Airports

Gatwick is proposing to set a cap (known as an ‘envelope’) on aircraft noise if its Northern Runway is brought into routine use – with the noise limit tightened further as flight numbers grow – to act an an incentive for airlines to increase the number of quieter aircraft they use at the airport.      The ‘noise envelope’ would give residents a guarantee that as the project reaches full capacity (circa 2038), it would make less noise compared to noise levels in 2019 – the airport’s busiest year to date.  The airport is able to propose the noise cap because new “next-generation” aircraft – which are quieter – will increasingly replace older,

Plaza Premium Group (PPG) has been appointed by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) to manage Passenger Services at the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, India (KIAB/BLR Airport). This is in line with BIAL’s vision to provide delightful travel experiences at BLR Airport. The ten-year full-service management appointment covers the entire portfolio of BLR Airport’s 22 services.

In a multimillion-dollar vote of confidence in the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) and the Denver metro area it serves, Sheltair has announced that it has broken ground on a new large-cabin class size hangar and office facility. The $US 10 million project comes just one year after Sheltair opened the doors to its FBO

Gatwick Airport has announced that a public consultation will start on September 9, 2021, on plans to bring its existing northern runway into routine use alongside its main runway. The scheme will help secure the airports long-term growth, generating approximately 18,400 additional jobs by 2038 and an additional expected £1.5 billion (US$2.06 billion) GVA to the region. While passenger numbers currently remain low due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gatwick is taking its plans for growth forward now as it still expects to be capacity

Honeywell Aerospace has released that San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is installing its innovative SmartPath Ground-Based Augmentation System technology to speed up flight times for airlines, reduce airplane fuel usage, and lower noise levels in neighborhoods around the airport. Honeywell SmartPath is the only globally certified solution for Ground-Based Augmentation Systems, or GBAS that, when

As part of a new strategic plan, London Oxford Airport has commenced construction work on a new development phase which will, when complete this autumn, be its most significant step forward to date.  Central to the work is a 63,000 ft² (6,000 m²) 140 m-long hangar with two bays including rear offices, stores and workshops,

Swissport International has added Al-Qassim to its growing network in the Middle East. A first flight of Pakistan International Airlines was handled successfully at Prince Naïf Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (ELQ) in Central Saudi Arabia. With the handling of a first Pakistan International Airlines flight arriving from Multan, Pakistan, Swissport has added Al-Qassim International Airport,

Finnair has reached an agreement with Airpro and Aviator Finland on ground handling services at Helsinki Airport. In the future, the new partners will operate Finnair’s ramp services such as luggage handling at Helsinki Airport. Finnair’s current partner Swissport Finland has terminated its ground handling contract with Finnair as of March 31, 2021.  “The new