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December 2009 Articles
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December, 2009Renewed call for competitive crisis relief
Fresh data for the third quarter of 2009 released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, have confirmed expectations. With eurozone countries reporting a +0.4% growth compared with the previous three months, European recession is officially over. Although this is certainly good news for aviation, it cannot be taken for more than what it is: brighter light at the end of the tunnel.
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December, 2009Low-cost terminal the growth engine for Marseille-Provence
The airport of Marseille-Provence, France’s third busiest airport outside Paris, is a notable success story amidst the current economic climate. While accumulated passenger traffic across Europe declined by -7.7% for the first nine months of the year, Marseille-Provence airport saw a +3.9% increase to almost five million passengers. The development of mp2, the airport’s low-cost terminal, is largely responsible for this success, as Pierre Regis, CEO, explained to Ross Falconer.
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December, 2009Progressive AdR-SEA collaboration to boost economic growth
Two Italian airport operators, SEA Aeroporti di Milano and Aeroporti di Roma, share common strategy objectives, so collaboration was perhaps inevitable. The first step in their collaboration was the organisation of an event in Rome on 14 October, at which they presented their industrial and capital expenditure plans to the Italian Government. The overriding objective is to contribute to Italy’s economic growth, as Guiseppe Bonomi, President and CEO, SEA, and Fabrizio Palenzona, Chairman, AdR, explained to Ross Falconer.
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December, 2009Europe’s airports key engines to restore economic growth
The ACI EUROPE Small and Medium Size Airports Action Group (SMAG) held a regional airports workshop on 6 October as part of the ‘OPEN DAYS: European Week of Regions and Cities’ jointly organised by the EU Committee of the Regions and the European Commission Directorate-General for Regional Policy. The Open Days are the EU’s biggest public forum on regional and development policy. Ross Falconer reports.
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December, 2009EASA preparing aerodrome safety certification rules
Starting with this issue of Airport Business, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will regularly inform readers about its new responsibilities in aerodrome safety. This first issue highlights the main elements of the Agency’s approach.
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December, 2009ACI WORLD calls for harmonised, global approach
Airports Council International (ACI) counts around 600 members operating close to 1,700 airports worldwide and handling 96% of the world’s passenger traffic. Through the five ACI geographical regions – ACI EUROPE, ACI Africa, ACI Asia-Pacific, ACI-Latin America & Caribbean, ACI-NA (North America) – and ACI WORLD coordinating the global perspective, a strong, united voice safeguards the interests and influence of member airports. Ross Falconer spoke to Angela Gittens, Director General about ACI WORLD’s policy work with ICAO.
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December, 2009Hermes Airports consortium delivers two ‘world class’ airports in four years
Three years ago, the Hermes Airports consortium took over operation of Cyprus’ two airports: Larnaka and Pafos. Last November the doors to Pafos’ new terminal were opened; an investment of €125 million and one year on, Cyprus is welcoming the completion of Larnaka’s new terminal.
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December, 2009CUPPS to realise cost and time savings
CUPPS (Common Use Passenger Processing System) is a true collaborative industry effort, bringing together airports, airlines and vendors. Replacing the existing CUTE standard, for airlines it means a single application can be used for all CUPPS sites, regardless of platform provider; for airports CUPPS makes it easier to adopt common use by updating the old Recommended Practice. IATA officially released the CUPPS Technical Specification on 15 November. Ross Falconer reports.
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December, 2009Mobile screening units: an evolution of the security checkpoint
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) recently ordered nine Mobile Screening Units (MSUs) from German company Contrac for deployment at undisclosed Canadian airports in time for next year’s Winter Olympic Games. The company’s flagship buses have been adapted to enable passengers to be security cleared on their way to the aircraft. Louise Driscoll reports.
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December, 2009Smiths Detection announces TSA order
Smiths Detection earlier this month announced a $21.9 million (€15m) order from the TSA to supply portable liquid detection scanners for its Bottle Liquid Scanner (BLS) programme. The RespondeR BLS detectors, based on Smith Detection’s RespondeR RCI scanner, are tailored to meet specific TSA requirements.
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December, 2009Airline capacity at European airports down just 2% in early winter
Analysis of schedule data provided by the world’s airlines to OAG reveals that seat capacity at Europe’s over 600 airports at the beginning of the winter season is down just 2% versus the same period last year. Contained within this modest reduction are significant variations by airline, airport and country.
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December, 2009Evolution of the ground handling market
Ahead of her presentation at the 11th ACI EUROPE Ground Handling and Airport Charges Conference, taking place at Airport Exchange, Christina Cassotis, VP and head of airports for aviation consultancy firm SH&E, previewed her assessment of the ground handling market. Louise Driscoll reports.
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December, 2009Helsinki-Vantaa’s ‘via Helsinki’ strategy
After three years in development, two of Finavia’s biggest investment projects are nearing completion at Helsinki-Vantaa airport: an extension to the newly-named Terminal 2 and a state-of-the-art baggage handling centre. Both elements are designed to fulfil the “via Helsinki service concept” and serve its vision of growing long-haul transfer traffic. Louise Driscoll reports.
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December, 2009ALSTEF signs 20-year ADM contract
On 15 September 2009, ALSTEF signed a 20-year contract with ADM (Montréal Airport) for the operation and maintenance of its new US departures area.
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December, 2009Frankfurt: balancing expansion with noise emissions
For any airport, an ongoing commitment to monitoring and reducing the impacts of operational noise on local communities can only be achieved through close collaboration with air transport stakeholders. Louise Driscoll asked Stefan Mauel, Fraport’s head of infrastructure, about Frankfurt airport’s cooperative efforts on noise abatement measures in the context of its €4 billion Airport Expansion Programme (AEP).
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