Airports

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

Airports

Bids for BMI Hinge on Access to Heathrow Slots

Virgin and British Airways' parent IAG are vying to buy BMI from Lufthansa
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FBOs

Scot Spencer Company Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Norton Property Management, which is owned by Milford Harrison and Scot Spencer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 7.
Airports

European Financial Crisis Set To Drag Down Airline Profits

IATA's 2012 profits forecast sees airline margins dipping
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Airports

Peterborough Airport Completes Expansion

In a ceremony attended by Canada’s Prime Minister, the City of Peterborough, Ontario,
Aircraft

India Seeks U.S. Investment To Boost Aviation Sector

India could allow foreign investment in domestic airlines
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Airports

Bangkok Don Mueang Airport Still Closed Due To Flood

Flood waters are subsiding at Bangkok Don Mueang Airport, but it could be another two months until the business aviation gateway is ready to reopen
FBOs

Signature DCA Reaches Post 9/11 Milestone

Signature Flight Support at Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) logged 33 business aviation operations on November 16, its largest tally since
Airports

IHST: Rotorcraft Accident Rate Improves

Last week the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) reported that worldwide rotorcraft accidents are down 30 percent since it began its campaign
Airports

Naples Airport Reopens Runway

The Naples Airport Authority reopened Runway 5/23 late last week after paving the safety areas at both ends of the airport’s primary runway.
Airports

Al Bateen Hosts 150 Jets during Grand Prix

Abu Dhabi, UAE-based Al Bateen Executive Airport, the Gulf Region’s only dedicated private aviation airport, reported more than 150 business aircraft
ATC

EBAA Seeks Fair Bizav Access in Europe

While EBAA praised the European Commission’s new initiative to revise the regulation on airport slots
Airports

Al Bateen Sees 3Q Traffic Increase

Al Bateen Executive Airport, the Gulf Region’s only dedicated business aviation airport, saw 1,903 movements in the third quarter, a 12-percent increase fr
Airports

Quad City Runways Reopen

The three runways at Quad City International Airport in Moline, Ill., have reopened after being closed for six months due to renovations
Airports

Control Tower Reopens at Puerto Rico Airport

After being out of commission for nearly three months, the control tower at Puerto Rico Isla Grande Airport (SIG) finally went back online last week
Charter & Fractional

MJets Still Open Despite Flooding in Thailand

Despite the closure of Bangkok Don Mueang Airport due to flooding, Thai charter firm MJets is still open for business.
Regulations and Government

Brazil Preparing To Boost Bizav Capacity

Brazil is moving forward to privatize airport terminals to handle the anticipated 25-percent annual growth in commercial aviation
Campo De Marte airport
Airports

Milestone Inks Deal with Eurocopter

elicopter and business aircraft leasing firm Milestone Aviation announced at the Air Medical Transport Conference yesterday that it would purchase...
Airports

Landmark Opens FBO at Tampa Airport

Earlier this month Landmark Aviation began operations at the former Signature Flight Support FBO at Tampa (Fla.) International Airport.
ATC

FAA Building New ATC Tower at Cleveland Hopkins

The FAA broke ground yesterday on a new $69 million air traffic control tower and Tracon facility at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
FBOs

Cambridge Airport Welcomes North American Travelers

Traffic is growing at the UK’s Cambridge Airport following a rebranding and change of management at the start of 2011.
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FBOs

Signature Flight Support Gears Up for UK Olympics

Signature Flight Support Gears Up for UK Olympics
Airports

Teterboro Airport Honors Quiet Fliers

Teterboro Airport today at NBAA 2011 honored 19 individuals and companies operating from the northern New Jersey field with its “Good Neighbor Awards.”
Airports

$1.4M Raised at AmeriCares Airlift Benefit

$1.4M Raised at AmeriCares Airlift Benefit