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Oman Air Orders Three A330-300s

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On May 22, Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, announced it has placed an order for three A330-300s, growing its A330 … More ››

Virgin America Launches Austin-San Francisco Service

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Virgin America inaugurated a new service at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with the launch of daily nonstop flights between Austin, Texas, and San Francisco, California on … More ››

Britain’s Best Airport Menu?

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Passengers flying from London City Airport (IATA: LCY) will now have a new menu from which to choose. As part of a drive to deliver … More ››

Airfield / Airport Lighting

FODetect Operational at Tel-Aviv / Ben-Gurion Airport

The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) and Xsight Systems, a provider of runway sensor solutions have announced that FODetect, an automated Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection … More ››

ADB Modernises Cape Town Runway

Airports Company South Africa has selected ADB Airfield Solutions to upgrade the aeronautical ground lighting (AGL) at Cape Town International Airport. The company will supply … More ››

Baggage Handling

Rapiscan 620DV Achieves STAC Certification

Security inspection systems supplier Rapiscan Systems has announced that its 620DV AT (Dual View) advanced baggage x-ray scanner has been certified by the Service Technique … More ››

Terminal 2 Opens at Stockholm Arlanda Airport

The new Terminal 2 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport was inaugurated on April 23.  The facility has been expanded by more than 21,528sq ft (2,000m2) and … More ››

Cargo

Cargo Volumes Rise at Dubai World Central

Dubai World Central (DWC) saw cargo volumes increase 7.8% in the first quarter of 2013, according to a traffic report issued by owner Dubai Airports. … More ››

HKIA Sets New Records in March

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has announced that Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) set new single-day records of approximately 200,000 passengers and 1,172 aircraft movements … More ››

Ground Handling

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 ››

Iberia Increases Auto Check-in At Madrid

Iberia has enlarged the area in which auto check-in machines are available at its T4 hub in Madrid-Barajas airport, installing additional machines.  There are now … More ››

Security

Rapiscan 620DV Achieves STAC Certification

Security inspection systems supplier Rapiscan Systems has announced that its 620DV AT (Dual View) advanced baggage x-ray scanner has been certified by the Service Technique … More ››

L-3’s Compact ProVision 2 Scanner Receives EU Approval

L-3 Security & Detection Systems has announced that its ProVision 2 checkpoint security scanner meets European aviation standards following testing under the European Civil Aviation … More ››

Passenger Terminal

Britain’s Best Airport Menu?

Passengers flying from London City Airport (IATA: LCY) will now have a new menu from which to choose. As part of a drive to deliver … More ››

Copenhagen Introduces Self-Service Bag Drop

Copenhagen Airport is introducing self-service bag drop facilities for SAS and Norwegian passengers with the aim to make check-in easier and to lower airline costs, … More ››

Airliner Focus

Oman Air Orders Three A330-300s

On May 22, Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, announced it has placed an order for three A330-300s, growing its A330 … More ››

Virgin America Launches Austin-San Francisco Service

Virgin America inaugurated a new service at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with the launch of daily nonstop flights between Austin, Texas, and San Francisco, California on … More ››

Airports

Virgin America Launches Austin-San Francisco Service

Virgin America inaugurated a new service at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport with the launch of daily nonstop flights between Austin, Texas, and San Francisco, California on … More ››

Britain’s Best Airport Menu?

Passengers flying from London City Airport (IATA: LCY) will now have a new menu from which to choose. As part of a drive to deliver … More ››

IT

Copenhagen Introduces Self-Service Bag Drop

Copenhagen Airport is introducing self-service bag drop facilities for SAS and Norwegian passengers with the aim to make check-in easier and to lower airline costs, … More ››

Detroit Metropolitan Selects AWG to Expand Free Wi-Fi

Public wireless network provider Advanced Wireless Group has been selected by Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA) to enhance the complimentary wireless connectivity at Detroit Metropolitan … More ››