Category Archives: Environment

IATA’s Tony Tyler: Aviation and the Environment

The remarks of Tony Tyler at the ATAG Environment Workshop in Montreal on May 13, 2013. ATAG is a great reminder of the incredible teamwork … More ››

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Airbus, Air Canada and BioFuelNet Canada Push for new Aviation Fuels

Airbus, Air Canada and BioFuelNet Canada, hosted by Montreal’s McGill University, have formed a partnership to assess Canadian solutions for the production of sustainable alternative … More ››

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Dubai Airports to Upgrade Runways

Operator Dubai Airports plans to undertake an extensive runway enhancement project at Dubai International (DXB) during an 80-day period commencing May 1, 2014. To safeguard … More ››

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Birmingham Airport Maintains Track-Keeping Performance

Birmingham Airport has maintained its “excellent” track-keeping performance, with 99% of all departing aircraft staying ‘on track’ in 2012, beating its annual target of 95%. … More ››

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Innovative solution to cut fuel costs for aircraft taxiing

  An aircraft spends an average of 21 minutes taxiing the runway TaxiBOTs to cut taxiing time by three-fourth Field tests carried out on B747s … More ››

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TAV IT Sets Up IT Infrastructure in Saudi Airports

TAV IT Services, a subsidiary of TAV Airports, has built the information technology (IT) infrastructure for Riyadh King Khalid bin Abdulaziz and Dammam King Fahd … More ››

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New Thales Radar Becomes Operational at Birmingham Airport

The UK’s Birmingham Airport has announced that its brand new primary radar system is now complete and fully operational. The radar will allow air traffic … More ››

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Australian Government Approves Melbourne’s Domestic Terminal

Melbourne Airport, Australia, has welcomed the Federal Government’s approval of its Southern Precinct Program, which includes plans for a domestic terminal. The Federal Minister for … More ››

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Lufthansa Technik to Provide Technical Support for Corporate Jets

Technical services provider for commercial, VIP and executive jets, Lufthansa Technik, has signed a two-year contract with an undisclosed Asian customer to provide all-round technical … More ››

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Cargo Boost for Lambert-St Louis

Lambert-St Louis Airport (IATA STL) has reported in its best first quarter cargo results in two years. Outbound freight was up 3.6% on 2012, at … More ››

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