Airports

New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.

Airports

Purdue Researchers Develop ‘Intelligent’ Materials for Aerospace

Applications include portable runway mats
Pablo Zavattieri, the Jerry M. and Lynda T. Engelhardt professor in civil engineering
Airports

Oxford Airport Plots a Path To Being a Green Aviation Hub

UK airport sees opportunities and challenges in decarbonizing measures like electrification
London Oxford Airport's planned science park
Airports

Indiana Airport Completes Major Runway Expansion

Officials expect the project will attract more business jets and charter activity
DeKalb County Airport's newly-lengthened runway
Airports

UK's Southampton Airport Lengthens Runway

The construction project added more than 500 feet of runway length
WWII-vintage Spitfire parked on newly-lengthened Southampton Airport runway with (left to right) operational director Steve Szalay, UK aviation minister Baroness Vere, and local Member of Parliament Paul Holmes.
Airports

Farnborough Airport Bids To Increase Movement Limits

The private aviation airport wants to grow from 50,000 to 70,000 annual aircraft movements
London-area Farnborough Airport in the UK
FBOs

Jetex Soft Opens Abu Dhabi FBO

Company now controls a sizeable chunk of the FBO market in UAE
Jetex Abu Dhabi
Airports

Arizona's Falcon Field Continues Clean-up after Storm

The localized storm caused damage to more than 90 hangars
Storm damaged WWII-vintage hangars at Falcon Field
ATC

NASA’s ASRS Callback: Beware the Visual Approach

Bizjet gets a wild ride on approach to San Francisco Airport
Airports

Pending Repairs, KTEB's Runway 24 Temporarily Shortened

Due to EMAS damage, the airport has closed more than 1,000 feet of tarmac
Teterboro Airport aerial view
Airports

Mandatory Slots Coming to Vancouver International

Program starts October 29
Airports

Dutch Government May Back Down on Schiphol Private Jet Ban

Aviation groups say Dutch government should delay Schiphol Airport cuts until November election
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Airports

Flight Procedures Set for Grand Prix Race in Singapore

Airports will be slot controlled prior to race
Car racing flag
Airports

Hurricane Idalia Snarls Florida Aviation Traffic

With thousands facing power outages, Florida's airports clean up and resume operations
Hurricane Idalia approches Naples Airport
Fuel

Air bp Supplies Fuel at Germany's Berlin Brandenburg Airport

Two tankers have been deployed at the ExecuJet FBO
Air bp refuels a business jet
Safety

FAA Disburses $121M for Runway Safety Improvements

Funds will be used to reduce runway incursions
Boston Logan Airport with city in the background
Airports

International Bizav Arrivals Suspended at Shanghai Hongqiao

Improved business aviation facilities to reopen in six months
Shanghai Honqiao FBO
Airports

California FBOs Weather Tropical Storm Hilary

Though floods wreaked havoc on ground transportation, airports in the region remained operational
Palm Springs Airport sign askew
Fuel

Air bp Announces Aircraft Fuel Hub in Brazil

Paulinia facility to improve jet-A supply, logistics
Air bp aircraft fuel distribution facilities in Brazil.
Airports

São Paulo Upstate Airports Take Off Under Voa

Brazilian airports get infrastructure and operations upgrades
Cessna aircraft overflying VOA signage at Jundiaí airport, Brazil
Airports

Improvements Coming to Two Brazil GA Airports

PAX Aeroportos takes over SBMT and SBJR airport operations
Campo de Marte
Airports

UK's Teesside Airport Provides Hydrogen Fuel For Ramp Vehicles

Refueling station is part of airport's net zero carbon objective
UK transport secretary Mark Harper drives a hydrogen ground vehicle at Teesside Airport.
Environment

Farnborough Airport Gets Greener with New Carbon Standard

The London-area business aviation airport achieved carbon neutrality in 2018 and has since increased steps to minimize its environmental footprint.
Hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel truck at Farnborough Airport.
Regulations and Government

Bizav Operators Warned about Polish Pax Data Enforcement

With more attention now being paid to passenger name record enforcement by Polish board guards, aircraft operators will be given less leeway.
Security

Spanish Protestors Damage Business Jet at Ibiza Airport

Futuro Vegetal is the latest European environmental group to break into airports and cause serious damage to aircraft parked on aprons.
Protestors from Futura Vegetal and Extinction Rebellion damaged an Embraer Phenom 300 jet at Ibiza Airport.
Airports

NBAA Exec: Airports Should Begin Prepping for AAM

Airports should not wait for AAM to arrive before preparing for the transition and should be aware of the benefits it can bring, NBAA's Gertsen said.
A view of an airplane's flight deck
Regulations and Government

Belgian Government Considers New Air Traffic Noise Limit

Proposed cuts to aircraft noise could impact business aviation, as could possible restrictions on domestic private jet movements.
Brussels Airport in Belgium.
Airports

Boston Logan Airport's Longest Runway Closing for Repairs

Boston Logan's longest runway will be closed for several months due to a renovation project.
Runway 15R/33L at Boston Logan Airport
Airports

London City Airport To Appeal Block on Capacity Limits

The privately owned airport intends to challenge the recent rejection of plans to allow longer operator hours and increase the cap on passenger numbers.
A Gulfstream G280 business jet at London City Airport
Airports

Dutch Court Clears the Way To Flight Cuts in Amsterdam

Business aviation movements could be reduced at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport after a Dutch court ruled the government can impose traffic reductions.
Business jet at Jet Aviation Schipol terminal
Regulations and Government

Australia’s CASA Issues Guidelines for Vertiport Design

Australia’s CASA has released guidelines for vertiport design following a public consultation process that closed at the end of March.
Skyportz vertiport concept