Airport

16/02/2016

There is now revealed the top 10 busiest airports of the past year, 2015.
The top 10 busiest airports in the world in 2015 are:

1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta (KATL) – 101.491 million (5.5%)
2. Beijing Capital (ZBAA) – 89.9 million (+4.4%)
3. Dubai International (OMDB) – 78 million (+10.7%)
4. Chicago O‘Hare (KORD) – 76.9 million (+9.8%)
5. Tokyo Haneda (RJTT) ­– 75.4 million (+3.6%)
6. London Heathrow (EGLL) – 74.95 million (+2.2%)
7. Los Angeles (KLAX) – 74.93 million (+6%)
8. Hong Kong (VHHH) – 68.5 million (+8.1%)
9. Paris Charles de Gaulle (LFPG) ­– 65.7 million (+3.1%)
10. Dallas/Fort Worth (KDFW) ­– 64.1 million (+2%)

13/02/2016

Oslo Airport is inviting passengers to help it test its planned new security screening lanes by volunteering to use them during ongoing trials over the next few months.

12/02/2016

Houston enjoyed a year of smashed records in 2015 as more than 55 million passengers passed through the city's airports for the first time in a year.

01/02/2016

Frankfurt Airport unveils its new "silent chairs".
Frankfurt Airport must be trying to tell us something about peace and tranquility as it has followed up last week's yoga room launch by unveiling its new 'silent chairs'.

26/01/2016

Have you ever wondered why airplane windows are round?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rXGRPMD-GQ

We often learn the most from our failures, this is particularly true for advancements in the field of engineering. Unfortunately for the engineers in the avi...

22/01/2016

Oslo Airport today became the first airport in the world to start offering biofuel to its airline customers.
Air BP is the supplier of the jet biofuel and Lufthansa, SAS and KLM have already signed agreements to purchase the new fuel.

21/01/2016

Today 40 years ago (January 21st 1976) the Concorde had its first scheduled flight. British Airways flew their Concorde from Heathrow Airport to Bahrain, and Air France flew from Paris to Rio. In total, 20 Concordes were built and 14 flew commercially, 7 for Air France and 7 for British Airways. Concorde was one of only two commercial supersonic aircrafts to ever have operated. It could travel at more than twice the speed of sound and fly as high as 60,000 ft, to the edge of space. In November 1986 a British Airways Concorde flew around the world, covering 28,238 miles in 29 hours, 59 minutes.
Concorde recorded the fastest journey ever for a passenger aircraft from New York to London on 7 February 1996, taking 2 hours 53 minutes. After over 27 years in commercial traffic the final flight of a Concorde world-wide took place on 26 November 2003.

20/01/2016

Delta Air Lines is taking a “serious look” at the Bombardier CSeries.
They are now focusing on new engine technology and looking for more fuel-efficient, modern engines consuming way less fuel.
Delta has previously bought used aircraft to fill its 100-seat aircraft needs. It subleased 88 used Boeing 717-200s from Southwest Airlines in 2012 and bought 20 used Embraer 190s from Boeing Capital in December as part of its strategy to shrink its 50-seat regional jet fleet.

19/01/2016

Carbon accrediation certification proves Brisbane Airport's "green" credentials.
Brisbane Airport Corporation’s continued efforts in managing its carbon emissions have been officially recognised by Airports Council International with Brisbane Airport (BNE). BNE is now certified as Airport Carbon Accredited at Level 3 (optimisation).

19/01/2016

Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL) For the first time Scandinavian Airlines SAS is not longer the biggest airline on Norway’s main airport. Not since SAS was established in 1946 the company has been overtaken by a competitor on the country's main airport. Norwegian Air Shuttle started its operation in 2002 and has since that grown to be the third largest low-cost carrier in Europe.
Norwegian carried 10,016,401 passengers to and from OSL last year. Operating both short and long-haul flights with their Boeing 737 and 787 aircrafts.

18/01/2016

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) hit new heights in 2015 handling more passengers, flights and cargo than ever before. The airport handled 68.5 million passengers, they had 406,020 aircraft movements and handled 4.38 million tonnes of cargo.
During the past year, HKIA also set new records in daily passenger volume and aircraft movements, reaching around 228,000 passengers and over 1,200 flight movements, all this in a single day! The airport also welcomed six new airlines to the airport: Jetstar Japan, Jetstar Pacific, Scandinavian Airlines, Myanmar National Airlines, Etihad Airways and Sky Lease Cargo. These airlines helped increasing the flight network of HKIA to 190 destinations.

18/01/2016

The spectacular ATC tower in the shape of a giant tulip is set to become an iconic symbol of the new airport in Istanbul. Construction of the tower is scheduled to begin in May and it is estimated to be completed in October 2017. The airport is scheduled to be operational in the spring of 2018.