Asia and Australasia - Page 2

Thailand International Airport to install Lockheed Martin WindTracer system
Tuesday, March 06, 2012 The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) has selected Lockheed Martin’s WindTracer Doppler lidar system to be installed at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand for its...

Nausori Airport to undergo redevelopment
Monday, March 05, 2012 Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) is planning to start a $60m redevelopment project at Nausori International Airport in Fiji in...

Changi Airport to build bigger terminal
Monday, March 05, 2012 Changi Airport Group (CAG) will close Changi Airport's budget terminal in September 2012 to replace it with a larger terminal to keep up with the growth in passenger...

Hong Kong airport unveils apron development plan
Friday, March 02, 2012 The Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has unveiled a plan to invest HK$2.2bn ($283.6m) to construct 16 aircraft parking stands at the western end of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA),...

Nanchang Changbei Airport deploys HID advanced access control solutions
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Nanchang Changbei International Airport in China has selected HID’s networked access control solution, contactless smart cards, and readers to improve security at its new...

Implant Sciences delivers QS-H150 explosives detectors to Chinese airport
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Implant Sciences has delivered seven Quantum Sniffer QS-H150 portable explosives trace detectors to an unnamed airport in...

China to build new airport in Beijing
Monday, February 27, 2012 The Chinese Government is planning to build a new international airport in the capital Beijing at $5bn investment, which is expected to become world's largest airport in terms of passenger...

Land Bank to fund Clark airport expansion programme
Thursday, February 23, 2012 Clark International Airport (CIAC) has signed a PHP1bn ($23.42m) loan facility with Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to expand the passenger terminal and other support infrastructure at the...

Changi airport reports 12% rise in passenger traffic in January
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Changi International Airport in Singapore has reported a 12.1% rise in passenger traffic to 4.24 million in January 2012 compared to 3.79 million in January...

Philippines to move ahead with Ninoy Aquino International Airport expansion
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 The Philippine government is planning to increase passenger handling capacity at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) next year with the completion of a new terminal...

Hong Kong airport reports 12.5% rise in January passenger traffic
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in China registered a 12.5% rise in its passenger traffic to 4.9 million in January 2012 compared to the corresponding month in...

Brisbane Airport to begin parallel runway project this year
Friday, February 17, 2012 Brisbane Airport (BAC) will begin the construction of its second runway from July 2012, under the $1.3bn New Parallel Runway (NPR)...

Jeju airport renovation to complete this year
Monday, January 23, 2012 The $284m renovation of Jeju International Airport in South Korea will finish this...

Beijing International Airport sees rise in smartphone users
Monday, January 16, 2012 The number of smartphone users at Beijing International Airport in Beijing, China, has doubled in the last 12 months, thanks to the growing popularity of the internet, kiosks and mobile...

Soekarno-Hatta airport to undergo $1.2bn expansion
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Airport management PT Angkasa Pura (AP) II, operator of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, has unveiled plans for a major...

Philippines airport to build new terminal
Monday, January 09, 2012 The Philippines Government is to construct a new terminal at Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, Philippines, so it can handle an...

New Phuket terminal delayed
Friday, January 06, 2012 Construction of the new terminal at Phuket International Airport in Thailand will not be completed before 2015 under the airport's planned expansion, according to the airport's...

Ninoy Aquino terminal to undergo renovation
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 The Philippines Government has approved a PHP1.16bn ($26m) plan to renovate Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminal 1 (NAIA-1) in Manila,...

Hong Kong Airport to gain third runway
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 The Airport Authority of Hong Kong (AAHK) has supported the construction of a third runway at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) after a three-month public consultation on the development...

King Abdul Aziz airport upgrade 90% complete
Thursday, December 22, 2011 The upgrade and modernisation projects at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah are 90% complete, according to an airport...