January 29 2007


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Bangkok airports face uncertain future
Don Muang Airport, formerly Bangkok’s international airport but now superseded by the country’s showcase Suvarnabhumi Airport, is scheduled to be converted into a regional aircraft maintenance and training center

UPDATED 29 January 2007



Founders Plaza to move
The management of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is has closed Founders Plaza to allow construction of its unusual new perimeter taxiway system
UPDATED 29 January 2007

JFK Terminal 4 wraps up successful 2006
The concessions program at Terminal 4 at JFK International Airport in New York has marked its best year ever, according to terminal operators JFK IAT
UPDATED 29 January 2007

Air India to set up cargo hub
State-run Air India has announced plans to set up a major cargo handling facility at Bangalore in a joint venture with Singapore Airport Terminal Services
UPDATED 29 January 2007

ATA attacks LAX rate increase
The Air Transport Association (ATA) in the U.S. has come out swinging against the decision by Los Angeles County Council to allow Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to raise airport terminal rental rates
UPDATED 29 January 2007

Bahrain International sets records for 2006
Bahrain International Airport has posted record passenger, cargo and flight figures for 2006
UPDATED 29 January 2007

ACI-NA defends airspace use
Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Clark County Aviation Department in an attempt to overturn a lower court decision
UPDATED 29 January 2007

Canadian airports set sights on rent, border services
The Canadian Airports Council (CAC) has marked the return to business of the nation’s legislature with a call for the elimination of airport rent
UPDATED 29 January 2007

Airports need to catch up, exec says
In a recent interview with Airport Technology, Henk Guitjens, chief marketing officer of JFK Terminal 4, says that the balance of power between airports and airlines is shifting, and that airports need to work harder to avoid being left behind
UPDATED 29 January 2007



New unit, appointments at Nuance
The Nuance Group has announced the creation of a new business division called “Retail Services & Distribution”
UPDATED 29 January 2007

Alteon opens Singapore center
Alteon Training, a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing, has opened its Singapore Training Center near Changi International AIrport
UPDATED 29 January 2007

GAMECO to set up FedEx maintenance hub
Guangzhou Airport Maintenance Engineering Co. (GAMECO) has announced plans to set up an aircraft maintenance facility for FedEx at Subic Bay International Airport in the Philippines
UPDATED 29 January 2007

SSP to open 14 outlets in Lyon
Select Service Partner has signed a 10-year agreement with Lyon Saint Exupéry Airport that will mean 14 new food outlets for the facility, generating an estimated €150 million (US$195 million) over the life of the contract
UPDATED 29 January 2007

Asiana signs on with LSG Sky Chefs
LSG Sky Chefs will cater Asiana Airlines out of its customer service center at London Heathrow, the caterer announced earlier this month
UPDATED 29 January 2007

New name and logo for MacroAsia
A new company name and logo, stressing its association with Singapore Air Terminal Services and ending its association with the former Eurest Catering group, was recently announced by the Manila based caterer now known as MacroAsia Catering Services
UPDATED 29 January 2007

Newrest Group buys Greece operations
The consortium of company executives who purchased Eurest Catering Services last fall have purchased Abela Hellas Catering Services S.A. in Greece
UPDATED 29 January 2007



In Albon leaves Swissport International
Swissport International has announced the departure of president and CEO Joseph In Albon
UPDATED 29 January 2007

Webster joins YVR
The Vancouver International Airport Authority’s board of directors has announced the appointment of Peter Webster to the board as an appointee of the government of Canada
UPDATED 29 January 2007



BWI wins lighting award
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) has been recognized by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), Airfield Lighting Committee for a special project to install safety-enhancing taxiway lighting
UPDATED 29 January 2007

ACI World launches executive leadership program
ACI World has announced that its next Airport Executive Leadership Program (AELP) will take place April 21 – June 23
UPDATED 29 January 2007


Aeroflot has launched self-service check-in counters at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. In the initial phase the service is for passengers with carry-on luggage
UPDATED 29 January 2007

 

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