- BA Releases May Traffic Figures[Jun. 05, 2007]
Summary of Headline Figures
- Entrepreneur's Foreign Airport Investment Halted[Jun. 11, 2007]
A Chinese investor's acquisition of a German airport hits a stumbling block after the transaction did not get approval from Ministry of Commerce, reported the China Economic Weekly on June 11.
- Beijing Airport's Radars Get Wrong Signal[Jun. 09, 2007]
Radars at Beijing's airport were subjected to interference from radio-controlled cameras on a building 14 kilometers away, an investigation by China top radio watchdog has found.
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Anticipates Strong Growth, Plans Sixth Runway[Jun. 05, 2007]
Amsterdan Airport Schiphol will need a sixth runway to accommodate its anticipated growth, Schiphol Group indicated in its long-term outlook published recently.
- China Eastern to Open New Route Between Kunming and Nyingchi[Jun. 09, 2007]
China will open its first passenger flight between Kunming and the Tibet Autonomous Region's Nyingchi this summer, China Eastern Airlines announced on June 9.
- Flybe Announces Terminal Change at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport[May 31, 2007]
From June 12, 2007, all Flybe flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle will operate from Terminal 1.
- Hong Kong: GFS Helicopter Toppled as Wind Cripples Airport[Jun. 09, 2007]
On June 8, a Government Flying Service (GFS) helicopter parked on the apron at Hong Kong International Airport flipped on its side after being buffeted by strong winds, but no one was injured.
- Hainan Airport Shares Take-off on Divestment[Jun. 07, 2007]
Market speculation that Hainan Meilan International Airport Co will speed up its acquisition program, after its strategic investor sold all its shares in the company, boosted shares by more than a third on June 6.
- China Sees 2007 Airline Passenger Traffic at 185 Million[Jun. 06, 2007]
Passenger traffic at mainland airlines is expected to increase 16 pct to 185 mln in 2007, the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) said.
- China Business Aviation Boom to Be Exploited[Jun. 05, 2007]
Emerging market China is experiencing a boom in the demand for business aviation and tapping into this market, China aircraft charter and management company Business Aviation Asia (BAA) and joint venture partner Shenzen Airlines are to build a business aviation operation and support infrastructure.