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Dubai Airports to Upgrade Runways

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Caroline Cook

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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Chopin Airport to Close Runway for Overhaul

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Caroline Cook

  Chopin Airport, Poland, will close RWY 3 for six months to carry out major repair work, which last took place almost 30 years ago.  … More ››

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Extended Runway Opens at Halifax Stanfield

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Caroline Cook

The newly-extended main runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport was officially opened on January 21, allowing Atlantic Canada to “embark on a new era in … More ››

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Runway to Prosperity

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Caroline Cook

Carroll McCormick finds out how a runway extension will make Erie International competitive with peer airports. On November 8, 2012, two years ahead of schedule … More ››

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Let There Be LEDs

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Caroline Cook

Martyn Cartledge explains how Manchester Airport is leading the        way with recently approved LED lighting technology. On August 17, 2012, a NOTAM was issued … More ››

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Oslo Considers Runway Options

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Caroline Cook

Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL) has announced that a decision on where its third runway will be built will be made: “in 2013”.  The Norwegian Government … More ››

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Runway Extension Begins

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Caroline Cook

Work has started on a runway extension at Birmingham Airport, UK.  By extending the existing runway by 1, 328ft (405m), aircraft will be able to … More ››

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A ‘Safety-First’ Approach to Russia’s Airport Expansion Plans

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Caroline Cook

A year on from a runway accident which killed 44 members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice-hockey team, UK fibreglass approach mast manufacturer Pollite is reminding … More ››

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Gatwick Airport Develops Options for Second Runway

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Caroline Cook

Gatwick Airport Limited is beginning detailed work on options for a new runway, despite its July 2012 statement claiming that plans were not yet in … More ››

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Maintaining Manchester

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Caroline Cook

Martyn Cartledge spent a night with the team resurfacing one of Manchester Airport’s two runways. It’s the early hours, it’s raining and I’m standing on … More ››

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