Keeping knives out of the aircraft cabin

Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions enlists passengers in no-knife fight

WASHINGTON, D.C.

British airport operator posts strong rise in full year profit

Heathrow profit soars

LONDON, England - Heathrow Ltd, the British airport operator formerly known as BAA, posted a strong rise in full year profit, largely driven by an increase in the fees it charges airlines.

Bahrain Airport Company

Bahrain International Airport to expand capacity in 2013

MANAMA, Bahrain - The Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) announced plans to further expand Bahrain International Airport (BIA) in the coming year.

Frankfurt Airport

Over 100 million animals jetted in and out of Frankfurt's Animal Lounge

With 56.4 million passengers, Frankfurt was the world's ninth busiest airport in 2011, according to airport trade organization, Airport Council International.

World Routes

Dallas/Fort Worth builds as US gateway

Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport is building on its reputation as one of the most popular entry point into the US, and the world is noticing, it claims.

how opportunities and demand are set to change

Airport retail trends in Europe

A new report conducted by Canadean analyzes trends in airport retail and explores how opportunities and demand are set to change in 2012-2013.

shifting and shuffling between the world’s airports

Airports tell a story

Airports Council International, the association of the world’s airports, released a range of monthly statistics that track airport performance according to a variety of measures.

Air China

Air China introduces "Fast Track" immigration service at Heathrow London

BEIJING, China - In order to further improve the service of the flights from Beijing to London, Air China introduced the "Fast Track" immigration service at Heathrow Airport London on July 10 to ...

Bomb found at UK airport

Police removes bomb from plane at St. Angelo airport in Northern Ireland

Bomb disposal officers have removed a 'viable explosive device' from an airport in Northern Ireland.

The item was found at St Angelo - a small airport outside Enniskillen in Co ...

Stockholm airport refuses to allow Israeli methods of security inspections

Israeli airline quits Stockholm over security methods dispute

Arkia has to stop flying to Stockholm because the Swedish capital’s international airport now refuses to allow Israeli methods of security inspections dictated by the Shin Bet security service, ...

Next round of the elaborate bidding process

11 companies expected to tender for Bugesera Airport project

(eTN) - After selecting 11 companies, out of the 33 which had filed their expression of interest documents with the Rwandan authorities last year, those still in the running will be able to enter ...

Record-breaking couple arrives from France

Seychelles already reached last year’s arrival record

Seychelles, the mid-ocean tropical tourist paradise, has reached its 2010 record in visitor arrival numbers with nearly six weeks to go to the end of the year.

Establishing Mauritius as a key aviation hub

New Mauritius airport terminal to be ready by 2013

(eTN) - Airports of Mauritius have confirmed that the ongoing work on upgrading the country’s main international airport in Pt.

Speaking with Tourism Minister John Maginley

New airport terminal coming to Antigua and Barbuda

At the ongoing World Travel Market in London, Johnson Johnrose of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, met up with Antigua & Barbuda’s Tourism Minister John Maginley.

American Airlines

American Airlines opens Flagship Check-in at LAX for premium customers

FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines today introduced the first Flagship Check-in experience at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Stuck At The Airport Over Luggage Fees

Baggage fees strand passenger at the airport for over a week

Various airline fees can be a pricey annoyance for many passengers, but one caused a whole lot of trouble in the life of a Sonoma County woman.

Nyeri county airport upgrades

Nyaribo airstrip gets upgrades and expansion

The Kenya Airports Authority has inspected the upgrade and expansion of the airfield in Nyeri county, assuring the aviation and business fraternity present during the occasion, of continued ...

"Cheapest" airline in South Africa launched

Velvet Sky flies into Limpopo

Stephen Nthite, chairman of Velvet Sky, has called on black businesspeople to explore the aviation industry.

It Took 3 Days To Clear Mumbai Airport Main Runway

Mumbai runway finally cleared

The Turkish Airlines’ Airbus A340 plane, which had skidded three days earlier on the main runway at the airport here and then got stuck, rendering the stretch inoperative, was finally removed ...

Typhoon Churning Across East China Sea

Super Typhoon Muifa strands hundreds of passengers in Okinawa

Japanese officials canceled flights in Okinawa, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded as Super Typhoon Muifa churns its way across the East China Sea toward Shanghai.

Gatwick Airport

British Airways reveals Gatwick airport is top choice for families

CRAWLEY, England - British Airways has revealed that more families than ever are choosing to fly from Gatwick airport as they jet off on holiday this year.

Congo DR

Kisangani air crash kills scores

(eTN) - Another aircraft crash in the Congo DR has shaken that country, when reports began to emerge less than 3 hours ago that a plane belonging to EU-banned Hewa Bora Airlines crashed while ...

Checkpoint of the Future

"Checkpoint of the Future" to ease airport stress

Airport security is set to change dramatically in the next few years thanks to the "Checkpoint of the Future", officially unveiled last week at the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) ...

Back-Up Generators Fail

Kenya airport hit by another blackout

(eTN) - News is gradually filtering in of yet another power outage at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi - the region's premier airport - which was hit on Saturday ...

Honolulu International Airport

TSA to can 36 Honolulu airport screeners

Washington - The Transportation Security Administration took steps Friday to fire 36 screeners and bosses at Hawaii's Honolulu International Airport after an investigation substantiated ...

Virgin America Blows Some Fresh Competition Into The Windy City

Virgin America lands at Chicago O'Hare

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.

Air Traffic Sharply Rises

Kanombe International Airport upgrades to continue

(eTN) - Although the planning for the new Bugesera International Airport is continuing on schedule, the Rwandan government is nevertheless committed to upgrading and modernizing the present ...

Dubai International Airport

Dubai to have the busiest airport by 2015

ROMFORD, England - According to new findings released by Dubai Airports as part of their ten year traffic forecast for Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum, passenger ...

Air India Strike Continues

Stranded Air India passengers forced to buy overpriced tickets

Hundreds of passengers remained stranded at the Delhi airport on Monday as strike by a section of Air India pilots entered its sixth day.

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport

American Airlines resumes service to St. Louis airport Monday morning

FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines will resume service at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport beginning Monday, April 25. American will operate its full schedule.