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Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport opens revamped Terminal 1 satellite complex
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 French airport operator Aeroports de Paris group (ADP) has opened the revamped Satellite 5 boarding lounge at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport's Terminal 1, marking the completion of an...

Oslo Airport reports rise in May passenger traffic
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Passenger traffic at Gardermoen Airport in Oslo, Norway, rose by 2.5% during May 2013 to 2.01 million compared to the corresponding period in...

ThalesRaytheonSystems introduces cyber attacks prevention system on air surveillance radars
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 ThalesRaytheonSystems has introduced CybAIR RadBox to safeguard air surveillance radars against cyber threats at this year's Paris Air Show in...

NATS begins optimised transatlantic flight trials
Monday, June 17, 2013 UK air traffic services provider NATS has started trialling environmentally optimised transatlantic flights under its TOPFLIGHT...

Northrop Grumman to deliver ground-to-air communication system to Dutch Caribbean ANSP
Monday, June 17, 2013 Northrop Grumman's UK-based air traffic management subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has received a contract from Dutch Caribbean Air Navigation Service Provider (DC-ANSP) to deliver...

Myanmar airport selects SITA common-use systems to boost passenger growth
Friday, June 14, 2013 Yangon International Airport (YIA) in Myanmar has selected SITA's AirportConnect Open system to help handle projections of 20% annual passenger traffic...

Copenhagen Airport opens revamped Terminal 2
Friday, June 14, 2013 Copenhagen Airport in Denmark has opened its expanded Terminal 2 and commissioned a new baggage handling...

French air controllers' strike delays flights across Europe
Thursday, June 13, 2013 A strike by French air traffic controllers (ATC) protesting against European Union's (EU) plans to liberalise civil airspace and lower air-traffic charges has affected thousands of flights...

Papua New Guinea Air Services to deploy COMSOFT message handling system
Thursday, June 13, 2013 COMSOFT has received a contract from air navigation services provider (ANSP) Papua New Guinea Air Services (PNGAS) to deliver its Aeronautical Message Handling System (AMHS) solution,...

Lack of airport capacity will cost €230bn to European economy
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Europe faces a severe capacity crunch that could cost the continent €230bn in lost GDP by 2035, according to Airports Council International (ACI)...

Melbourne airport deploys SITA self-service technology
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Melbourne Airport in Australia is rolling out SITA's passenger self-service technology to cut down queuing time, boost the usage of its terminal facilities and improve the overall...

Birmingham Airport unveils 50-year expansion plan
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Birmingham Airport in the UK, together with a coalition of Midlands councils and business leaders, has unveiled a 50-year expansion plan, which could transform it into a bigger hub than...

Amadeus collaborates with Munich and Copenhagen airports for new IT solutions
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Travel IT firm Amadeus has collaborated with Munich and Copenhagenairports to develop in Germany and Denmark to implement two new airport IT...

Barco Orthogon’s new OSYRIS Queue Management software to support airports and airlines
Monday, June 10, 2013 Air traffic management (ATM) software provider Barco Orthogon has released its new OSYRIS Queue Management software, which incorporates arrival and departure management tools to be used by...

Global passenger traffic rose moderately in April: ACI
Monday, June 10, 2013 Passenger traffic at global airports rose by 1.8% during April 2013, compared to the corresponding period in 2012, according to the Airports Council International's...

Baltic Ground Services deploys departure control system at Vilnius International Airport
Friday, June 07, 2013 Ground handling services provider Baltic Ground Services (BGS), together with NFQ, has developed and deployed a new departure control system (DCS) at Vilnius International...

Sydney Airport releases master plan to double passenger capacity
Friday, June 07, 2013 Sydney Airport in Australia has unveiled its '2013 Preliminary Draft Master Plan', which targets doubling passenger handling capacity to 74 million per year by 2033, without any modifications...

Ben-Gurion airport to trial automated baggage scanning system
Thursday, June 06, 2013 Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel will trial a new automated baggage security system to shorten passengers' waiting times during security...

ARINC to support operations at Las Americas International airport
Thursday, June 06, 2013 Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI (Aerodom) has selected ARINC's Global Networks and IT Solutions (GNITS) to deploy an airport messaging and analysis service solution at Las Americas...

Tocumen International Airport selects ARINC AviNet messaging solution
Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Tocumen International Airport in Panama, Central America, has selected ARINC's Airport Messaging Service (AMS) solution to help analyse airport operations...