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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...

Westminster wins airport security contract in Africa
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Westminster Group's aviation division has received a 15-year contract to provide complete airport ground security at the main international airport of an unnamed West African nation in a deal...

ENAV and SEA agree to implement A-CDM platform at Milan airports
Monday, February 20, 2012 Società Esercizi Aeroportuali (SEA), Milan airports operator and Italy's air navigation service provider ENAV have signed an agreement to implement a computer platform at Milan's airports...

Newark Liberty International Airport to add two high-speed taxiways
Monday, February 20, 2012 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is planning to add two high-speed taxiways at Newark Liberty International Airport to reduce flight...

Boingo to provide Wi-Fi services at ten Portuguese airports
Friday, February 17, 2012 Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless has won a contract from Aeroportos de Portugal (ANA) to provide passengers with Wi-Fi Internet services at the ten largest airports 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)...

Ukraine ANSP implements CCAMS solution
Thursday, February 16, 2012 Ukrainian State Air Traffic Service Enterprise (UkSATSE), Ukraine's air navigation service provider (ANSP) has become the first ANSP in the world to implement the new centralised SSR...

EIB to fund Tanzania airport expansion programme
Thursday, February 16, 2012 The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide €50m in long-term funding to Tanzania to carry out a revamp and expansion of five airports over the next 20...

Thales to design new ATC system for Malaga Airport
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Thales has been awarded a contract by the Spanish public aviation body Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA) to design and implement a multilateration & ADS-B ground surveillance...

TSA begins new screening programme at SLC airport
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun the new TSA PreCheck passenger pre-screening initiative at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to allow for faster security...

Schiphol supports SITA airport hub wireless services at Amsterdam airport
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Schiphol Telematics has installed a WiFi network at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport that connects to SITA airport hub wireless infrastructure to support the use of the company's e-Aircraft...

BAA airports report rise in passenger traffic
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 BAA has announced that its airports saw a 0.5% rise in passenger traffic in January 2012 compared to January 2011, serving 7.5 million...

Frankfurt Airport reports 5.5% rise in passenger traffic
Monday, February 13, 2012 Fraport, the owner of Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Germany reported a 5.5% rise in passenger traffic in January...

Spain’s Zaragoza Airport deploys Frequentis VCS backup system
Monday, February 13, 2012 A new IP-based backup system has been installed to support the voice communication system (VCS) at Zaragoza Airport in...

TSA to expand faster screening programme to further 28 US airports
Friday, February 10, 2012 The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will expand its PreCheck screening programme to a further 28 airports in the US in 2012 to allow for faster security...

SITA and AOptix partner to offer automated biometric systems
Friday, February 10, 2012 Air transport communications and information technology specialist SITA has partnered with AOptix Technologies to deploy automated biometric identity solutions at airports and borders to...

AAI to deploy new air surveillance technology at 14 airports
Thursday, February 09, 2012 The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is planning to deploy a radar-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system at 14 airports to enhance air control across the...

Atlanta airport reports rise in smartphone self-service users
Thursday, February 09, 2012 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has reported that 75% of passengers used smartphone-based self-service options during the last 12 months, the highest percentage in the...

Brazil awards three airport concessions for $14bn
Wednesday, February 08, 2012 The Brazilian Government has raised BRL24.5bn ($14bn) by awarding concessions to operate the country's Guarulhos, Viracopos and Brasília airports in a bid to speed up investments in the run up...