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Latest issue / 10 August 2010 / PROFILE: Aeroports de Paris
Due to enter service in the third quarter of 2012, the new departures satellite at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport will join terminals 2E, 2F and 2G on the eastern side of the airport to complete the SkyTeam Hub.
“In today’s economic environment, it is more important than ever that we anticipate the future needs of our customers if we want to consolidate the market-leading status of Paris-Charles de Gaulle in Europe. This will mean making significant improvements to the quality of service we offer in order to achieve a step change in customer satisfaction, passenger satisfaction and airline satisfaction”, emphasises Pierre Graff. (more…)
Latest issue / 10 August 2010 / Richard Piper, Editor, International Airport Review
Building an airport is a very complex process indeed. In order for such a large scale project to be successful, many different aspects must come together to achieve the same common goal. So what if there was a way to see these varying aspects in operation under one roof before you begin?
Based in Fürth, near Nuremburg, the Siemens Airport Center (SAC) is a truly unique facility designed to offer just that. The objective: to provide market specific solutions to both airports and airlines. (more…)
Latest issue / 9 August 2010 / AIRPORT PROFILE: New Doha International Airport
New Doha International Airport, currently under construction in Doha, State of Qatar, is one of a number of airport projects in development along the energy-rich Arabian Peninsula. Upon completion, the new airport will become an important centrepiece in the infrastructural development of Qatar’s capital city of Doha, with an aim for the airport to become a global transportation hub linking East and West.
The new airport will be managed by Qatar Airways, one of the fastest-growing airlines in the world. Since its re-launch in 1997, Qatar Airways has rapidly expanded, from operating four leased aircraft a little over 10 years ago, to now owning 84 modern Airbus and Boeing aircraft. The airline currently has over 200 new aircraft on order including; 80 Airbus A350s, 60 Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliners’, 32 Boeing 777s and five Airbus A380 ‘Superjumbos.’ (more…)
Latest issue / 9 August 2010 / AIRPORT PROFILE: Abu Dhabi International Airport
The recent global financial crisis led to many regions experiencing declining passenger traffic. The Middle East region, however, has weathered the storm well, with IATA indicating that it has been the only region to continue to witness passenger growth.
During this time Abu Dhabi International Airport has been a major player in driving regional growth, with continued increases in both passenger and cargo growth; a healthy 7.3% and 7.0% growth in passenger and cargo numbers respectively in 2009. Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), the operating company of all five airports in the Abu Dhabi Emirate, has seen this growth continue in the first half of 2010, with an increase of 11.7% in passenger traffic. (more…)
Latest issue / 9 August 2010 / PROFILE: Dubai Airports
Dubai Airports owns and manages the operation and development of both of Dubai’s airports – Dubai International as well as the recently opened Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International.
Dubai International (DXB)
Dubai International is the fastest growing airport for international passengers among the top 50 airports on Airports Council International’s list, with a growth rate of 9.2 per cent and 40.9 million passengers in 2009. Also the 4th busiest airport in the world in terms of international passenger traffic, Dubai International is connected to over 220 destina – tions across six continents through 130 scheduled airlines. (more…)
Latest issue / 9 August 2010 / PROFILE: Bahrain International Airport
Bahrain International Airport is a key hub airport in the region, providing a gateway to the Northern Gulf. The airport is a major hub for both Gulf Air and Bahrain Air operating 460 & 136 flights respectively. Together they account for 56% of the total weekly operations and 1056 at the airport. 39 other international airlines including British Airways, Cathay Pacific, KLM and Lufthansa operate a total of 460 services per week to a total of 60 destinations. (more…)
Issue 2 2010 / 5 April 2010 / Ernesto Gutiérrez, CEO, Corporación América
Corporación América is experienced in the management of 33 airports within Argentina and as the Company is focused in sharing said experience with Latin America, they have recently opened a tremendous terminal in Uruguay, and are about to start constructing a Green-building feature airport in Ecuador. They also own one of the best terminals in the world in Guayaquil.
In 2009 Corporación América introduced the new Carrasco International Airport to the world, a work requiring a 200 million dollar investment with a capacity to serve more than three million passengers a year, 150 percent above the figures recorded in 2008 and almost the very number of the total local population (3.3 million based on 2006 gathered data).
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Issue 2 2010 / 5 April 2010 / Mr. Jaime Daly, CEO, Lima Airport Partners
When it was opened on December 30 1965, Jorge Chávez, in addition to the facilities commonly associated with an international airport, boasted a fully-staffed crèche, equipped with special seating, playpens and toys, as well as a mezzanine nightclub able to cater to 310 diners and decorated with stylised Inca drapes. A four-metre high replica of the Chavín Stela, created by the Paris-based interior designer Max Ingrand, formed the centerpiece of the arrivals area.
In the 1960s, 15 international airlines from all over the world used the airport, with many of them arriving in great style, none more so than the Lufthansa Lockheed Super Constellation, which landed on March 23 1962, bringing with it 96 members of the Bamberg Symphonic Orchestra, which performed two concerts in Lima.
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Issue 1 2010, Past issues / 22 February 2010 / Rosemary A. Vassiliadis, Deputy Director, Clark County Department of Aviation, McCarran International Airport (LAS)
2009 was a challenging year for the aviation industry, as a widespread economic slowdown cast a pall over the development plans of numerous airports around the globe.
While Las Vegas has been anything but immune to today’s turbulent financial conditions, those in charge of the seventh busiest airport in North America are bullish on the future and remain committed to completing its nearly $3 billion capital improvement plan less than three years from now.
“We’re looking toward the future of Southern Nevada, making sure that McCarran International Airport is ready and able to serve this community for years into the future, long after today’s concerns have faded into history,” said Randall H. Walker, Director of the Clark County Department of Aviation, which owns and operates McCarran. (more…)
Issue 1 2010, Past issues / 22 February 2010 / Kim Day, Aviation Manager, Denver International Airport
February 27, 1995. It was called Push Night. A winter storm threatened and at Denver’s worn and venerable Stapleton Airport, the airlines had cut back flight schedules and were keeping skeleton crews. In the evening dusk, lines of tugs hauled equipment northward in the largest logistical movement, outside of a full-scale military mobilisation, of the time. The last flight out of Stapleton left at 9:00 p.m. that evening, a flight bound for London Gatwick. Then Stapleton’s runway lights were turned off, ending an era in Denver aviation that began in 1929.
The following morning at 6:00 a.m., on February 28, a flight from Colorado Springs was the first to land at Denver International Airport (DEN), the first major built-from-the-ground-up airport in the United States since the 1970s.
This February, DEN celebrates its 15th anniversary as the fifth-busiest airport in the United States and the 10th busiest air hub in the world. Perched strategically near the foot of the Rocky Mountains and in the geographic centre of the United States, Denver International Airport is poised for the next phase of development this year. The airport’s massive 53-square-mile site provides ample space for the future expansion of facilities, to ensure that DEN remains one of the premier airports. (more…)
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