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French airports join forces to attract bizav

A group of French airports is exhibiting here at EBACE’07 to bolster their collective appeal to the business aviation community.

Airports

May 11, 2007

Switzerland’s smaller airports want more business traffic

Spurred by representatives from St.

Airports

May 9, 2007

Biggin Hill refurbishes facilities in preparation for traffic increase

London Biggin Hill Airport (Booth No.

Airports

May 9, 2007

Operators Seek To Keep Berlin Tempelhof Open

Berlin Tempelhof airport operators are challenging recent decisions by both a Berlin lower court and the city authorities to close the downtown airport on

Airports

May 8, 2007

NBAA Celebrates DCA Access, but Plan Not Published

The interim final rule from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) detailing all the hoops that general aviation will have to jump through to gai

Airports

April 25, 2007

More Bizav Airport Authorities Consider Stage 2 Ban

In a bid to cut traffic at Teterboro Airport, N.J., airport operator The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is proposing a four-pronged assault that

Airports

April 19, 2007

NBAA Sees Santa Monica Landing Fees as Good News

NBAA has welcomed news that a new landing-fee structure at Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Calif., was approved by city officials.

Airports

April 17, 2007

D.C. Flight Restrictions Might Be Permanent

The FAA proposed today to make permanent the so-called temporary flight restrictions in the Washington, D.C.

Airports

April 16, 2007

FAA Plan Leaves GA Airport Funding in Doubt

The FAA is facing questions about its proposed Airport Improvement Program (AIP) redistribution and its possible effect on the needs of small airports.

Airports

April 10, 2007

Katrina Damage News Slow To Emerge

Lou Pepper, president of Atlantic Aviation, today told AIN he was “saddened and disheartened” by the lack of news about how the Atlantic FBO at New

FBOs

April 9, 2007

Towers To Evaluate Merits of ’Taxi into Position’

The FAA said its notice to tower controllers to review the taxi into position and hold (TIPH) procedure is not intended to end the practice, as the Nationa

Airports

April 9, 2007

NATA Says EPA Has Failed To Deliver

Since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised spill prevention, control and countermeasures (SPCC) regulations in 2002, regional inspectors have

FBOs

April 5, 2007

Port Authority Example Not an EMAS Save

In its announcement last week that more ESCO Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) beds have been authorized for installation at Kennedy, Newark and

Airports

April 5, 2007

NATA Appeals to Congress on EPA Rule

In a letter to all 535 members of Congress, National Air Transportation Association (NATA) president James Coyne highlighted what he calls “costly and ill-

FBOs

April 4, 2007

NTSB Chairman: Runway Incursion System Inadequate

NTSB acting chairman Mark Rosenker said the FAA’s airport movement area safety system (AMASS) is not adequate to prevent serious runway collisions.

Safety

April 4, 2007

Chicago Hit with Fine over Meigs Airport Shutdown

One year ago this month the FAA said it would take legal action against the city of Chicago because officials failed to notify the agency 30 days before cl

Airports

April 4, 2007