News

The latest news from the airport industry. If you have a piece of news that you would like us to cover, please contact Pippa McCartney on +44(0) 1959 563311 or email us.

CANSO

CANSO Members Control 1.8% More Flights in 2011

26 January 2012
In 2011 48 CANSO Member ANSPs around the world were responsible for handling 51.5 million IFR movements...

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Blackjack wins contract with Swissport

25 January 2012
Blackjack Promotions has been appointed by Swissport International Ltd to provide all recruitment and ID passing for its fixed-term contracted staff in the UK...

ERA

New airport slot rules will leak jobs out of Europe

24 January 2012
New study concludes EU impact assessment on slots was based on inaccurate analyses...

EUROCONTROL

EUROCONTROL celebrates the 10th anniversary of RVSM

24 January 2012
The 10th anniversary of the RVSM programme, one of the most important air traffic management projects Europe has ever seen...

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Dubai International registers a record 51 million passengers in 2011

24 January 2012
Dubai International registered another record year for passenger traffic...

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East Midlands Airport upgrades CEM AC2000 for future-proof security

24 January 2012
CEM Systems announced that East Midlands Airport will upgrade their AC2000 integrated security management system...

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ACI World launches Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Retail benchmarking programme

24 January 2012
ACI World is proud to announce the launch of its ASQ Retail programme...

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London City Airport invests in increased commercial resources to support pioneering growth strategy

23 January 2012
London City Airport is to focus on inbound growth for 2012 and beyond...

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Airport selects construction manager at Risk Terminal A renovations

23 January 2012
SpawGlass Contractors Inc, the Construction Manager at Risk Terminal A renovations....

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Airlines and airports step a little closer to near field communications

23 January 2012
SITA has taken the air transport industry a step closer to introducing NFC technology with the unveiling of the first proof-of-concept...

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New runway at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

23 January 2012
Ray LaHood & Michael Huerta helped break ground for a $791 million runway expansion...

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Project profile: Dubai Airport Concourse 3, Terminal 3 by CEM Systems

18 January 2012
CEM Systems has been awarded the contract to secure Concourse 3 at Terminal 3 in Dubai International Airport....

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SITA first to achieve compliance to PCI security standards for airport passenger processing system

18 January 2012
Visa Inc. confirms SITA as PCI Compliant Global Service Provider for its common-use platform...

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FAA breaks ground for $16.4 million air traffic control tower at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport

18 January 2012
New state-of-the-art airport traffic control tower at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport....

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Project profile: Heathrow Terminal 5 by CEM Systems

18 January 2012
The T5 project required a proven, fully integrated IP security solution that would not only provide 24/7 critical security...