London Heathrow Clears Another Legal Hurdle in Airport Expansion Bid
Kaye Wiggins, Bloomberg
Another victory for London Heathrow in its pursuit of a third runway but as we've said many times before, there's still a long way to go.
3 weeks ago
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Kaye Wiggins, Bloomberg
Another victory for London Heathrow in its pursuit of a third runway but as we've said many times before, there's still a long way to go.
3 weeks ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
We may soon see more driverless vehicles on airport ramps. It's easy to call this a safety risk. It might be. But human drivers have accidents, too.
1 month ago
Anurag Kotoky, Bloomberg
Tata, which owns two local airlines, among others, marks its entry into the airports business by buying a firm that operates Delhi International, India's biggest airport, among others.
2 months ago
William Wilkes and Irene García Pérez, Bloomberg
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Raini Hamdi, Skift
An airport is hardly the place people want to come to and spend hours, but Changi Airport Singapore looks set to change all that when its Jewel project opens next month.
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Saket Sundria and Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg
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Andrea Navarro, Bloomberg
Perhaps the $13 billion Mexico City airport already under construction was a boondoggle. And maybe the country's news president was right to cancel it. But the fact remains: The region needs more capacity. It's not clear how it will get it.
3 months ago
Tasos Vossos, Bloomberg
The operator of Europe’s biggest aviation hub is mulling the issue of a 15-year euro-denominated bond note. While it's plausible the UK will postpone Brexit upheaval for at least a short period, Heathrow needs to face up to the risk of no-deal disruption in financial markets sometime this year.
3 months ago
Fathiya Dahrul , Bloomberg
For a change, welcomed news for Indonesia, which was hit last year by a series of disasters. The country is slated for a rapid airport expansion. It needs it, as domestic market is huge while the government wants more foreign arrivals in its bid to reduce dependence on oil and gas.
3 months ago
Irene García Pérez, Bloomberg
Call off the fearmongers. The CEO of Heathrow said operations should be fairly normal because of existing agreements if the UK exits the European Union without signed paperwork. That's reassuring, and we hope he's correct.
3 months ago
Christopher Jasper, Bloomberg
In the landing game seconds really matter. Safely cutting the gap between landing times in cloudy conditions will be popular with passengers, who want to get on to the ground as quickly as possible.
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Dennis Schaal, Skift
Disruption at U.S. airports, IRS agents calling in sick, and the overall negative impact to the U.S. and even global economy — all these factors will pressure legislators in Washington and the current occupant of the White House to come up with a deal to end the U.S. partial government shutdown.
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