Ottawa airport meets high standard
When it comes to runway safety, Ottawa"™s airport is actually the exception to the rule in Canada with a runway constructed at international standards. The MacDonald "“Cartier Airport is one of a few in Canada to meet international requirements for a runway and has the full 300-metre end-safety area. Krista Kealey, the airport"™s vice-president of […]
Harvey: Flights halted at both Houston airports, cancellations top 5,000
Flights have been grounded at both of Houston’s busy airports as Hurricane Harvey’s remnants snarled airline schedules in Texas for a second consecutive day Sunday. Already, more than 1,400 cancellations extended into Monday and another 450 into Tuesday. All big U.S. airlines were waiving change fees for travelers ticketed to fly to the region. Nationwide, […]
Airports of the future take flight
Passenger"™ baggage is collected by robots, they relax in a luxurious waiting area complete with an indoor garden before getting a face scan and swiftly passing through security and immigration "“ this could be the airport of the future. It"™s a vision that planners hope will become reality as new technology is rolled out, transforming […]
All-cargo airline TACA Peru lands at Miami International Airport
A new all-cargo airline has touched down at Miami International Airport as the airport. TACA Peru on Aug. 16 began operating four weekly scheduled freighter flights on A330-200F aircraft between Miami and Lima, Santiago, Bogota, Medellin and Buenos Aires. The carrier arrives as MIA is increasing its freight tonnage. Miami-Dade Aviation Director Emilio T. González. […]
American Airlines is eliminating U.S. jobs, say hundreds of protesters at MIA
About 400 demonstrators picketed in front of American Airline"™s Terminal D at Miami International Airport Thursday afternoon, marking the second time the airline"™s workers have protested job outsourcing this summer. The protest, organized by the Transport Workers Union, is the latest in the ongoing saga to settle a new contract between American and its aircraft […]
SITA, Latam Airlines and Nuevo Pudahuel Showcase Leo – The Innovative Baggage Robot in Santiago, Chile
Leo, the innovative baggage robot developed by global air transport IT provider SITA, was showcased today at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez Airport in Santiago, Chile, as part of a presentation on next generation technologies for the first step of the passenger journey at the terminal. Leo is a fully autonomous and self-propelling robot which looks […]
Volume de passageiros internacionais no aeroporto de Guarulhos bate recorde
Em julho, 1,3 milhão de passageiros internacionais entraram ou saÃram do país pelo aeroporto de Guarulhos – volume recorde, superando o 1,295 milhão registrado em janeiro de 2015. Os dados são da GRU Airport, concessionária do aeroporto. Este é o quinto mês consecutivo de expansão no segmento internacional. Os dois destinos que mais movimentaram passageiros […]
American Airlines to expand transatlantic service to Shannon Airport
SHANNON Airport has welcomed the "˜significant"™ decision by American Airlines to increase its transatlantic service, offering a boost to the airport and region of upwards of 7,000 passengers next year. American has announced that it is to expand its Shannon to Philadelphia service in 2018, as the airline continues to build on the "growing demand […]
Denver approves $1.8 billion, 34-year public-private airport contract
Denver City Council approved on Tuesday a $1.8 billion public-private partnership project to redesign the Jeppesen Terminal of Denver International Airport (DEN), the latest airport to use this financing structure for redevelopment. P3s, which are more commonly used in Europe, Australia and Canada, are typically made up of a private consortium of companies to design, […]
Ohio State prepares for $20 million airport enhancement
Ohio State is launching a $20 million project to update the university airport in central Ohio with a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for Aug. 19. The project includes construction of four new hangar buildings, an aviation education and research facility with state-of-the-art flight simulators, research labs and classrooms. The renovation also includes an updated flight terminal. […]
