John F. Kennedy International Airport
By A. Pawlowski
New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport isn't exactly the poster child for on-time departures and things may get worse before they get better for travelers using the airport this spring.
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Kenya Airports Authority Readies Runway
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The present rehabilitation and expansion of the airport in Kisumu to eventually give it full international status and facilities to operate long-haul aircraft in and out of the Kenyan lakeside city, i
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Plane Swerves Off Runway In Sweden
STOCKHOLM – An Iran Air-owned Airbus bound for Tehran slid off a Stockholm runway on Saturday, but no one was hurt, a Swedish airport official said.
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Runway Lights A Problem Again
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Another problem last week at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with the runway lighting has compelled Kenya Airways (KQ), amongst others, to delay a number of flights from Nairobi, mostly affect
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Air Berlin Incident
BERLIN – A jet veered off the runway at a western German airport Sunday, but no one was injured, authorities said.
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No Critical Injuries
By eTN Staff Writer
"The care of our passengers and crew members is our highest priority, and we will offer all the assistance necessary," said Gerard Arpey, American Airline's chairman and chief executive officer regard
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All Flights Halted For Several Hours
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The crucial runway lights failed on the evening of December 9 at Nairobi’s main international airport, Jomo Kenyatta International, halting all incoming and outbound flights for several hours.
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Runway Repairs Completed
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
"The Pride of Africa," Kenya Airways, announced flights had resumed from Nairobi to Kisumu since December 10, following the successful completion of runway repairs and upgrades by the Kenya Airport Au
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Runway Shortened By Lava
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Information just received from Goma indicates that an MD80 aircraft, apparently coming from the Congolese capital Kinshasa, overshot the available runway.
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Mexico Experiencing Yearly Visitor Increases
By eTN Staff Writer
The Cancun Airport will unveil its US$67 million dollar investment, a second-runway infrastructure project including the construction of an additional runway, entirely new control tower, and taxiway b
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Astral Plane
By Wolfgang H. Thomas, eTN Ambassador
A cargo plane belonging to Astral reportedly had a landing mishap last night at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), blocking the runway when eventually coming to a halt.
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Generating New Summer Jobs
By eTN Staff Writer
As many as 225 excavators, pavers, haulers, electricians, and other construction workers are anticipated to be hard at work at Detroit Metro Airport this summer, thanks to a US$15 million grant awarde
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Emirates' Emergency Landing
By AP
MELBOURNE, Australia – An Emirates jetliner carrying more than 225 people slammed its tail into the runway as it took off from Australia, sending smoke into the cabin and forcing the pilot to make a
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Closure From March 23 - April 21
By eTN Staff Writer
Alaska Airlines will not operate in or out of Petersburg from March 23 to April 21, 2009 due to the State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOTPF) closure of the Petersbur
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Robust Investment
By eTN Staff Writer
Taking the lead once again on the critical issue of delay reductions at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's airports, the bistate agency's board of commissioners has approved a US$376.3 mi
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Also Plans For New High-Speed Rail Link
By eTN Staff Writer
The British government announced today that that a third runway will be built at Heathrow. Depending on the lens you are looking through, this is either bad news or good news.
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Continental
By latimes.com
A Continental Airlines flight carrying 112 people veered off a runway at Denver International Airport as it attempted to take off Saturday evening, catching fire as passengers escaped down emergency s
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Closure: March 23 - April 21, 2009
By eTN Staff Writer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska Airlines will not operate in or out of Petersburg from March 23 to April 21, 2009 due to the State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOTPF) clos
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Valuable Tool For Increasingly Crowded Airports
By eTN
ORLANDO, FL - Honeywell announced today that it has developed a software upgrade to its Runway Awareness and Advisory System that will alert pilots if their approach to an airport is not within a safe
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Runway Incident Occurs
By eTN
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - Last Wednesday, in a brazenly callous move, the Federal Aviation Administration supervisor at the Flying Cloud Airport control tower turned his back on runway operations during an o
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