Work continues to mitigate the challenges of wind shear at St Helena Airport. The Governor continues to chair weekly meetings of her senior technical and planning staff in order to understand the issues, make decisions, ensure the public are properly informed in a timely manner, and push forward all areas of work. These meetings began … Read more
Airways New Zealand and Aviation Australia have announced they will open a purpose-built air traffic control training centre for international students in Brisbane. The joint venture is the first move under a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between New Zealand’s air navigation service provider and Aviation Australia, a state-owned enterprise of the Queensland Government. The … Read more
Passengers using London City Airport over the next few years can expect some exciting new changes to the only airport actually in London. Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond MP, confirmed that the airport has received planning permission from the UK Government, meaning that it can begin a £344 million transformation of the … Read more
In a further sign of confidence in Gatwick’s future growth, the airport has today announced 17 construction and engineering companies to take forward the next stage of Gatwick’s £2.5bn transformation. In total, 127 companies submitted pre-qualification interest, before a final shortlist of 17 companies was chosen. This includes a mix of local, national, mid and … Read more
Dubai Airports, operator of Dubai International and Dubai World Central, has announced the appointment of four Emiratis to executive positions in airport administration.
It is the first time the airport has awarded a contract for air traffic control services to an external company, with NATS beating bids from Air Navigation Solutions and the Swedish air traffic control provider, LFV. NATS, which manages air traffic services at 13 other UK airports, will now take responsibility for the safety and … Read more
NAV CANADA has announced its decision to proceed with rate revisions that will see customer service charges lowered by 7.6 per cent on average, for customer savings of approximately $100 million in the fiscal year September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017 (fiscal 2017). The revisions to charges were subject to consultation that began in … Read more
The new Chairman of Heathrow, Lord Deighton, said the airport’s expansion is a “huge growth opportunity” for small and medium enterprises
Summer holiday flights from Southampton airport would be disrupted, if firefighters take strike action over adverse pensions’ changes proposed by the airports’ owner, AGS. The firefighters, members of Unite, the country’s largest union, are likely to be joined by firefighters from Prospect in balloting for industrial action. Without the firefighters being on duty, the airport, which … Read more
Airways New Zealand and UK-based NATS have today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) setting the foundation for collaboration between the two air navigation services providers (ANSP). The deal aimed at enhancing air traffic management (ATM) capabilities will allow the exchange of information and expertise and opens the way for collaboration on planning and research. … Read more