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Science and technologyINCHON INTERNATIONAL COULD OPEN LATE MARCH
SOUTH KOREA, Inchon International Airport in Korea could open between March 27-29. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines had opted for March 22 and 25 respectively, but the airport decided on March 27 or 29... more
Science and technologyMOSCOW DOMODEDOVO AIRPORT TO RESUME OPERATIONS
MOSCOW, The airport was closed for more than 4 hours yesterday, due to strong fog that made landing and departure operations extremely difficult. The airport's press-service said that 15 planes were delayed... more
Science and technologyISRAEL: BEN-GURION AIRPORT TO BUY NEW RADAR SYSTEM
ISRAEL, The new $9 million radar system, produced by Raytheon, will be supplied and installed within 18 months. It will permit to control ground traffic and taxiing aircraft. The airport recorded a 9.37... more
Science and technologyZURICH AIRPORT: SMALL BLAST HITS OFFICE OF ISRAELI AIRLINE EL AL
ZURICH, The office was damaged overnight by a small explosion. There were no injures. A group calling itself "For A Revolutionary Perspective" claimed responsibility for the explosion. The group called... more
Science and technologyJAPANESE NARITA AIRPORT HAS NO MORE ROOM
TOKYO, JAPAN, According to a Japanese Civil Aviation official, the Tokyo's Narita airport is full to capacity and faces serious overload in the future. Narita airport, opened in 1979, have tripled its... more
Science and technologyGENEVA: NEW PASSENGER RECORD IN 2000
GENEVA, Geneva's international airport recorded a new passenger record in the year 2000. About 7,8 million travellers transited in the swiss airport. Also in 1999 up to 7 million passengers were recorded... more
Science and technologyDESIGNERS SAY COMPUTER CAUSED RUSSIA ROCKET CRASH
RUSSIA, Computer faults were responsible for Thursday's crash of a Ukrainian-madeTsiklon-3 light booster rocket. The rocket, carrying six small satellites belonging to Russia's Defense Ministry and... more
Science and technologyANGOLA: REBELS ATTACK AIRPORT
ANGOLA, UNITA rebels yesterday attacked the airport of Benguela, which is four-hundred kilometres south of the capital, Luanda. At least two planes were badly damaged. The attack lasted around two hours... more
Science and technologyLUTORN REOPENED AFTER SNOW STORM
LUTON, GREAT BRITAIN, British Luton Airport reopend today morning after closing for a snow storm with 20 centimeters of snow falled on the airport, which caused about 100 flight cancellation, affecting... more
Science and technologyLUTON AIRPORT: OFFICIALS HOPE SERVICES TO BE SOON RESUMED
LONDON, An airport spokesman said the runway is still closed but it has been cleared of snow and it could be operational in the evening. More than 60 flights in and out the airport were affected today... more
Science and technologyHOKKAIDO AIRPORT FLIGHTS SNOWED OUT
JAPAN, After U.S., North Europe and Italy, also in Japan the bad weather creates discomforts. Heavy snow forced airlines to cancel 83 flights - nearly half of all those scheduled - at Shin-Chitose... more
Science and technologyJAPANESE DOCTOR ON AIRLINE TRAVEL DANGER
JAPAN, A Japanese doctor says twenty-five people, including an American pilot, have died at Tokyo airport over the past eight years from blood clots caused by cramped airline seating. The doctor, Toshiro... more
Science and technologyBIG FREEZE HITS UK/IRISH AIRPORTS
NORTH EUROPE, Wintry weather took a swipe overnight at Europe hitting Ireland and the United Kingdom particularly hard and bringing chaos to air, road and rail services. Arctic conditions blanketed much... more
Science and technologySECURITY STEPPED UP AT INDIAN AIRPORTS
INDIA, The Indian Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation has increased security at all functional airports in view of intelligence reports about a possible threat... more
Science and technologyFAA APROVES MAMMOTH/YOSEMITE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA, The Federal Aviation Administration gave official notification to the federal funds which will be spent on improvements at Mammoth/Yosemite airport. The works, which worth... more
Science and technologyRALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NC, UNVEILS PROPOSED TERMINAL
NORTH CAROLINA, After growing more than 20 percent annually for two consecutive years, Raleigh-Durham International Airport has unveiled a terminal expansion plan that would cost nearly $ 1 billion. The... more
Science and technologyFAA DEFINES ''CAPACITY''
U.S.A., Thirty-four airports will be benchmarked by the end of January, under an FAA program to examine the top hub airports in the US. Already established are capacities for six big ones: Memphis, Detroit,... more
Science and technologyMORE CANCELLATIONS TODAY AS AMERICAN BIG FREEZE CONTINUES
U.S.A., Winter weather snarled holiday travel in the United States again yesterday causing hundreds of airline flights to be canceled as ice storms swept through southern Plains states. This morning Northwest... more
Science and technologyCENTRAL CHINA AIRPORT GREETS YEAR'S TWO MILLIONTH PASSENGER
CINA, Huanghua International Airport in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, greeted December 25 its two millionth passenger for this year. The airport is expected to handle 2.06... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA (8): MALPENSA'S NUMBERS
MILAN, The Milano-Malpensa airport it was inaugurated in 1998 and in this two years the flights are increased almost 8 times. The daily capacity is 850 flights with 70 flights in one hour. Only this... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA (4): CODACONS: ''FREE OFF CHARGE DEFENCE FOR PASSENGERS''
MILAN, Fallowing the consumers unions' request to the passengers trapped in Maplensa airport on Christmas Day of to ask a tickets' refound, the Codacons announced that it will carry on a free off charge... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA (3): ''WE WILL CLIME DAMAGES TO SEA''
MILAN, Osvaldo Gammino, Aoc (Airlines Operators Committee) representative, informed the determined intention of ask the demages to Sea after to have valued the situation. more
Science and technologyMLAPENSA: THE TROUBLES OF A BAD WEATHERED AIRPORT
MILAN, ITALY, The recent bad weather situation which has involved Milan Malpensa international airport, with an almost total block of its activities, has exposed the weakness of technical services which... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA: ALITALIA: HEAVY CHARGES TO SEA
MILAN, Very heavy the Alitalia's charges to Sea ( the airports management society) for the manegement of the Christmas snow emergency in Milano-Malpensa airport: "It was better to close the airport" captain... more
Science and technology170 NORTHWEST AIRLINK FLIGHTS CANCELED DUE TO COMPUTER CRASH
MINNEAPOLIS, AP, Yesterday a computer outage forced the cancellation of about 170 Northwest Airlink commuter flights operated by Mesaba Airlines. The outage prevented flights from departing for about three... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA: GOODS TRANSPORT'S GROWTH
MILAN, The Transport Observatory of the Milan's Trade Chamber registerd a big growth of Milan-Malpensa airport 's goods transport: +44.9 per cent compared to the last year. more
Science and technologySYDNEY AIRPORT CLOSED FOR FIRE
SYDNEY, The fire, in the control tower, was caused by an electrical fault in a computer. It was quickly extinguished but staff had to be evacuated and therefore the airport was shut down for about thirty... more
Science and technologyCHICAGO INVITES DESIGNERS FOR NEW TERMINAL
CHICAGO, Chicago is advertising for a team to design and build a new 17-gate terminal at O'Hare International Airport. It marks a major step in the pending USD$3billion World Gateway expansion at the... more
Science and technologyBERSANI PLEASED WITH EU DECISION ABOUT MALPENSA
BRUSSELS, Bersani, expressing his satisfaction with EU approval to Malpensa decree modifications. About the consequences of th decision for Alitalia, he said that one more flight, or even one less, shouldn't... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA: FOSSA, ''ITALIAN INTEREST FINALLY PROTECTED IN BRUSSELS''
MILAN, Giorgio Fossa, president and managing director of Sea, the holding handling the two Milan airports, talking about the EU apporval to modfications of Bersani decree, added that Malpensa will be able... more
Science and technologyEU GIVES GO AHEAD TO FLIGHTS SHARING BETWEEN MALPENSA AND LINATE
BRUSSELS, The new was reported officially by the italian Transport Minister Bersani. The approval of European Union gave the go ahead to the modification of Bersani decree scheduling the flights sharing... more
Science and technologyFIUMICINO: BLOCKED TO THE CUSTOM OFFICE FOR A SUSPECT LIQUID
ROMA, An English man, 30, was blocked at Fiumicino Airport's custom office to verify the contents of a vodka's bottle. The liquid was a compound of water and ketamina, an hallucinogenous powerful substance... more
Science and technologyORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT'S GROWTH SPURT CONTINUES
ORLANDO, USA, With the holiday season in full swing, monthly activity at Orlando Sanford International Airport will finish the year on a high note. Nearly 1.1 million total passengers have passed through... more
Science and technologyFIRSTGROUP SELLS BRISTOL AIRPORT
U.K., FirstGroup, the transport company, announced today the sale of Bristol International Airport in a deal worth around £234 million ($331,4 million). The airport has been bought by an Australian and... more
Science and technologyBUENOS AIRES: THE AIRPORT'S AEROPARQUE CAN YET OPERATE
ARGENTINA, An ORSNA's (organization for the regulation of airports national system) official said yesterday that the airport of Buenos Aires' Aeroparque won't be closed thank to the alteration of the... more
Science and technologyUNITED AIRLINES TO RETIRE 25 BOEING 727-200 NEXT YEAR
USA, The airline decided to retire the planes because of the fuel increase and labor costs. Thirteen A319/A320 aircrafts will be purchased to replace the Boeing 727-200s. delivery will begin in the fourth... more
Science and technologyMALPENSA AIRPORT: EU EXECUTIVE TO DECIDE TOMORROW
BRUSSELS, Italian government will have 15 days to modify Bersani decree after the decision of EU's executive will be notified. That should come in early January. In theory Malpensa's airport capacity should... more
Science and technologyHEATHROW TO NEED £150 TO HANDLE SUPERJUMBO A3XX
LONDON, The new was announced by BAA. A3XX superjumbo is expected to enter service in early 2006. Mike Hodgkinson, BAA chief executive, said new facilities would be built at both longhaul terminals three... more
Science and technologyLONDON HEATHROW FIRST UK AIRPORT TO INSTALL CARDIAC ARREST MACHINES
LONDON, London's Heathrow Airport will be the first in the UK to install heart defibrillators in a move to improve survival rates among heart attack victims. Twenty-eight machines have been installed... more
Science and technologyNEW THAI AIRPORT WON'T OPEN BEFORE 2006
THAILAND, Nong Ngu Hao would not be finished until 2006 because of financial constraint. It should begin operations in 2007. The delay could jeopardise the country's future as regional hub because the... more
Science and technologyWEATHER FORCES MORE DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS
U.S.A., Snow and bitter cold again hit the United States yesterday, closing roads and schools and delaying flights as the holiday air travel period approached its peak. more
Science and technologyMEXICO CITY VOLCANO CONTINUES TO RUMBLE - FLIGHTS CANCELED
MEXICO CITY, Airlines canceled all flights into Mexico City airport for a second straight day yesterday amid fears that ash from the nearby Popocatepetl Volcano could interfere with their engines. more
Science and technologyLUTON AIRPORT WORKERS TO VOTE ON CHRISTMAS DISRUPTION
LONDON, The workers vote in the next few days on whether to take industrial action during the Christmas period. The staff is in a dispute over authorities plans to cut pay rates under a cost cutting plan.... more
Science and technologyRADAR GLITCH AT MIAMI AIRPORT
MIAMI, Miami's International Airport radar was knocked out for an hour by a computer error last saturday. Air traffic controllers had to divert about 125 flights to an airport in Palm Beach County. Another... more
Science and technologyCHINA TO INVEST IN HIGH SPEED RAILWAYS
CHINA, The new high speed railway connection between Shangai airport and the centre of the city will be the first step of a railway development plan in which have been invested at least $12 bi... more
Science and technologyHEATROW AIRPORT TO LOSE STATUS
LONDON, Rod Eddington, chief executive of British Airways has warned that Heathrow airport will soon lose its pre-eminence as the leading european aviation hub. Eddington said the development and expansion... more
Science and technologyMILITARY HELICOPTER CRASHES IN TURKEY
TURCHIA, The helicopter went down this morning in the province of Bitlis, in south-east of Anatolia. The helicopter, a US-built UH-1, crashed while attempting to land in a military base. The cause of the... more
Science and technologyFIRE AT NEW DELHI AIRPORT
INDIA, The first fire was sparked off by a short-circuit in the gents' toilet of Terminal 1-B at Indira Gandhi airport. A Jet Airways flight was delayed by over an hour and domestic flights of private... more
Science and technologyKUALA LUMPUR: A WOMAN GIVES BIRTH IN AIRPORT TOILET, DUMPS CHILD IN GARAGE
KUALA LUMPUR, A 37-year-old woman has been arrested for dumping her newborn baby girl into a garbage can after giving birth in a toilet stall at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The baby was found... more
Science and technologyGO-AHEAD FOR THE PLANNED EXPANSION OF ZURICH AIRPORT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland's highest court gave the go-ahead for a planned expansion of Zurich airport, but it imponed tough environmental restrictions on the project: flight noise protection and nitrous oxide... more