Gatwick Airport partially re-opens amid drone woes
Gatwick Airport's runway partly re-opens after more than 33 hours of being closed, which left more than 350,000 passengers stranded.
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Gatwick Airport's runway partly re-opens after more than 33 hours of being closed, which left more than 350,000 passengers stranded.
As passenger traffic continues to grow, Gatwick has secured the support of 74 per cent of MPs in a YouGov poll to make better use of existing runways.
Three quarters of residents in Sussex, Surrey and Kent surveyed support Gatwick’s growth plans - with only 14 per cent opposing.
New route between Newquay and Heathrow builds on the government’s commitment of joining the nations and regions of the UK with the hub.
The annual crash and rescue exercise at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) was successfully completed on Friday 9 November, and took a total of five hours, to ensure the safety of everyone involved in the incident.
The amendment to the ICAO Annex 14 – Aerodromes, will provide a safe reduction in the minimum requirements for many important airfield dimensions.
Queenstown Airport is using a new lower carbon asphalt, which incorporates waste printer toner and recycled glass, to resurface its aircraft parking area beside the terminal building.
International Airport Review is very proud to announce the shortlisted candidates for its 2018 Awards, and would like to thank everyone who participated, nominated and voted in the awards this year.
Heathrow Airport is investigating an incident involving its runway lights this morning, which forced the grounding of some flights.
Hong Kong International Airport has revolutionised the airfield ground light inspection system with the world’s first automated integrity checking system. Amen Tong, General Manager, Technical Services of the Airport Authority Hong Kong and Dr. Nick Lau, co-inventor of AGLSIS, discuss the system’s performance and impact, and their visions on utilising…
Gatwick Airport has released plans to use its emergency runway for commercial flights to increase the capacity of the airport.
Use of durable concrete instead of typical asphalt will lengthen lifespan of runway up to 40 years, compared with asphalt’s 10-12 years; new high-speed taxiway allows planes to exit runways faster and save traveller's time.
The autonomous snow ploughs will keep Oslo Airport running smoothly through Winter 2018.
Air Nugini plane has overshot the runway at Chuuk International Airport and has sunk in the lagoon which is just past the airport, all passengers and crew were rescued, with no fatalities. One still remains unaccounted for.
Corporación Quiport, the concessionaire of Quito's airport services, has announced an expansion and improvement plan at the Mariscal Sucre International Airport which will take place between 2017 and 2020.