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Dubai airport passenger traffic up 8 pct in 2011
Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport grew 8 percent in 2011 boosted by additional flights to the Gulf Arab region’s main transport hub, operator Dubai Airports said on Tuesday.
The world’s fourth busiest airport in terms of international passenger and… Continue reading
Southwest posts $152M 4Q profit on strong traffic
Southwest Airlines Co. is making money even with higher fuel prices, thanks to full planes and rising fares.
The airline’s fourth-quarter net income rose 16 percent to $152 million and revenue jumped to $4.11 billion. Southwest expects strong revenue in… Continue reading
Namibia inaugurates new Thales air traffic control centre
Three years after Thales signed the contract with the Namibian Directorate of Civil Aviation (NDCA), the country’s new air traffic control centre has now entered operational service. The inauguration ceremony on 7 December 2011 at Windhoek was attended by His… Continue reading
Latest operations report shows traffic decrease
Daily traffic dropped by 11.6% in November 2011 compared to October, and decreased by 1% compared to November 2010.
The traffic decrease in November was higher than expected, coinciding with a number of major airlines cutting capacity for the winter… Continue reading
Divergent Trends – September Passenger Traffic Rises but Freight Declines
Geneva — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced traffic results for September showing diverging trends for cargo and passenger traffic. Passenger traffic was 5.6% higher than the same month last year and stronger than the 4.6% year-on-year growth recorded… Continue reading
Dubai airport passenger traffic up 6.2 pct in Sept
Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport grew 6.2 percent year-on-year in September and is expected to rise in coming weeks due to a rise in travellers for the Islamic haj pilgrimage, operator Dubai Airports said on Tuesday.
The world’s fourth… Continue reading
The International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
Today the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association (IFATCA) celebrates the International Day of the Air Traffic Controller and 50 years of its existence.
On this occasion, we would like to pay tribute to the work done by air… Continue reading
58,000 Air Traffic Movements in UAE during September
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced that air traffic movements in the UAE grew 9.7 percent during September against same period last year.
The GCAA monthly report indicated that total air traffic movements in Septembr were 57,773 with… Continue reading
Another Blow to European Competitiveness – Air Traffic Management Improvement Off Course
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned today that states are falling behind in their commitments to improve Europe’s notoriously inefficient air traffic management. According to the latest independent Performance Review Body (PRB) report and the draft recommendations from the… Continue reading
Boeing, SELEX Sistemi Integrati Partner on Future Global Air Traffic Management Systems
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and SELEX Systemi Integrati, S.p.A of Italy today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Collaboration to work toward compatibility of global air… Continue reading
Passenger traffic up 13 percent at Abu Dhabi airport
Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport in July rose by 13.3 percent, with 1.2 million passengers passing through it, officials said.
Aircraft movements also continued to grow with a 3.1 percent increase in July, totalling 9,700 movements, the Abu… Continue reading