Category Archives: Emergency Services

IATA Claims 2012 is Safest in History

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Caroline Cook

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the 2012 global accident rate for Western-built jets was the lowest in aviation history. The rate, … More ››

1 Comment

Terberg DTS Acquires CAT 9

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Caroline Cook

UK-based Terberg DTS (UK) Ltd, a global supplier of specialist vehicles and support, has acquired CAT 9 Ltd, also from the UK.  CAT 9 is … More ››

Leave a comment

New Strikers for South Korea

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Caroline Cook

The Korea Airports Corporation has taken delivery of its first new-generation Striker ARFF vehicles. Tom Allett reports. The Korea Airports Corporation (KAC), an airport management … More ››

Leave a comment

Berlin Brandenburg: Delayed Beyond 2013

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Tom Allett

The opening of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) has been delayed for a fourth time.  No new date has been set but it will … More ››

Leave a comment

Ground Fire on JAL Boeing 787 at Boston Logan

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Tom Allett

A battery in the Auxiliary Power Unit of Japan Airlines Boeing 787 caught fire when the aircraft was parked at Boston Logan Airport following flight … More ››

Leave a comment

New Panthers for Warsaw Chopin

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Caroline Cook

Warsaw’s Chopin Airport took delivery of two new Rosenbauer Panther ARFF vehicles on November 7.  They replace two Barrakuda vehicles delivered between 1996 and 1997. … More ››

Leave a comment

Laser Technology For Southampton

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Caroline Cook

Southampton Airport, UK, has introduced a hand-held laser for bird control. Tom Allett reports. Southampton Airport has become the first in the UK to bring … More ››

Leave a comment

Airport Improvement Program Funding Announced

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Caroline Cook

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released details of several US airports that will receive grants as part of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The … More ››

Leave a comment

Federal Grants for Atlantic City

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Tom Allett

Officials at Atlantic City International Airport have announced the receipt of grants that will allow for improvements to perimeter fencing and the purchase of new … More ››

Leave a comment

Panther for Modlin

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Tom Allett

Warsaw’s Modlin Airport has taken delivery of a new Rosenbauer Panther 6×6 wheel-drive fire truck.  It is a disc-brake version; the airport’s third Panther vehicle … More ››

Leave a comment