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| March 5, 2009 |
Thank you for subscribing to ATW’s newest newsletter! Each month ATW’s Airports Today will report on what’s happening at airports around the world, featuring: Interviews with leading airport decision-makers, Airport privatization updates, Infrastructure projects, People in the news, Contracts and products. Do you have friends or colleagues who might find this information useful? If so, please forward this newsletter along to them or click here to sign them up. Airports seek delicate balance in wildlife management Airport officials were reminded once again of the dangers posed by wildlife around airports when a bird strike forced US Airways Flight 1549 to ditch in New York's Hudson River on Jan. 15. [MORE] BAA braces for airport selloff BAA is bracing for a final ruling that will force the sale of at least two, and most likely three, of its UK airports. The UK Competition Commission in December "confirmed" that it will require BAA to sell both London Gatwick and Stansted, setting the stage for a breakup of its control of London's airports for which airlines long have pushed. [MORE]
London City Airport expects traffic decline London City saw a 12% increase in the number of passengers in 2008, with a record 3.3 million travelers moving through the Docklands airport. But Chief Executive Richard Gooding is expecting a downward trend in traffic that could be as much as a 10% in 2009. "It's entirely a product of global, financial meltdown," he told AT during a recent interview at LCY. [MORE] Proposed airport charge policy garners mixed reaction in EU The European Low Fares Airline Assn. complained that a new European Commission directive on airport charges will place additional regulatory burdens on airlines and airports at a time of "unprecedented industry crisis" coupled with a global economic recession. [MORE] US stimulus funds earmarked for airports US airports are set to receive $1.1 billion from the just-passed Economic Stimulus bill, but all the funds must be obligated within the year. The bill restricts expenditures to Airport Improvement Program funding, which must be spent airside on safety and runway improvement projects. [MORE]
Other News Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen International reported a 15% increase in passengers Amsterdam Airport Schiphol reported 47.4 million passengers Singapore Changi handled a record 37.7 million passengers Port Columbus Rickenbacker Airport saw a 10.5% drop John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif., will welcome Virgin America [MORE] |
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