International Business News - Airport http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A new proposal is taking flight for the future of New Orleans' commercial airport: privatization. The idea, publicly raised this week by the head of the local aviation board, Dan Packer, comes months after business leaders lobbied for a state takeover of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Supporters say it's a way to improve the facility and to infuse the city with hundreds of millions of redevelopment dollars. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/privatization-an-option-for-new-orleans-airport.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:35:02 EDT Dubai aviation officials vowed Thursday to push ahead with ambitious growth plans even as much of the world's economy crumbles. "Emirates is going to continue growing. There's no question about us slowing down our growth," the carrier's chief executive, Tim Clark, told reporters following a tour of the sleek new terminal the state-backed airline plans to move into over the coming months. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/148144-emirates-dubai-airport-new-terminal.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/dubai-officials-back-airline-service-expansion.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/dubai-officials-back-airline-service-expansion.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:55:31 EDT Copenhagen Airports will build a new $26.4 million terminal for low-cost airlines. The operator of Copenhagen's international airport said Tuesday the terminal dubbed CPH Swift will be ready by 2010 and will have an annual capacity of 6 million passengers who can access planes through six gates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/copenhagen-airport-to-build-new-terminal.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:02:09 EDT Germany's Airbiz GmbH said Wednesday it has won a euro1.2 million ($1.7 million) contract to install a new flight information display system at Baghdad International Airport. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/german-company-wins-baghdad-airport-contract.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:36:01 EDT Gun rights groups are appealing a federal judge's decision to dismiss a lawsuit that sought to allow licensed gun owners to pack heat in parts of the world's busiest airport. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/gun-groups-to-appeal-decision-to-toss-ga-lawsuit.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:13:13 EDT Officials from low-cost operators in Romania say the Baneasa airport in Bucharest will be closed from Monday until Oct. 12 for runway maintenance. News agency NewsIn says five low-cost companies operate flights from Baneasa airport: Blue Air, SkyEurope, WizzAir, MyAir and Germanwings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/bucharests-baneasa-airport-closed-for-maintenance.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:02:55 EDT The airport serving Alaska's capital city doesn't have to worry about bears coming around anytime soon. Juneau International Airport had to be evacuated Friday afternoon because of an accidental discharge of anti-bear spray. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080927/anti-bear-spray-discharge-closes-alaska-airport.htm Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:53:43 EDT A passenger jet carrying more than 60 people ran off an airstrip in the Ecuadorean capital on Monday, skidding some 400 meters (400 yards) and smashing through a brick wall. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/136439-ecuador-airplane.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/jet-runs-off-airstrip-in-ecuador-none-hurt.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/jet-runs-off-airstrip-in-ecuador-none-hurt.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:03:35 EDT Mayor Boris Johnson is looking to put his stamp on London's future by building a major international airport on landfill in the Thames River estuary east of London. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/london-mayor-considers-new-airport-east-of-capital.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:33:14 EDT Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu has proposed closing Bucharest's No. 2 commercial airport and moving all its flights to the capital's main one. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/romanian-pm-proposes-closing-a-bucharest-airport.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:03:20 EDT Information about the North Terminal project at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich.:--WHEN IT OPENS: Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/a-look-at-detroits-new-airport-terminal.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:28:09 EDT Detroit Metropolitan Airport's new terminal has more retail and restaurant space than its predecessors, the latest in energy-efficient lighting and refueling technology and room to expand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/detroit-airport-terminal-opening-in-industry-slump.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:27:33 EDT Some of the airport stores media companies are opening as they seek revenue and branding opportunities:--USA TODAY--First three USA Today Travel Zone stores open Wednesday at Detroit's new North Terminal, including one with a coffee bar. Fourth to open at New York's LaGuardia Airport in October, two more at new Indianapolis airport opening in November. At most, books, magazines and accessories will be in branded areas aligned with the newspaper's sections--blue for news-related items, green for money, red for sports and purple for lifestyle. News monitors and kiosks are in development. Partnership with HDS Retail North America. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/media-companies-branded-shops-at-airports.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:55:28 EDT The Detroit airport terminal opening Wednesday will have the first USA Today retail stores--with the same boldly colored banners that mark each of the newspaper's sections--plus a Sports Illustrated store offering magazines and sports accessories. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/130939-airport-media-stores.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/media-companies-seek-revenue-branding-at-airports.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/media-companies-seek-revenue-branding-at-airports.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:38:10 EDT Denver International Airport hasn't decided whether to go ahead with a 10-gate, $280 million expansion because of uncertainty in the airline industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/denver-airport-undecided-on-280-million-expansion.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:32:27 EDT A bomb exploded Sunday near an airport built by a U.S. gold mining giant in Indonesia's restive Papua province, police said. No one was injured and there was little damage. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080914/suspected-bomb-explodes-at-indonesian-airport.htm Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:38:32 EDT A performer with the famed Alvin Ailey dance troupe on Tuesday said he was twice forced to perform steps for Israeli airport security officers to prove his identity before he was permitted to enter the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/126569-mideast-israel-airport-dance.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/black-performer-israeli-security-made-me-dance.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/black-performer-israeli-security-made-me-dance.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:27:34 EDT Carrollton-based SecureNet has been awarded a $4.98 million contract to increase the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport's capacity to gradually add 1,975 security cameras, officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/dfw-airport-to-expand-capacity-for-cameras.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:56:19 EDT Passenger traffic at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick was down 9 percent last month, the sharpest drop in nine straight months of declines. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation reported that 430,725 people used the airport last month, compared to 475,454 people during the same period last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/steep-drop-in-passenger-traffic-at-main-ri-airport.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:32:58 EDT Prosecutors reviewing the death of a New York City woman who died in police custody at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport last year said Thursday that they have cleared the officers involved of any criminal wrongdoing. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/officers-cleared-in-womans-phoenix-airport-death.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:34:01 EDT