US$87 billion needed for airports,
says ACI-NA A new study by Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) says that an investment of US$87.4 billion is required to improve U.S. airport capacity so that it can cope with projected growth in traffic
ARINC expands CUSS footprint at Narita For a second time in a year, ARINC Inc. has signed a major contract to install common-use self-service (CUSS) kiosks for international passengers at Terminal 1 of Japan’s Narita International Airport
A380 debuts in South Asia The Airbus A380 superjumbo airliner made its first appearance in South Asia when it landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi at 10:50 a.m. on May 6
Seoul Incheon voted best in OAG awards Korea’s Seoul Incheon International Airport won the “Best Airport” crown at the 25th anniversary OAG Airline of the Year Awards
New book highlights DFW history, expansion A new book titled The World Connected: DFW International Airport, Taking Flight Into the 21st Century, highlights the airport’s history from the early 1900s as well as the more recent completion of International Terminal D and the Skylink train
Jet Airways designates European hub Mumbai-based full-service airline Jet Airways has partnered with Brussels Airlines to base European operations at Brussels (Zaventem) International Airport
Keflavik upgrades access control Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport has picked Tyco Fire & Security’s CEM AC2000 access control system to provide security management
ALTA, AvGroup form business alliance ALTA, the Latin American Air Transport Association, has announced that it has strengthened its longstanding partnership with Miami-Based AvGroup by forming a business alliance
Qantas startup launches in Japan Qantas Group LCC Jetstar has launched operations in Japan, offering daily service direct from Osaka to Brisbane and on to Sydney
Ameco Beijing to maintain ABC Ameco Beijing (Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corporation) has entered into a line maintenance agreement with Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC)
Swissport, partners ramp up operations in Japan Swissport Japan and its local partner Marubeni Corp. have embarked on a phase of intense development of their joint business activities, Swissport has announced
Airbiz wins four majors Australia-based Airbiz, a global airport strategic planning and development specialist, has announced that it has been hired on as a lead planner and advisor on four major international airport projects
CAI lands Nagpur hub development deal Changi Airports International (CAI), the wholly owned airport management unit of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), has secured a technical services agreement with the state government of Maharashtra India to develop the Multi-modal International Passenger and Cargo Hub Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN)
SSP in Menorca airport win SSP has won a contract to operate two units at Menorca Airport, taking the total number of Spanish airports at which it operates to eight
Emirates wins bond honor Emirates Airline has received Airfinance Journal’s “Middle East Deal of the Year” award for the Singapore dollar bond
