Tampa airport begins negotiations for $2B renovation
The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority voted to move forward with the next $304 million piece of the $2 billion, three-phase overhaul underway at Tampa International Airport, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The authority voted to negotiate the design work for a $184 million curbside extension at the airport’s main terminal and related $120 million […]
El futuro del sector aéreo se da cita en el World ATM Congress
En su sexta edición, el WATM Congress , que se celebra el 6-8 de marzo de 2018 en IFEMA , constituye la mayor exposición y Conferencia Internacional de gestión de tráfico aéreo (ATM) del mundo, que atrae a más de 7.500 participantes cada año. IFEMA será sede permanente de este gran congreso mundial de la […]
Embraer E190-E2 Wins Certification from Three Authorities
The Embraer E190-E2 has gained type certification from the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). A ceremony held in São Paulo Wednesday marked the occasion, which Embraer called the first time an aircraft program as complex as the E2 received approval from the […]
Brazil’s Infraero refuses to inject capital into Confins airport operator
Brazilian airport authority Infraero has refused to inject new capital into the operator of Tancredo Neves international airport, serving Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais state, due to a dispute with its private partners. The board of Infraero considers that contributing new funds to Confins, as the airport is better known, produces a low level of […]
Southwest"™s big boost in San Jose
Mineta San Jose International Airport is on a roll these days: The Silicon Valley airport racked up a gain of more than 15 percent in passenger traffic last year, handling almost 12.5 million arriving and departing travelers. And in a matter of weeks, Southwest Airlines is going to open up a bunch of new flight […]
Airport in Limon, Costa Rica Will Receive an Investment of Over $2.6 million
The Limon Airport will receive an investment of over U.S. $2.6 million for a new terminal that will comply with all international aeronautic norms to continue to promote the connectivity and competitiveness of this province. The new Terminal will have waiting rooms, governmental offices, division of passenger flows (National/International), fire prevention system, and water treatment […]
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico Nets a Modest Rise in Domestic and International Traffic
Mexican and international airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: PAC), or «GAP» as it refers to itself, managed double-digit increases in both terminal traffic and revenue during the final quarter of 2017, despite a recent easing in traffic trends. Let’s review the details of the quarter after a glance at the […]
JFK storm crisis prompts better communications initiative
IATA is coordinating efforts to ensure airlines, airport authorities, air traffic control (ATC) authorities and other key aviation stakeholders communicate critical information better when there is an incident that causes severe operational disruption at a major airport. The effort stems from the chaos that was experienced at New York JFK Airport in early January when […]
Air travel technology predictions for 2018
The pace of technological change is accelerating. Over the last few years the travel experience has become more efficient thanks to new technologies such as mobile internet, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, big-data, internet of things and biometrics. But we are only scratching the surface of their potential. Many more benefits are yet to be realized. […]
GAT Airline Ground Support and Copa Airlines Begin Partnership in San Francisco
GAT Airline Ground Support is excited to announce a new partnership with Copa Airlines at San Francisco International Airport. On May 1, 2018, the ground support services provider will begin performing unsurpassed ramp, baggage handling and customer service for Copa Airlines extending the airline"™ passenger experience with premium on-time departures from SFO to Central America. […]
