IATA and ACI see scope for airport charges arbitrator
IATA DG Alexandre de Juniac and Airports Council International (ACI) DG Angela Gittens see potential for independent oversight of airport charge disputes and for airports to have greater involvement in slot allocations. Speaking at the ACI Europe and World General Assembly in Brussels on June 20, de Juniac and Gittens agreed that regulation "infantilize" both […]
Vancouver airport begins international terminal expansion
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has started the next phase of a multi-year capital improvement program that includes a much-needed expansion of its Pier D international terminal. The terminal expansion"”the airport"™s largest in more than two decade"”will add four new gates and four remote stands configured to support aircraft up through the Airbus A380. YVR executives […]
Montevideo"™s IATA CEIV "˜learning experience"™
Uruguay"™s Montevideo Free Airport has achieved IATA"™s CEIV Pharma Certification. The airport"™s cargo operation has set itself up to resemble a third party logistics provider (3PL) offering a tax-exemption regime, multimodal transport, and primary and secondary packaging, all located within the airport free zone. MVD Free Airport recently inaugurated the first module of its temperature […]
Venezuela"™s Biggest Airport Is in Free Fall
In 1976, you could fly from Caracas, Venezuela, to Paris in six hours, crossing the Atlantic Ocean aboard Air France"™s Concorde. Only France, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States were also regularly served by the futuristic supersonic aircraft. At the time, Venezuela"™s oil-fueled economy was the richest in South America, and for […]
New non-stop, direct flights from Vancouver to Costa Rica
Sun seekers attempting to escape Vancouver"™s wintertime gloom will have a new stop-less flight to a coastal Central American destination to choose from starting this year. A new non-stop, direct flight service operated by Sunwing Airlines between Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Liberia in Costa Rica will commence on December 23, 2018 and operate on […]
Bombardier joint venture wins $4.9-billion transit contract for Los Angeles airport
Bombardier Inc. and its partners have been awarded a $4.9-billion contract to build and operate a passenger transit system at the Los Angeles International Airport, the company said on Monday. The Canadian plane and train maker has a 10 per cent stake in the venture, which also includes Balfour Beatty, ACS Infrastructure and Fluor Enterprises. […]
Mexico City"™s new airport is an environmental disaster but it could become a huge national park
Mexico City long ago outgrew the two-terminal Benito Juárez International Airport, which is notorious for delays, overcrowding and canceled flights. Construction is now underway on a striking new international airport east of this metropolis of 20 million. When it opens in late 2020, the LEED-certified new airport "“ whose terminal building was designed by renowned […]
Copa Airlines to Commence Suriname Operations; Avianca Officials Visiting
Suriname is not getting left behind after neighbouring Guyana soon opens an expanded and modern airport. The Suriname government is actively looking to attract legacy carriers like Avianca and COPA after it recently announced the construction and modernization of a new arrival terminal and other upgrades for passenger comfort. Legacy Star Alliance member, COPA airlines, […]
Airlines Urge Caution on Airport Privatization
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 74th Annual General Meeting (AGM) urged governments to take a cautious approach when considering airport privatization. In a unanimously passed resolution, IATA members called on governments to prioritize the long-term economic and social benefits delivered by an effective airport ahead of the short-term financial gains provided by a poorly […]
IATA, Deloitte Develop Airport Ownership and Regulation Guidance Recognizing the Strategic National Importance of Airports
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Deloitte have published guidance materials for governments considering public-private partnerships (PPP) and other forms of privatization programs for airport infrastructure. «Airports provide critical infrastructure. It is important that governments considering privatization or PPP take a long-term view and focus on solutions that will maximize the economic and social […]
