelan Airport
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 13:19:03
Military officials have confirmed that 2.5 tons of cocaine was yesterday discovered at Margarita Island Airport in the Caribbean. Nine suspe...
Report Delays Lisbon Airport Tender until 2008
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 18:28:06
The Portugese media has reported that plans for a projected new airport to be constructed in Lisbon have had a delay of at least six months ...
FAA Gives Expansion Grant to Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 12:37:27
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the busiest in the world, has been given a $400 million grant by the Federal Aviation Administrati...
Lack of Sleep Impacts on Airport Security Staff Performance
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 09:35:09
A study undertaken by Dr Nayantara Santhi, a researcher working at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, has revealed that airport security...
Indian Airlines Staff go on Strike
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 15:16:47
Air travel across India faces severe disruption after thousands of Indian Airlines staff last night began a strike. Of indefinite length, al...
George Galloway in Glasgow Airport Attack
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 10:20:09
George Galloway, the Respect Party MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, was kicked and verbally threatened in an unprovoked attack at Glasgow Airpo...
Belfast International Airport and Aer Lingus Deal Discussed
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 11:55:27
Aer Lingus, the national airline of Ireland, is contemplating choosing Belfast’s Aldergrove International Airport as its new UK base – a...
Villagers Stage Protest Near Delhi Airport
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 10:50:45
Ugly scenes at Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday night demonstrated the deep sense of disenfranchisement felt by villagers from ...
'No Evidence' that CIA Used UK Airports
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 09:09:10
Since allegations first appeared in September 2005 that 12 United Kingdom Airports had permitted CIA or CIA chartered aircraft to land on th...
Belgian Airport Security Strike Impacts on Ryanair
Posted by Paul Fiddian on 20:30:03
The walkout today of security staff at Belgium's Charleroi Airport impacted heavily on Ryanair, which has a main hub located at the area. Al...
Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Cost Scrutiny
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 10:14:35
The Edinburgh Airport rail link, an enormously ambitious and much-debated scheme with a £650 million price tag, is to have its projected co...
'Fierce Battle' over Heathrow's Third Runway
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 10:39:25
Amid reports that BAA is looking to fast track the building of a new short third runway at Heathrow Airport, local residents are responding ...
'Luggage Free' Airports Discussed by MPs
Posted by Chris Lennox Hilton on 09:55:39
A parliamentary conference, which has been put together by the cross-party Aviation Group and included executives from BAA as well as offici...
