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  1. AIRPORTS INTERNATIONAL The events list is updated every issue--if you are pla...
  2. "Decades of experience and unique expertise in the airport business ensure our succes...
  3. Computer simulation modelling provides clients and designers with a comprehensive ass...
  4. Despite the aviation industry's current difficulties, studies predict that the number...
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  6. For our anniversary issue the Airports International team has put together a brief ch...
  7. GERMAN INDUSTRY The German economy has rallied a little over the year, though it i...
  8. BAA's Stansted is the UK's third largest airport for international scheduled passenge...
  9. New Items on the Market Carmanah Enters Airfield Lighting Market The search fo...
  10. "Gander was the first place in the world to successfully commission an oceanic system...
  11. When Airports International first went to press in 1968, its pages were full of refer...
  12. Operated by the FAA, the new Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach CONtrol (TR...
  13. LAST November's attack on the Arkia Airlines Boeing 757 at Mombassa Airport in Kenya ...
  14. In these times of below-average orders caused by the depressed (albeit temporarily) s...
  15. "Over the past few years the aviation industry has seen major changes, including the ...
  16. The flights which were worst affected in the immediate aftermath of September 11 were...
  17. As more RNP-certified aircraft come into service, airlines are becoming more vocal ab...
  18. Despite Athens having opened its new international airport in 2001, the race continue...
  19. If your event is missing from this list then Email: ken.delve@keypublishing.com with ...
  20. Following the destruction of Pan American flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in Dec...
  21. While it is natural for the major building projects at an airport to gain the headlin...
  22. Surely by now, most people will be aware that security measures at airports have been...
  23. When the United Nations needed air traffic control (ATC) services in the Congo and Ea...
  24. API: What IDS (Information Display Systems) are in use at Hamburg and where are they ...
  25. AIRLINES ARE set to fight the CAA's decision to allow BAA to substantially raise its ...
  26. ARINC has introduced a new multi-media information display system known as AirVue, wh...
  27. It looks pretty certain by now that the world is facing a second Gulf war. Those who ...
  28. Check-in and revenue problems at US airports will increase, warns a leading baggage s...
  29. AIRPORTS COUNCIL International has released its sixth annual Airport Economics Survey...
  30. Copenhagen Airport has launched a new information system to show passengers when thei...
  31. Maximising the return on investment will be of interest to most, if not all, airport ...
  32. Impartial systems integration expertise is now playing a crucial role in providing th...
  33. The most comprehensive and detailed listing of airport and airline conferences, exhi...
  34. IATA's monthly statistics for scheduled international airline traffic during December...
  35. On January 19 a person scaled the perimeter fence at Heathrow and was seen running to...
  36. Security at airports around the world is now better than it has ever been. The physic...
  37. The most comprehensive and detailed listing of airport and airline conferences, exhib...
  38. Most air cargo carriers will look back at 2002 and say that, at best, it was stagnant...
  39. It's a fact of life that the tow-tractor market has always been a highly competitive ...
  40. I usually find that March instils a feeling of optimism for the year ahead. As I live...
  41. "Fog has reduced visibility to less than fifty metres in the south and east of the co...
  42. Just a short cab ride from Miami International Airport you can find the latest in the...
  43. The Reality of Risk Any human activity is associated with risk. Although aviation is...
  44. What will the weather be like this winter? It's a question that holds a great deal of...
  45. Although airport lighting is a 24/7 task, my visit to Helsinki--Vantaa Airport (HEL) ...
  46. February is upon us already! And if it's February, that means it's time for Europe's ...
  47. The most comprehensive and detailed listing of airport and airline conferences, exhi...
  48. Hindsight, they say, is twenty-twenty vision. Trying to catch a glimpse of what lies ...
  49. With over sixty years experience, ALSTOM is seen as the guiding light in the industry...
  50. One of the hottest topics in airport security today is biometrics, by definition, a s...
  51. Since 1984, the Met Office in the UK has played a major role in the provision of met ...
  52. Airport customers continually demand more `bang for their buck' but that is no surpri...
  53. Perhaps the most important factor when considering winter runway maintenance is ensur...
  54. EUROPE'S AIRPORT and airline community has universally welcomed the December signing ...
  55. Welcome to 2003, the year of Airports International's 35th anniversary. When it was l...
  56. As you would expect for an airport located just a short reindeer flight from Santa Cl...
  57. In today's environment, airports face a growing list of--often contradictory--constra...
  58. Passenger Terminal Expo returns to the familiar surroundings of Hamburg and its Inter...
  59. In June 2001 Boeing announced it was offering a new paradigm for operating the air tr...
  60. Retail development within Heathrow Airport has increased dramatically over the past t...
  61. Today's air traffic volumes put tremendous pressure on an already over-burdened inter...
  62. Last year's Airport Council International World Conference began in Montreal on Septe...
  63. A major part of the passenger's travel experience involves their journey from home or...
  64. The Airport Operators Association's (AOA) conference, titled `Building for Growth' wa...
  65. The most comprehensive and detailed listing of airport and airline conferences, exhib...
  66. Many airports have a unique identity that reflects the community they serve and the p...
  67. Today, airports and airlines are looking for every possible means of reducing operati...
  68. Groundstar emerged from what was known as Northeast Aviation, a handling agent formed...
  69. Japan's Transport Ministry has dropped plans to simultaneously privatise three intern...
  70. Retail sales through Heathrow Airport are already greater than those through the city...
  71. For most of the history of commercial aviation, parking and disembarkation or loading...
  72. GlobeGround GlobeGround, one of the most famous names in ground handling began lif...
  73. How many people really take notice of the design of the airport tug--that good old wo...
  74. For years the aviation community has been developing plans to screen 100% of passenge...
  75. The passing of the first anniversary of September 11's terrorist atrocities may repre...
  76. Ask any airline passenger, and their biggest complaint is likely to be the check-in q...
  77. As is generally known, the most crucial phases of any flight are take-off and landing...
  78. The most comprehensive and detailed listing of airport and airline conferences, exhib...
  79. Today's tow-tractors are faced with a large variety of aircraft, and because weights ...
  80. I was lucky enough to spend the first week of September visiting the three largest ai...
  81. Sydney-based consultancy firm, Deneb Australasia Pty Ltd has been developing 3D bagga...
  82. Thirty seven airports in the South African Development Community (SADC), Kenya and Ca...
  83. While the recovery of US airports is still somewhat behind those in Europe and the re...
  84. Located a stone's throw from Canada, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is the...
  85. IATA's assessment of trading conditions post September 11 reveals that global passeng...
  86. Three main airports serve the fourth largest US city Houston: George Bush Intercontin...
  87. The Federal Aviation Administration is to develop and implement a plan to establish u...
  88. When I last worked on the ramp in the late 1980s, I remember my colleagues telling me...
  89. Since 1997, three important projects have taken place in Turkey: the establishment of...
  90. Aircraft often fly `crooked' routes as their flight plans take them over groundbased ...
  91. A glance at the statistics for the year 2000 (published in the September 2001 issue o...
  92. The acquisition and installation of a Flight Information Display System (FIDS) or Air...
  93. AIRPORTS INTERNATIONAL If your event is missing from this list then Email: ke...
  94. Safety officials in the US and Canada have identified the risk associated with runway...
  95. Britain has always been strong in airport consultancy, being well endowed with specia...
  96. Development at Dubai International Airport (DIA) in the last decade has been dramatic...
  97. If your event is missing from this list then E-mail: ken.delve@keypublishing.com with...
  98. `The Americans just don't buy anything from overseas.' This is has been the view o...
  99. If your event is missing from this list e-mail: ken.delve@keypublishing.com with deta...
  100. Shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War, British aircrew noticed that smal...
  101. The 4th International Civil Aviation and Airport Equipment Exhibition was held at Ist...
  102. Airport managers anxious to counter the increased threat of terrorism by up-grading t...
  103. This year's Thai Airports conference took place in Bangkok at the end of May. Well su...
  104. Are you sitting comfortably? Good ... but that shouldn't come as a surprise as your c...
  105. "Padova Fiere has been involved with transportation exhibitions for some years and it...
  106. Most visitors to the exclusive TCI, 575 miles (925km) south-west of Miami are there t...
  107. US President George W Bush's recent speech highlighting the need for America to take ...
  108. The growing complexity and scale of ground-based operations at most airports today me...
  109. AIRPORTS INTERNATIONAL If your event is missing from this list e-mail: ken.de...
  110. As the American Association of Airports Executives assembled in Dallas in May thunder...
  111. Airport security is essential to the safety of the public and to the transportation s...
  112. "We have created a purpose-built facility dedicated to business jet operations and th...
  113. Despite there being some 15 countries with `privatised', corporatised or not-for-prof...
  114. Airport security and the safety of passengers have become increasingly important issu...
  115. Before September 11, the airline industry was in a promising situation. Business glob...
  116. Safe flight operations at airports require equipment which is able to help the pilot ...
  117. The most comprehensive and detailed listing of airport and airline conferences, exhi...
  118. Calgary International Airport relies heavily upon converging runway operations. Under...
  119. PTE The first large-scale European airport exhibition since the appearance of any ...
  120. The troubles experienced in many parts of the world since September 11 added to an al...
  121. A group of air transport organisations have teamed up with smart card and biometric i...
  122. Vienna International Vienna's geographical location has allowed the successful exp...
  123. As the UK Government concludes seven regional studies, a vital prerequisite to its lo...
  124. Tow-tractor, catering truck, toilet service and baggage loader, the vehicle requireme...
  125. In a landmark decision on February 14, 2002, overriding warnings that aviation system...
  126. Light Emitting Diodes Cost cutting is currently one of the hottest topics of airport...
  127. The Federal Aviation Administration's latest war on runway incursions has spawned a p...
  128. Are airports missing an opportunity by not being more cargo focused? That was the que...
  129. Cliche The cliched vision of Singapore that I have in my head, is one of style but w...
  130. A large population (1.263 billion and growing rapidly) and a massive land area (5,955...
  131. By the end of 2002, the Corporation de Aviation de Cuba (CACSA) will have completed t...
  132. Production Assurance Jet fuels are made from the kerosine fractions of crude oils. W...
  133. The forecasts made by the United States Federal Aviation Administration are always st...
  134. The most comprehensive and detailed listing of airport and airline conferences, exhi...
  135. Since the first passenger boarding bridges made their debut at airports, their design...
  136. Despite the fact that 2002 is expected to be a neutral year in terms of overall world...
  137. Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs), those walkways between the terminal building and t...
  138. Despite the recent slowdown, the medium-term trend in air travel remains one of rapid...
  139. Just the briefest glimpse of the leading airports of the Far East leaves you with an ...
  140. A PROGRAMME to strengthen commercial aviation security on a global scale, primarily t...
  141. Flight Information Display Systems are a key tool in maintaining the smooth operation...
  142. Europe's premier airport exhibition and conference will be held at Hamburg in April. ...
  143. A new start Following a short break, the United Kingdom is back on the major airport...
  144. The Lee County Port Authority, the operating authority for Fort Myers/Southwest Flori...
  145. Hungary Of more than 30 airports in Hungary, almost 20 are ex Soviet-era air bases a...
  146. The most comprehensive detailed listing of airport and airline conferences, exhibitio...
  147. Efficient baggage handling remains a core desire of all airport terminals. Airports I...
  148. Whatever your problem, you will find a British company that can supply your airport s...
  149. The annual Maastricht exhibition and Jane's conference upheld their reputations as th...
  150. There are yet more indications that air travel is returning to its pre September 11 p...
  151. AIRPORTS INTERNATIONAL The events list is updated every issue -- if you are planni...
  152. When I worked on the airport ramp back in the 1980s, I likened the mass of activity s...
  153. CP -- Can you describe the selection process for the types of display screens require...
  154. With airlines and airports worldwide now intent on restoring customer confidence in t...
  155. Recognising new clients and industry needs, and responding to them with new and revit...
  156. The confidence came from an expectation that the present downturn in air travel is a ...
  157. ACI EUROPE has welcomed a proposal from the Advocate General that the EU Court of Jus...
  158. A modern noise monitoring system comprises a number of stationary and mobile Noise Mo...
  159. Four months after the world-changing events of September 11, the global air travel in...
  160. Birds -- and wildlife in general --are a major problem at airports, and one that airp...
  161. Generally speaking, European airports have weathered the storm that followed Septembe...
  162. When I moved to the United States in 1988 I had previously worked in aviation in the ...
  163. It is a fact of life that as design and technology has taken aircraft to ever-increas...
  164. From the outset, the initial feasibility study will determine the chances of any new ...
  165. As jet aircraft have evolved over time, the `noise footprints' of succeeding generati...
  166. The airport industry is one of the largest consumers of IT resources, yet until now t...
  167. Open, airy spaces, bold colours and a distinctly Spanish influence are signature feat...
  168. The most comprehensive and detailed listing of airport and airline conferences, exhib...
  169. In today's hectic ATC environment, the need for highly-skilled, certified and profess...
  170. It's that time of year again. I've just got used to writing the `new' date in my cheq...
  171. Optimisation is the goal Optimising operations at busy major airports is a tough t...
  172. Radar was first used at airports to track aircraft and has now become such an importa...
  173. Efficient lighting is essential for all airports, as well as having mandatory ICAO re...
  174. Acclaimed for its world-class developments as much as for its ancient civilisation, A...
  175. December 2001 witnessed a slowing down of the industry's rate of decline and when com...
  176. The Rwandan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has invited tenders from consul...
  177. Most parallel runways in the United States are spaced far enough apart -- 4,300ft (1,...
  178. Following the longest public inquiry in British history, BAA has been given the go-ah...
  179. This time last year, the position for Brussels National Airport looked good: traffic ...
  180. The paving challenge The highs of summer and the depths of winter are the biggest ch...
  181. There are permanently increasing demands from airports for improved snow-clearing per...
  182. At most airports with the facilities for CAT II/III operations, centre line (and supp...
  183. The most comprehensive and detailed listing of airport and airline conferences, exhib...
  184. The jinx on India's first private airport -- Bangalore International at Devanahalli -...
  185. My previous article for Airports International (Volume 34 No. 1 January/February 2001...
  186. Sarah's day in the castle kitchen started out badly. Soon, though, it got so much wo...
  187. Oscar leaped up onto the porch and bounded into the house. He unzipped his backpack,...
  188. On a Stormy Night On a stormy night, I cannot sleep. I hear boom, boom! ...
  189. Mom We like to play with stuffed dogs and cats, and play safari wit...
  190. What Is Aqua? What is aqua? Aqua is the ocean, full of mysteries. ...
  191. 1. For each cup, cut out a 2-inch square from colored paper. Roll the paper into a c...
  192. Me, the Scarecrow I have fuchsia gloves for hands, and a velvet dress that ...
  193. The Good-Night Song Good night, my mama, Good night, my daddy--I had a ...
  194. Derian: "Was there any money on Noah's ark?" Amy: "I don't think...
  195. Music I sit at the table and wait for nothing except the smell to arriv...
  196. Start at the beginning and see how far you can go, thinking of good answers from you...
  197. Rearrange the letters of each word to make the name of a living creature. pea ...
  198. How Do I Feel? I feel funny, I laugh. I feel angry, I scream in my pillow. ...
  199. Every day after school, Dorothea Lange walked through the streets of downtown Manhat...