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Swissport starts handling operations in Astana

Swissport started ground handling operations at Astana International Airport Kazakhstan 1 October. Swissport Kazakhstan as the venture will be known, is a cooperation between the airport and the Airport Management Group (AMG) – the trust management company for the chain of airport...

Dubai Has No Plans to Follow Bahrain with Airport Tax, Says CEO

Dubai has no plans to follow Bahrain's example and introduce an airport tax, part of its island neighbour's plans to boost revenues in the wake of the falling oil price. Muharraq Municipal Council in Bahrain earlier this month said it was considering proposals to introduce a new airp...

Rizhao Airport to Start Operation Next Month

Rizhao Shanzihe Airport (RIZ), a new regional airport in east China's Shandong province, will commence operation from November. This will be the 4th coastal city airport that China Eastern Airlines (MU) serves in Shandong province. In the initial stage, Rizhao airport plans air routes to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Dalian this year. In 2016, more flights will link...

UK Airport Inspired by "Star Wars" to Fight Off Bird Strike

A UK airport has come up with a futuristic way to fight bird strike - and its all thanks to Star Wars. Scotland's Dundee Airport is using a space-age "lightsaber" to scare off birds that can often threaten the safety of the aircrafts departing and landing at the airport. The 8000 pounds (NZ$18367) hand-held gadget fires off a bright green light - that can emit for aro...

Etihad brings forward its first A380 flight to New York

Etihad has brought forward the first scheduled flight of its Airbus A380 service to New York. The Abu Dhabi carrier was originally due to start the service to John F Kennedy Airport on December 1, but said that it has changed the first flight to November 23. “The updated arrival date and additional capacity for the A380 service comes in response to strong demand from Etihad Airways gue...

S7 Airlines opened sale of tickets for flights to Malaga and Ibiza

S7 Airlines, a member of the oneworld global aviation alliance, increases the number of destinations in Spain and opens in the summer schedule two new flights from Moscow – to Malaga and Ibiza. S7 Airlines will perform direct flights from Moscow to Malaga from the 30th of April 2016 twice a week – on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Flight S7-869 will depart from the Moscow...

United to return to NZ from July 2016

United is returning to New Zealand for the first time in 13 years with a new San Francisco-Auckland service due to start on July 3 2016. The flights will initially operate three times a week with Boeing 787-8s before increasing to daily from October 30 2016 with the larger 787-9 Dreamliner. United said its flights would be operated in coordination with fellow Star Alliance member Air New Zea...

CAAC Nods to Name New Chengdu Airport "Chengdu Tianfu International Airport"

Chengdu has been given the green light to name its new airport "Chengdu Tianfu International Airport", local media SCTV news reported. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has agreed to name Chengdu's new airport "Chengdu Tianfu International Airport", an airport to be located at the Lujia town of Jianyang city, 51.5 kilometers away from the center of C...

Philippines to Modernize Aging Manila Airport, Boost Capacity

The Philippine government is considering bringing in investors to modernize Manila's 33-year-old airport as President Benigno Aquino tries to upgrade the country's infrastructure. Companies will be brought in on 15- to 20-year concessions to invest more than 120 billion pesos (US$2.6 billion) to upgrade Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Transportation Secretary Joseph...

The World's First Airport for Drones Will Be Built in Rwanda

Rwanda is on track to build what's being billed as the world's first airport for drones next year. This week, Rwanda's Civil Aviation Authority said it is drafting regulations on unmanned aerial vehicles to be submitted to the government's cabinet. Officials hope regulations will be in place by 2016, when a pilot project for cargo drones is set to break ground. Transpo...

Passengers on Flight from Auckland to Kuala Lumpur Stuck in Airport Limbo

Passengers of a cancelled Malaysia Airlines flight have spent the last day in limbo at Auckland Airport. Flight MH130 from Auckland to Kuala Lumpur was scheduled to depart on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. An Auckland woman, who was booked on the flight, said departure was initially delayed by half an hour. Then it was an hour, then three. Eventually, staff told the waiting passenge...

Iran To Open Second Terminal Of Imam Khomeini Airport

The second terminal of the Imam Khomeini airport will open in Iran, Abbas Akhoundi, the Iranian Road and Urban Development Minister, said. "Iran's aviation industry has been affected most of all as a result of the international sanctions," the minister said in the parliament Oct. 6, Iranian news website khabaronline reported. "There are 67 airports in Iran," the minis...

Ukraine International Airlines launches flights to Kutaisi

December 18, 2015, Ukraine International Airlines will launch non-stop scheduled flights connecting Kharkov and Kutaisi, Georgia. Tickets are already available on UIA official website, the carrier`s Contact Center, UIA ticket offices, and authorized travel agencies. UIA offers double-weekly flights connecting Kharkov and Kutaisi operated on modern Boeing 737 and Embraer...

Gulf Air Adds Faisalabad and Multan to Pakistan Network

Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, is adding two new destinations in Pakistan to its network with the addition of direct services to the cities of Faisalabad and Multan scheduled for launch in December 2015. The airline will begin four weekly direct flights to Multan and will commence three weekly services to Faisalabad. Commenting on Gulf Air’s new route announcem...

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